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In which I discuss walking through the sheep field coming from town
I may have mentioned previously that one way to get to town is to walk up the Dingle, down a footpath, over a bridge, and through two fields. We end up at the Car Park in town (and the primary school). On nice (i.e., not rainy) days, this would be a good way to get to school. If my 3yo weren’t lazy, that is. Its a loooong way to give a girl a piggyback ride, let me tell you. Today, after visiting the playing field, we went for a walk into town. Its a short walk if we go down the Dingle to the main road, vs through the fields…
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Pictures of Hay
I am ridiculously behind on my blogging, as there is so much to tell, I’m not sure where to start. So while I gather my thoughts, I’ll share some pictures of this lovely area…. Pete, enjoying some tea in the garden of the Swan Hotel, just after our arrival. It doesn’t appear that jet lag has affected him much… A view of the area from our hotel windown. The gorgeous gardens below (the picture doesn’t do them justice) belong to the hotel. Hay Castle, in the center of town. A view down a random street. Signage in Wales is first in Welsh and then in English. This has led to…
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Greetings from Wales!
After an uneventful flight and a 3 hour drive through absolutely gorgeous countryside at alarminly high speeds, we arrived at The Swan Hotel here in Hay-on-Wye, Wales. It is every bit as lovely as its website shows it to be, and the people here are taking marvelous care of us. Our room offers a fantastic view of the gardens, which have been sunny and bright (until about an hour ago, when it clouded up and the rains started.) Still, I won’t complain (much) (because no one will listen, anyway) as we did have a lovely unexpected day of sunshine. Hubs went off yesterday to meet and greet the company –…
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Happy Birthday, Dad
(Ok, so this post is going up a bit late – I’m behind on my blogging. The message is just as heartfelt as it was the day of his birthday!) My Dad turned 65 today! Given the fact that his birth father passed in his early 20s and his adoptive father also passed at a relatively young age, its a pretty remarkable accomplishment. And I think that living through a valve replacement last year gave him a different perspective on life. This morning we hopped in the car and drove to my parents house to spend the day with him. We took him to lunch, and had a really wonderful…