Sunset and Thaw on Brecon Road
A run of cold days this week with snow arriving in Ystradgynlais on the Wednesday and causing carnage on Brecon Road. Come Friday the thaw was in progress and the skies lit up like fire on the way home. I […]
Reflections on 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023
2022 has passed in a flash. After being a first-time father for close to a year, I can’t believe I ever said “I don’t have time” before! I always get inspired in the period between Christmas and New Year. I […]
Lumina – A Fantasy Chill Album
Ever since hearing the incredible The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion soundtrack, and the even better The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim soundtrack, I’ve very much enjoyed a genre that for want of a better name I’ve termed Fantasy Chill. I’ll be writing more […]
First Walk at Penwyllt
My solo walks have been thin on the ground this year. So when I had the opportunity to go this weekend, I jumped at it. Having lived in Ystradgynlais for around three years now, there’s no shortage of nearby places […]
Carrying My Camera with me Every Day
I’ve been using Panasonic Lumix cameras for well over a decade. Starting with an LX-5 back in 2010, it revolutionised my photo taking. Before that, I’d been reluctant to lug my Nikon DSLR with me everywhere — aside from the […]
3 Khalis Memo Paris Clones
There are several fragrance houses that do clones that are talked about a lot in the fragrance community — Armaf, Paris Corner, Lattafa, Ard Al Zafaraan. But there’s one brand I’ve been trying for the last year or so that […]
Ferrari Leather Essence
I spent 2019 exploring the range from Ferrari. When you think of scents by car manufacturers, you tend to think they’re going to be a bit lacklustre – the sort of fragrances they don’t keep locked behind glass in Boots. […]
It’s Late August — But I’m in September.
It feels like an age ago I was in shorts and flip-flops, yet it’s only a week since we had a heatwave. Now at the tail-end of August with the rain falling and the darker mornings, mentally I’m finding myself […]
Catching Up on Reading
I used to have so much time to read. One year I read a total of 63 books (but I wish I’d had the note-taking habit back then that I do now). But in recent years, this has declined considerably […]
Introduction
Done is better than perfect. So let’s get this done. I’ve been blogging on and off for years and it’s never really gone anywhere. My themes have been disjointed. I’ve not kept up with regular posts. Interests have come and […]