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August 17th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Google Earth, Nice Things, Video, killay.
The recent demolition of Killay House left a lot of memories without an anchor. It was a familiar shape to the thousands of people who travel on Gower Road daily, and it had been so for over 120 years. Growing up in Heol Glasnant (where the houses are tall), and going to school in Hendrefoilan (futher up the hill) meant that the old building was always in our line of sight when we looked across the bay to the view’s focal point, Mumbles Head. I understand that before NCH sold the site there was talk of getting the building protected: why this didn’t happen is not something I know. More…
August 15th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Nice Things, Video.
This film has almost certainly never been seen by most of the cast. It was taken during my fifth birthday party in late 1977 (a fact that I’ve deduced from comparing the guests and their clothes with higher quality photos that I have; photos that also contain a birthday cake with five countable candles). More…
August 15th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Pictures, Video, killay.
Thirty one years ago, my grandfather, thought it might be interesting to fix his cine camera to the outside of his car, and go for a drive from his home in Wimmerfield Crescent, down to Sketty and back. More…
August 9th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Nice Things, Society, Video, killay.
Wimmerfield Crescent is a residential street located in Killay, Swansea. It feeds three small residential cul-de-sac roads, one of which is called Heol Glasnant where I used to live. Heol Glasnant has the unusual property (in Wales) of being flat, and the lack of throroughfare made it an ideal venue for street parties. More…
August 4th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Garden, Nice Things, Society, Video, killay.
Having converted my Grandparents stash of cine film to a digital format earlier in the year I’ve at last found a few minutes to extract something of general interest (as opposed to the family-interest stuff), so here it is. More…
June 21st, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Nice Things, Physical Jerks.
We just got a message from Ann, tipping us off about Rick Moeller’s new cycling blog. Anyone who’s met Rick will know that he’s not one to dwell on the irrelevant things in life unless there’s good humor [sic] to be had therein, so it should be an enjoyable as well as insightful periodical. More…
February 28th, 2006, by Em, in Family, Poland.
A couple of summers ago, Rich and I ventured to Poland for a holiday. Guide book in hand we had a marvellous time in Warsaw and although a clunky paperback is a lot to carry when out for the day, when in Poland it was essential if only for the handy phrases in the back! More…
January 16th, 2006, by Em & Rich, in Family.
Our first anniversary is one month and and one day away. We’re kind of excited about it, as it reminds us of our wedding day and the planning and preparation, and how excited we were this time last year. It’s also a time of reminiscing about our time together so far and looking forward to the future. We can’t believe that we have been together for as long as we have, and we can’t believe that it just keeps getting better and better. More…
August 24th, 2005, by Rich, in Family.
I’m delighted to welcome my Auntie Lynn to the WWW today. For a very long time now I’ve been suggesting that Lynn and the World Wide Web would be a very good match. Lynn is (primarily) an illustrator and author of childrens’ books, though she has done all kinds of other stuff including greetings cards and even Jackanory (something that I thought was very cool when I was a kid). Lynn’s new website, which has been mostly set up by my cousin Jo, is hopefully the start of a long and worthwhile venture. More…
August 6th, 2005, by Rich, in Family, Pictures.
My Grandparents took a lot of photos in their lifetime, and I think I’ve got most of them. More…
