Friday, October 22, 2021
Having a late morning in bed, working on my new Some Place Different zine.
Current W.I.P.s: GNS3
Someplace Different
I am having fun working on this new impromptu project, brought on from my recent walk around Twmbarlwm. I have a title for the project now- Some Place Different and will be psycho geographical guides to interest places I have visited. I am still working on specifics on the project so, if you are interested in the progress of this work, watch this space and follow this tag [Some Place Different].
A Thankyou to Amber
The paperback of Gobble arrived today. I am well happy with the way it looks. Whilst I usually provide the artwork and photography for my publications, the honours for the art in this book goes to my daughter. Thank you, Amber xxxx
Keep Out!
Given the terror that awaited us down this path, I think the warning should be a little clearer!
Halloween Funko 2021 #5
Can't quite believe that I haven't added this particular character to my horror pop funko gallery. He did make an appearance a while back in a slightly different gloves tho [see earlier pic here]. Anyway, i got him out of his box today and snapped this quick pic of him for your delectation:
Farewell Twmbarlwm, (well, kinda...)
My imagination literally amok during the few hours I spent exploring Twmbarlm. It's a place I had not even heard of until the morning I decided to look for somewhere new in South Wales to explore. But its a place that will linger in my mind for a long time to come...
Locally known as 'Twmp', this mystic tumulus is also more widely nicknamed 'The Nipple' given the hill's appearance to a breast, and is, in fact, an Iron Age hillfort, constructed by the Celtic Silues tribe [more info here].
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| Twmbarlwm Summit, aka 'The Nipple' |
It would have been amiss of me not to climb Twmbarlwm's 419m summit and share a few images from its height, so here they are:
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| One of the defensive ditches on Twmbarlwm |
The place is stepped in folklore, much of which I still haven't ha the opportunity to study (I will leave a few links here if you are thirsty for this info right now.
http://www.twmbarlwm.co.uk/category/legend/
https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2986/twmbarlwm.html#folklore
I will leave Twmbarlwm there, for now. But I will be returning to the place - maybe not physically, but creatively very, very soon :)
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