Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
World Book Day coincided with my volunteering day in my local school. I wore my recently purchased dress which was a perfect choice for helping children with their reading. The children choose the books they would like to read with me each week.
Later I went out for an evening meal with Mr C. I swapped my sensible flat ankle boots that I wore for my walk to and from the school to the more dressy shoes seen in this photo.
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 5th 2026
Bryn Eryr Iron Age Roundhouses
These roundhouses have been reconstructed based on archaeological remains excavated in Anglesey in the 1980s. The original dwellings would have been built aroundx 2,300 years ago.
During the Iron Age people lived in circular houses with thatched roofs. Most had walls of stone ore wattle and daub. We know from archaeological evidence that these examples were made from ‘clom’ which is a mixture of clay, stone and straw.*
*from a signboard next to the roundhouses
Comments Off CherryPie on Mar 5th 2026
Hendre’r-ywydd Uchaf Farmhouse
When the house was built in 1508, it was a luxurious house by Tudor standards. We know that by 1754, Robert and Ann Foulkes lived here. The last of the family to live at Hendre’r-ywyd, Mary Elizabeth Foulkes, died in 1912.
The family shared their home with the cattle which were kept in the two lower bays. The three upper bays formed the family home.
Originally, there was no chimney – the smoke from the fire would escape through the open windows and the rood.*
*from a signboard next to the farmhouse
Comments Off CherryPie on Mar 4th 2026
If you want the answer to anything, go sit in Nature for awhile
Albert Einstein
2 Comments CherryPie on Mar 2nd 2026
Tollhouse from Penparcau, Aberystwyth
At one time roads were built and maintained by Turnpike Trusts. They placed toll gates, barriers ofr chains across popular routes. These roads were used by poor farmers who often got charged several times a day.
This unfairness made people angry. The ‘Daughters of Rebecca’ led the protests: these were mostly men who wore women’s clothes to disguise themselves. They attacked 250 tollhouses between 1839 and 1844.
Some leaders were sent to Australia as punishment. However, tollhouses remained for another 20 years. *
*from a signboard next to the tollhouse
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2026
Pigsty from Hendre Ifan Prosser Farm
Circular pigsties like this one were common in South Wales.
Pigs love to dig, especially in corners. This is why this sty is circular, so it’s harder for them to dig their way out.*
*from a nearby signboard
2 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2026
Blaenwaun Post Office
During the Second World War, this small two-room building was a hub of communications for the countryside around Blaenwaun in south-west Wales.
Letters, telegrams, newspapers and phone calls all radiated from here. During the war, Blaenwaun Post Office had a War Department radio receiver for urgent messages.*
*from a signboard next to the building.
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 26th 2026
