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Let nothing you dismay (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
The disappearance of a sense of the sacred is an unavoidable aspect of modern (in the sense of post-medieval) British history. Standing amongst the ruins of holy sites, such as Tintern Abbey, just up the road from the parish here, always induces in me an almost tangible sense of loss. The disappearance of such obvious and living reminders of both the immanence and transcendence of God goes some way...
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GREEN HEART DEN (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
The buddleja on the North plot is attracting various butterflies and bees, including a Comma. Looking like a tatty Small Tortoiseshell, the Comma is a familar sight through most of England and Wales. This is one of the few species that is bucking the trend by expanding its range considerably. Once confined to the Welsh border counties, especially Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, this...
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upside down in cloud (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Of c ourse, and never mind what RS Thomas says , you can't live in the past: but every now and then you can take a day trip there , if only to worry the carcase of an old song. Saturday afternoon found me heading for the Valleys in , let's say, 1974 or so . So of course I couldn't use the Second Severn Crossing to get there, which suited me just fine. The old Severn Bridge feels much more bridge-like,...
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GENEALOGE (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
THE OLD REGISTER BOOK OF THE CATHOLIC MISSION OF PERTHÎR IN THE PARISH OF ROCKFIELD AND COUNTY OF MONMOUTH 1758 TO 1799 South Wales: Monmouthshire: Perthîr : "The County of Mounmouth, and especially the north-eastern half of the shire, is remarkable for the fidelity with which its inhabitants clung to the Catholic Church throughout the penal times. The Calvanistic Methodist movement...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
July 1 2008The Monmouthshire Brecon Canal footpathcycle path The Monmouth Brecon Canal footpathcycle path is just a few hundred yards from the campground so we are off on our bikes to Brecon. Brecon is a country town at the north edge of the central Beacons. Historically this canal was used to move coal today hikers bikers fisherman and recreational barges use it for transportation an
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