Barbara's travels continue 2018

How lovely it was to be back in Lllantwit Major again, quite manic at times, but such a comfortable feeling to be surrounded by family, 11 of us on the Friday evening plus three dogs. It was quite peaceful considering how many of us were together in one room but every now and again the dogs had a barking fit and then the decibels rose considerably.  It was so wonderful to catch up with Bethan, my great niece, and her gorgeous spoodle , Meek, again. Molly, Ceri's gentle little Jack Russell, was pleased to get attention too. Daisy, another great niece, recently returned from her trip to Sri Lanka, certainly had her hands full here! Ceri, my niece, was sadly missing at the family reunion because she had to work, but was back the next day to help me fulfil my desire to go camping again. We could not have wished for finer weather, but perhaps 10 degrees warmer might have been more acceptable overnight! Llangennith Beach, a magnificent stretch of golden sand beach, was easily accessible...

Where have the past months gone? Now it is nearly February and I haven't written for two months. Oh yay?!in the meantime, I have also become a registered wedding celebrant and am waiting nervously and excitedly for my first wedding! Website is https://barbarahardingcelebrant.weebly.com/ Christmas has flown by, and of course the inevitable finishing up of my best ever Christmas cake. I was sad to see it go, but pleased too that I could stop being tempted to snack on it! Christmas at Mark and Emma's new home was fabulous, with Mark in charge of the kitchen, and David and Emma's parents also there, all of us contributing to the day and the incredible spread of food. What a fantastic house they have. We all stayed the night - plenty of room. Stormy was unimpressed by the invasion of his new home and took himself off to bed, under the covers! David was keen to try out SUP before purchasing a board, so he and Mark set off one day from the beautiful Corsair Bay, in near perfect c...