From Pen Llithrig Y Wrach A spectacular weekend of sunshine and sub-zero temperatures at the end of January. As usual – a click on the pictures should show them large! Day 1 Carnedd Llywelyn from Capel Curig. leaving road near Capel Curig Pen Llithrig Y Wrach Up onto Pen Llithrig Y Wrach with a great […]

 For my trip to Skye last year I really wanted the Skye Scrambles guide from SMC. It was out of print and hard to track down. Eventually I found someone who offered a loan of a copy and along with it came Ralph Storer’s ’50 Best Routes On Skye’. An excellent little book, most portable

A major job for the winter holidays. A subject for much discussion and probably more than a few links. Moving from here:- and from here:-  and from here:- and from here:- to here:- The objective:- 1. Remove the mess of music (not a really a concept of mine, but certainly current in some others!).2. Find

before: Pretty! after: Tasty!

Not the main job over the Christmas break, but it would be a shame to go back to work without a few loaves in the freezer. Here’s a mixture of breads, some leavened with a sour dough starter and others using dried yeast granuals brought on with a little warm water and sugar. For the

It is startling to see a white squirrel for the first time. I was running a regular route close by our local apple farm, and as I passed the giant pile of reject apples a white animal streaked away across the ground then up into the trees and out of sight. This became a familiar

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