Getting these photos sorted was a bit of an uphill struggle. I’ll spare you the details, but it involved four attempts by two separate labs. It’s amazing how much the supposedly ‘high end’ industrial scanners can distort colour and quality. The moral of the story is – if you’re dabbling in the black arts of film photography and are not… Read more →
Last Wednesday evening, I had a thought. I was stood in the magical grounds of St. Dogmaels Abbey (which I waxed lyrical about a few days ago in this blog post) and thought; I wonder who first had the thought “this would be a good place to put on a play”. By good, I mean fantastic. Looking at the place, there’s… Read more →
I’ve just been sifting through a bunch of photos and video I took over the last week – including the above timelapse from part of the closing night (Change the quality to 720 in settings – I’ve no idea why it’s defaulting to low quality). If there’s any YouTube heads reading this – let me know please! It should be… Read more →
OK, so the 624 people bit may not be accurate but it sounded good. There were probably a few more – I’d guess nearer 700+ all told who came to see this years Abbey Shakespeare Players production at St. Dogmaels Abbey. We have just driven 624 miles though, since we set off from Harrogate 9 days ago and We’ve seen… Read more →
It’s the last night of the show today. What a show, what an adventure. We had a visit last night and today from our friends from the north who are just starting their holidays whilst we are just finishing ours. They’ve gone their way now, but it was nice hanging with them. We’re going home tomorrow – allow me to… Read more →
Today we were taken to one of those hidden gems of a place that only the locals know about. After a beautiful walk through ancient woodland and huge pine forests – oozing a beautiful heady aroma of pine, we arrived in the magical little valley where we spent a very enjoyable hour or two. Plunging into the pool and… Read more →
In the CREW credits for the play at St. Dogmaels Abbey, the following two people are acknowledged for SET; Robert Fitzmartin and Henry VIII The second name, made me chuckle. When Henry abolished the monasteries, this abbey, along with the others got sacked and probably trashed. Over the next few hundred years, what was left of the site was plundered… Read more →
I was hoping my cooking calamity of tea time today, where I ran out of gas half way through cooking wasn’t an omen of sorts.. I need not have worried; A superb show. Loved it to bits! It has it all. Really well done – acting, timing, the look and sound. Grade A five star. We had wet weather all… Read more →
We’ve moved our camp up to the crew camping area, ‘back stage’ at the abbey. This is the view from our tent. As I type this I can hear the second dress rehearsal in full swing. What a fantastic privalage it is to be immersed in this world. The fine tuning of music has been the soundtrack to our afternoon…. Read more →
Having a morning of catching up with domestic duties. I’ve just put a load of washing in to the washeteria in Cardigan and have popped down to Pendre Art for a cup of tea whilst I wait. Nice little spot for watching the world go by. Couple of nice bits of painting to to look at. Other planned activity includes… Read more →
This is one of those blogs that is a bit of a chore – or at least starting it is. Like most things though, once begun, it’s half done. The reason for my reticence is down to a drained me. We’ve just had a brilliant evening, hosting a BBQ at our campsite for the cast and crew of the play…. Read more →
Rehearsals for the Abbey Shakespeare Players production of A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream are at the spit and polish stage. I bobbed down today and caught a few scenes at the incredible ruins of St. Dogmaels Abbey that have made up the stage for this production for over quarter of a century. The cast – a lot of whom have grown… Read more →
We’re at Poppit Sands near St. Dogmaels / Cardigan in West Wales. Cracking spot and I’m pleased that we’ve got one of my fave spots on the whole campsite affording amazing vistas across Cardigan Bay and Cardigan Island. The picture above is a quick snap of Felix making dinner just now. We had a brief visit from our friends who… Read more →
Tomorrow, we’re going off the grid. We’re leaving behind things like running water, plug sockets, and tarmac. I’ve been thinking about this adventure for some time, in light of the fact I’ve committed to doing a “blog, every day, this year” (so far, so good). We’re going to a camp out on a beach called Poppet Sands, near Cardigan in… Read more →
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