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My ‘side-hustle’ has been recognised!
An acknowledgment for eco status -Yeah Right from its inception, I wanted to be a business with a zero carbon footprint. I haven’t achieved that completely, but my walks have. I call my burgeoning business a side-hustle, as it starts to build. May I say a big thanks to Foxhill Preserves for supplying me with…
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Which walk should I choose?
All walks are unique and last about two hours with a sociable pause for a drink supplied by locals or collaborators. All walks are mostly on level ground but some have steps. Best look on my booking site for more information. https://aberdabbadoo.rezgo.com Rosemary’s Legacy is for fans of love stories and World War 2. I…
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Spot the Ghouls**t
Why not join me in a mystery, myth and ghost story walk of Aberystwyth? It’s a ghost walk with a twist. Which stories are true and which are false?…you are the judge! Follow me through time and through the streets learning about the historic town. Who was found in the castle grounds? Image and design…
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The smell of woodsmoke and masala chai
It was the International Ceramic Festival this week end. I was lucky enough to be working on my daughter’s Chai Bike stall. Well, to be honest I wasn’t doing much work- she was though! She sold out in 1.5hrs on day two. It is a great festival; orange, drama and alchemy. Potters like a bit…
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Why I love Aberystwyth
There are plenty of people who talk Aberystwyth up, but for me, I want to highlight the attractions that aren’t immediately obvious. Perhaps you are considering stopping by or you are coming for a University Open Day. I highly recommend you park outside of town and take the slow path. It isn’t worth rushing your…
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New bathroom; a time to be creative
It isn’t everyday you can make a splashback just for you. And it isn’t everyday I have tiles arrive on my doorstep deposited by tile fairies. It makes me happy! So to set the scene, we have sat in our front room for over a year in lockdown with a spanking new bath behind the…
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He called me his girl
A true love story set during World War 2 of the early part of my Mum’s life in Ceredigion. This is being serialised by Ego magazine, for those who want to hear more, I have made a 45 minute audio recording in five parts of the story from letters by airman Fred Lloyd. This is…
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Eisteddfod 2022 – Tregaron
What a week! I am just surfacing. Here I am supplied with plenty of tea and coffee from Ceredigion stand in china cups, no less. Thanks to my fantastic friends Marc, Nia and Supersal for helping out gyda Cymraeg. I spoke with many new friends, we laughed, shared the cold wind but overall thoroughly enjoyed…
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It is jellyfish time
Jellyfish are a Cardigan Bay visitor. I love to look at them but personally I am a bit freaky when I encounter them swimming. Most are completely harmless. This one is a compass jellyfish, as it has radiating lines come from it’s dish; like a compass. I stumbled across some lovely pink glittery tiles and…
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I’ve got merch!
It had to come to it, didn’t it? If I am at the Eisteddfod in August, I’ve got to have some low cost items to sell. So merchandise it is! I can’t believe I am saying this! On the 5th-6th August if you are visiting Tregaron, Eisteddfod, bring your purse. All merch is under a…
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Hiraeth at Tregaron
In preparation for the Eisteddfod in Tregaron, my bunting is up outside the house and I have made a mosaic to acknowledge our nation. No dragons or red green and white though. This is my interpretation of a Welsh word that has no direct translated word. Hiraeth is the longing for home, the pull that…
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The Knife Angel has flown
This week the Knife Angel departed our shores to move to the next town on the long tour to raise awareness of knife crime. Even though it has left Aberystwyth, it is still ruminating in my thoughts. I first became aware of Alfie Bradley’s Knife Angel when three students and myself embarked upon an educational…
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Past Presences- a new walk is being launched
What is this walk about? We will look at the figurative sculpture around the town, consider their influences, how sculptures are made, the problem-solving needed to create commissions, why sculptures are vandalised and the contentious issue of putting sculptures on pedestals. The walk will be delivered in Aberystwyth and will last just over 1hr 40min…
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Liverpool – so much more than the Beatles.
A walk around the streets of central Liverpool is a true delight for a fan of mosaics. The building boom that created the wide streets and monumental buildings from the 1880s to the early 1900’s was the window when mosaic threshold pieces were at their most fashionable. There were pattern books created so that owners…
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My mosaic walks have re-started
The walk on the tiles tours have started. Dates are published on @aberdabbadoo Facebook site. Next one is 1st April 4.30pm. Sign up if you are interested in attending. The meeting spot is sent by email a few days beforehand with fuller details. The tour lasts 1.5hrs with a picnic style refreshing drink stop before…
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The Old College Mosaic- a blot on the building – really?
I have been a bit occupied recently researching this amazing mosaic by C. F. A. Voysey. Image: Tegwen Morris A blot on a building: a mosaic by C. F. A. Voysey at Aberystwyth ‘The only blot to spoil the picture being the unfortunate mosaic!’ Professor Ainsworth, 1887 Residents of Aberystwyth, on their daily promenade along…
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