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Who decides what is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?
Two days on the Gower Peninsula evaluating the landscape. How can you apply a score to hills, valleys, lakes and rivers? I had no idea, but that is what we had to do.
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Let’s Build More Cold Homes!
I was hoping to do almost nothing today but nearly all of my preferred activities are sedentary. It is cold – inside and out – and I am reminded of how we are incapable of building energy efficient homes, unlike so many other (colder) countries.
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Character Flaws?
I am looking forward to venturing into town today after three weeks isolation at home. Why do I venture out so infrequently?
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Geography field trip: late nights, parties, cooked breakfasts, mystery tours – and lot’s of Welsh beer!
Swansea days 1 & 2: fast train from Paddington, numerous beers, late night parties, cooked breakfasts, Old Grey Whistle Test. Oh, and a bit of geography too.
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Changing Plans?
After two false starts I will today be cooking Mother’s Day dinner for my mother. I have this morning postponed tomorrow’s planned visit into town – after 3 weeks of isolation. Plan do not always go – according to plan, but when you are retired it seems to matter little.
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Four long days of temp work and evenings of study. And then I bought a ticket to Swansea…
Week ending 21st. March was very tiring, and my first experience of work through a temp agency. Long days of learning a new job and long evenings of study. But joy was on the horizon – a residential geography field trip to Swansea!