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Saturday 6 April 2024

Jesus Christ Superstar

 Saturday, 06 April, 2024


Me and my wife went to see our favourite musical this evening in Swansea's Digital Arena. It was a spectacular setting for a fantastic show. Really enjoyed :)

Penclawdd Ponies



           

           

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Friday 5 April 2024

A Walk Through Llanrhidian

 Friday, 05 April, 2024

I took a stroll around Llanrhidian this afternoon and harvested a view images of the experience with you:

The remains of a Celtic Cross on the village green

Celtic Cross remains with Llanrhidian Church in background

Another, more ancient Standing Stone on the village green

Llanrhidian Church dates from Medieval times

The two embedded stones in the church gatepost are supposedly cursed and were once
part of a more ancient graveyard located next to the caravan site where we're staying





This huge and mysterious slab of etched rock was dug in in the grounds of the graveyard 



The interior of Llanrhidian Church





Llanrhidian's 2 pubs, the Welcome to Town
and The Dolphin Inn

An incredible convoluted rock used in
a wall of a Llanrhidian garden

The remains of Llanrhidian Mill


The previous night's storm is recorded in the village telegraph wires


This spot caught my eye - to the degree where
I also took a short short video

A very short video, that is well worth watching to the end:


Weobley Castle

Sheep chilling beneath the Iron Iage Earth Fort ofCilifor Top 



Another, more distant shot of Cilifor Top

Heading back to the caravan, I met another site cat, as well as seeing the more familiar black moggy:



If you enjoy my creating work, please help support my next project, a 24-hour writing marathon to create a workable 1st draft of my next novel, Familiar. You can buy me a coffee there to sustain me through the marathon. 4 coffees will secure you a signed copy of the book when it is published. Just leave your contact details in a private message there. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT.

Thursday 4 April 2024

5/100

Thursday, 04 April, 2024

Guy N Smith project 5/100. Just sown these babies with the mission of getting them to flower and to get some decent pics of them before the 100-day deadline hits.

Catweazel by Richard Carpenter

I really enjoyed watching this TV series in the 1979s. And rewarding it on Network DVD a fews years back. I'm also enjoying this novelisation and quirky illustrations. It takes me back to simpler times. Magical nostalgia at its best.




Wednesday 3 April 2024

4/100

Wednesday, 03 April, 2024

It was another quiet day with just me and the pwscat. The writing for my GNS zine is going well, and ideas are unfolding fast. 

I have also decided on the project that will replace the second edition of Avalon (postponed after May's visit to Glastonbury needed to be cancelled due to our housefire). More on this soon...

Tuesday 2 April 2024

Day 3/100

 Tuesday, 02 April, 2024

A really bad hayfever day, spent on my tod in the caravan as my wife returned to work this morning and my son has been working for a good couple of weeks now. I say on my tod, but I did have this little one's company. Though she was't too pleased with my constant sneeze and gave me a good old grumble everytime I sneezed.


As I will be publishing a previously unpublished short story by Guy N Smith in my tribute book to him, I designed a cover pic for the piece. The story concerns a dog who guides his owner through a treacherous swanp. I am quite pleased with the result: