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Daffodils
Apologies for having two flower Image of the Week’s back to back, but the daffodils are looking quite splendid in the churchyard, that they really do deserve a mention. Most of the daffodils here have planted on graves many years ago. I particularly like the ones that pop up on an unmarked grave. They beautifully represent a precious memory. Image…
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Searching for Spring
It is very wet and blustery today and Spring still feels a long time in coming. We seem to be craving signs of spring at the moment, in the absence of warmer temperatures and sunshine. The churchyard is full of the song of the newly arrived Chiffchaffs which is very uplifting. Swallows were flying over Dairy Pool near Powis Castle…
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Launching ‘Converts’
Owning a church is quite a unique experience, especially when converting part of it into a home for our family. We have had a huge variety of issues to consider and ‘challenges’ to overcome pertinent to the fact that it’s a church, and in the process we have learnt so much. We have had to draw on our own resources…
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Image of the Week #29
Popped outside for a bit of fresh air after an afternoon of limewashing and the sunlight on the carved stonework above the door caught my eye. Image of the Week #29
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Easter window
Angels with Mary Magdalene at the Empty Tomb. A O Hemming, 1892. An Easter themed Image of the Week. This is a close up of a stained glass window in the North aisle. Wishing you all a good long Easter weekend. Ours consists of spending time with family, a couple of bracing walks, an egg hunt in the garden, followed…
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Lots and lots of plastering
Last week the House build took a big leap forward as a huge amount of plastering was undertaken by local plasterers, Paul Nicoll and Chad Davies. They have done a fantastic job plastering the partition wall and ceiling, which will be part of our living room and the block wall between the two pillars, as well as the…
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A snowy Image of the Week
Looking very angelic in the snow! Image of the Week #27
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No comet but a beautiful moon
One very cold evening earlier this week, we went out into the churchyard comet spotting. Unfortunately we couldn’t see comet panSTARRS even though it was a beautifully clear sky. I think the hill and trees obscured our view but the trees did make some amazing silhouettes. The crescent moon was so sharp and crisp. Image of the Week #26
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An evening of sandwiches, scones and dancing!
We held a tea party here after school yesterday for all the Canadian exchange students and their hosts. It was their final day in Welshpool, before setting out very early this morning to fly back to Canada. Owen gave them a tour of the church and the tower (which they loved, I’ve just been told!), before they sat down to…
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Part 2 of our weekend trips
Have finally blogged Part 2 of our weekend trips with James, our Canadian exchange student. We went to the stunning Harlech Castle, followed by a very windy beach walk. Follow the link here
