Just thought I would start the blog to catalogue my little journey through life. More for myself to look back & reflect.
I am hoping to update my blog as much as possible. I want to add in past events of travel, to share the experience with everyone but to also treat it as a journal. Hopefully, I will be able to add pictures of my walks around Wales (where I live) with my beautiful Milo + my family & friends.
Then also add in any art projects, DIY and sewing attempts too. As it is a sort-of journal, I want to add as many photos and details as possible, fingers crossed it won't be too cluttered.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy reading as much as I will enjoy reflecting...
Meet Milo, my 18 month old Chocolate Labrador. Cheeky little bear!
He has his own instagram page... feel free to follow him @chocolatefox13
Today, we went out for a walk. I live in a small village called Bedwas, just outside Caerphilly in Wales (UK). It is a great place to live as we are in a little valley surrounded by mountains. So many great places to walk. Although it does rain (actually quite a lot in fact!) so Milo loves all the really boggy, muddy paths we get to walk along to get to the fields on the mountain side.
I enjoy walking up there as often as possible. It was part of a New Year resolution to walk more (I know I already do, but I want to try even more). My mother (& father - who is away working in India) always walk Milo but I do not always tag along on the adventures.
So back to today. It was actually very treacherous outside today. As we had a light spatter of snow overnight + then it froze when the temperature dipped well below zero (oh the joys of winter! he he). Had to put some old walking boots on and then try not to look like Bambi on the pavements. The pavements were slippery like giant sheets of ice. I know many places have much worse winters, however I am not too great with them (The UK actually usually has mild winters compared to many other Northern European countries) but I was also born + grew up in South Africa. So the first part of my life had no experience with icy pavements at all.
Here is a little snap of the slightly less icy path. I was too scared to get my iphone out while braving the ice covered pavements.
The mountain path that we regularly take. Very icy indeed.
A quick iphone snap of the frost/ frozen snow covered grass. So much fun to walk on this crunchy stuff.
This is the pretty, icy and boggy field. It is one of Milo's favourite places, where he can wriggle around on his back!
Milo in all his mischief :)
I have a bit of a thing for nature photography, which I regularly post to Instagram.
Milo chops having a blast running around.
As I said above, Milo actually has many names. I call him so many he must suffer from multiple-personalities. Ha ha.
I call him Milo-fancypants, Moochacho, Moochi, Milo-chops, Mr. Milo, Milo sunshine, Milo sausage, Sos; then finally little Sossi. I guess I will come up with more in his hopefully long life. He is my little star and I treasure him so much.
Here is a panorama photo of the valley of Caerphilly. Bedwas is straight below us. I love where I live. It makes me very happy - but I also enjoy exploring the world too.
It is so pretty + unedited or as they say on Instagram #nofilter
This last picture was taken on my iphone (and edited with IG) It is of an old church in Bedwas. Called St Barrwg, I believe it was built in the 12th Century appearing in historical records around 1102 (Wikipedia).
Isn't it really pretty? And so old. I bet those walls have seen so many things and heard some many things. I love to look at it and think of how many people have stood in that spot admiring it over the years. It has been going through massive renovation & so glad the scaffolding is gone.
Hopefully, I will add some details about my recent trip to Dublin. I hope to do so tomorrow.
Also, check out my instagram ( @cherryblossom313 ) for many pictures over the last year or two.
Have a superb evening (or day) wherever you are in the world.
Biggest of hugs,
Rachel
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