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Category Archives: Midlife
73 Questions to Get to Know Me Better – Inspired by Vogue Magazine
nspired by Vogue’s famous 73 Questions and a fellow blogger, I’m sharing a little more about myself, from life’s simple pleasures to the things that really matter. Why not join in?
Modern Weddings in the UK: How Millennials Are Rewriting the Rules
Having shared my own midlife experience of marriage I thought I would have a look at how the world of weddings is now changing. It’s certainly been an event that has been popping up in my life of late. My son got married in March this year and two of his close friends got marriedContinue reading “Modern Weddings in the UK: How Millennials Are Rewriting the Rules”
Finding Love Later in Life: The Joy of a Midlife Marriage
Life is a strange but wonderful journey. Back in January of this year I wrote a blog post entitled “Life Lessons from Personal Mantras” which somewhat explains my perspective on life. Towards the end of the post I wrote: “Life is like a yellow brick road, there is always a start and inevitably always anContinue reading “Finding Love Later in Life: The Joy of a Midlife Marriage”
Where Books Have Taken Me: A Lifetime of Reading, Memories and Escape
I’ve decided to take a couple of weeks off from my travel blog and my adventures in Wales and write about some more general topics. I always planned that my blog would be about: Midlife – Midlife Opinion – Midlife Adventure Inspired by a post from a fellow blogger, Kari who recently wrote “ BooksContinue reading “Where Books Have Taken Me: A Lifetime of Reading, Memories and Escape”
A Weekend in Tenby, Pembrokeshire: Barafundle Bay, Freshwater West & Harry Potter
We woke up on Saturday Morning and having showered and dressed made our way downstairs to the dining room for breakfast. After such a large meal the night before in Tenby, we struggled a bit to manage the full English breakfast on offer.The sun had “put his hat on” and it was looking like weContinue reading “A Weekend in Tenby, Pembrokeshire: Barafundle Bay, Freshwater West & Harry Potter”
A Weekend in Tenby, Pembrokeshire: Beaches, Food and Coastal Charm
My husband and I had planned to embark on a road trip around Wales back in May. However, we forewent that idea in favour of spending a month living in Antigua and put our Welsh adventure on the back burner for another time. Having enjoyed a midweek break in the Brecon Beacons, my thoughts wanderedContinue reading “A Weekend in Tenby, Pembrokeshire: Beaches, Food and Coastal Charm”
Clyne Gardens in Swansea: Japanese Bridges, Giant Trees and Hidden History
Having filled ourselves up on fish and chips my husband and I set off back down the road towards Swansea, by car to Clyne Gardens. We both enjoy walking around both public and private gardens and still have fond memories of another garden in Wales we visited previously called Dyffryn Gardens.The above map of theContinue reading “Clyne Gardens in Swansea: Japanese Bridges, Giant Trees and Hidden History”
Swansea Revisited: A Day Exploring Swansea Bay and Mumbles
Waking up on day two of our trip we were met with torrential rain. The sort of rain that when you are away you just want to hunker down inside with a good book, some snacks and a hot cup of tea and not venture out. Our plans, therefore, to explore the other waterfalls wentContinue reading “Swansea Revisited: A Day Exploring Swansea Bay and Mumbles”
Brecon Beacons: Waterfalls, Woodland and a Rural Retreat
We left Hay-on-Wye behind us and set off for our final destination of the day Ystradfellte within the Brecon Beacons National Park which was to be our home from home for the next 5 nights.I had chosen accommodation that I had visited previously with my friends and although a little awkward to get to IContinue reading “Brecon Beacons: Waterfalls, Woodland and a Rural Retreat”
