Covid-19 Guided Walk for One. Number 8: Gower. Rhossili to Mewslade Bay.

Posted on 28/10/2020 By

Gower. Rhossili to Mewslade Bay. And so we finally got to the Gower. Driving west from Swansea as far as you could go to beautiful Rhossili. Memories of the early eighties came flooding back. The weather was glorious and we decide to do the simple walk to Mewslade Bay that we had done half a…


Rolls-Royce Young Designer Competition – The Results

Posted on 25/10/2020 By

The Results Back in April, Andrew announced this very special competition.


Emmylou Harris

Posted on 21/10/2020 By

Memories of California Emmylou Harris


Conceptulution, Evolution, Revolution, Bertielution.

Posted on 18/10/2020 By

Evolution. When we attended the Gentle Author’s course in Spitalfields in 2016, we had no idea about blogging. The course was entitled “How to write a blog that people will want to read”. For us, we felt a need to express ourselves. A desire to honour the memory of Diddley. To have fun. We had…


Breakfast at the Bluebird Café

Posted on 13/10/2020 By

Bertie: “Bobby, what are we doing today?” Bobby: “We are going to Andrew’s. Morris the Mechanic is servicing the car’s brakes.”


When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano.

Posted on 10/10/2020 By

They left Huntingdon Beach (Surf City USA) on a glorious morning to drive south down the Pacific Coast Highway. It was the last day of a week exploring the California Coast in the middle of a three week holiday with friends Dave and Mar. Old schoolfriends of Diddley’s, who had settled in California years before….


It’s a Beautiful World. Sand Martins and Serenity.

Posted on 08/10/2020 By


Dunsborough Park 2020

Posted on 04/10/2020 By

Bertie: “Bobby – is it the last day of summer?” Bobby: “Looks like it, Bertie. We are going to Dunsborough Park tomorrow and the forecast is cold and wet!” Bertie: “Count me out.” Bobby: “I already have!” Bertie: “Thanks.”