Author: dmuireth

Our favourite bench was vacant on the morning of that sunny day in June earlier this year. We tarried for a while, admiring the broad view back towards Caswell Bay and, further to the west, a tantalising glimpse of Pwlldu Bay storm beach and the ominous bulk of Pwlldu Head thrusting its dominant presence out…… Continue reading The (Mostly) Muslim Hiking Party

The Walkers We first saw the two walkers from our vantage point overlooking the storm beach at Pwlldu Bay on the south Gower coast. The surprisingly sunny October afternoon found us in Tee shirts and walking trousers and boots. The walkers were dressed from head to foot in dark Gore-Tex gear, as if they had…… Continue reading The Walkers

I sincerely hope that my readers are well, mentally and physically. All we can do is to look forward to recovering our freedom. There were over one thousand visits to the post Close Encounters: Part Two (Close Encounters: Part Two). Thank you to those of you who converted a visit to reading the post. Your…… Continue reading Poetry Reading: Part One

Chance Encounters: Part Two How to explain the lengthy hiatus in blog posts? I have been immersed in editing my third novel, a story based on true events surrounding my grandfather and grandmother during the First World \War. Now that the manuscript is being scrutinised by my wife and also by members of New Street…… Continue reading Chance Encounters: Part Two

Chance Encounters: Part One The path along the south Gower coast is very popular. We often find ourselves greeting many walkers, sometimes even in Welsh, on our regular routes. These encounters with strangers are usually no more than fleetingly polite, as we pass one another on the often-narrow path. On three occasions last summer, an…… Continue reading Chance Encounters: Part One

Fado: Music of Destiny “The music is by the door,” they told us. Earlier this year A and I spent a few days in Lisbon. Set near the mouth of the wide river Tagus, the capital of Portugal is, perhaps, not as grand as Madrid, its neighbouring capital on the Iberian Peninsula. The culture of…… Continue reading Music blogpost #2

Welsh Voices The early evening sunlight slanted through the stained-glass windows of the church, leaving splashes of colour on the faces of the audience as we anticipated the concert given by the Morriston Orpheus Choir. We overheard an official say that just over nine hundred tickets had been sold. One of the charities that would…… Continue reading Music blogpost #1