Spring is officially quite a few weeks away, March 20th, so says my diary and so thoughts turn to getting the plants going in the greenhouse. We've sterilised everything including all the pots. It takes forever and you will stink of Jeyes Fluid for days after immersing yourself in the stuff. We've also put in Electric and a good heater. The past couple of years we'd been using paraffin heaters, but they're messy, leave a sooty residue on the glass and frankly it'...

There has been no let up from the howling winds & rain except for today which funnily enough has turned out to be okay. Dowlais Top & Gelligaer Common have no shortage of animals grazing the common land, here you'll see plenty of horses and of course Wales' favourite woolly companions....ahem...sheep. You'll also see cows up there and serve as a reminder of sunnier days spent in India...as our own cows here also believe they have the right to wander the r...

January has turned out to be a most miserable month. The World's Number One Holiday Destination has been plagued by storms, high winds and rain, rain, rain. The storms have caused misery all over the British Isles and here in Wales, Aberystwyth came in for a particularly good beating. The Spring Tide coincided with the brutal storms coming off the Atlantic. Following the misery inflicted on the town, the council have proposed to change the name to Aberwristslit. ...

We decided to head West and hook up with Clive, Gail & Owen to see in the New Year of 2014. We didnt leave until 6.30pm as we had both been working. Once again the weather in the World's Number One Holiday Destination was utterly appalling. Grant was driving and did a good job despite the howling wind and torrential rain. We got to Chez Scragg circa 8pm and pretty much hot footed it straight into the promiscuous debauchery of Sin City Aberaeron. Firstly we he...

It's time for the Gibbs Annual Bash for Family & Friends. Clive, Gail & the Scragg tribe arrive in the Afternoon, Lloyd Scragg's pal Charlie has also come along and it's good to see him as we've not seen him since the summer. Mrs. Gibbs is as usual busy in the kitchen with the food. I do a bit of a runaround to get some spirits on board. Vodka seems to be a popular choice as there'll be a few guests who enjoy the odd Bloody Mary or two. Our good friends R...