First Christmas at Fedw'r Gog.

First Christmas at Fedw Gog

First Christmas dinner in 50yrs  which I haven't had to prepare!

Aled and Heulwen preparing the Christmas Dinner.

Alwyn and Bethan waiting for the Xmas Dinner

Elin and Lois.

More wedding Day photos

150 Welsh Cakes i made for the wedding

Wedding favors for the guests instead of a wedding cake-
they have a special meaning for the bride and groom.

Aeron and Diane's wedding Day

Brilliant day at the Mawddach Restaurant,Llanelltyd for Aeron & Diane's wedding
yesterday,sunshine all day,good food,drinks everything was superb.

Gaelic football returns to Frongoch

GAA competition between Hertfordshire and Yorkshire playing for the specially commissioned trophy
 to commemorate the Wolfe Tone final, as it was played 100 yrs ago

GAA London official having a coffee break after clearing the Gaelic football field known as Croke Park.

Centenary Commemoration

The Centenary Commemoration of the Irish Rising. The march on Bala High
Street on Sat June 11th

The Bro Tryweryn school pupils singing at the Centenary Commemoration.

Irish music group in Frongoch

Group of Irish musicians from Co Louth in Frongoch to commemorate the Rising 1916.

The young musicians

Alwyn being presented with a plaque from the Irish musicians.

The plaque

My Italian holiday

View of Sorrento and Vesuvius from our hotel.

Lemon Soap on sale everywhere.

The town of Pompeii

Lucca our guide in Pompeii

On top of Vesuvius in the mist.

 

Our New Home

The decking to be built again.

Site for our wooden chalet

John getting the site ready for our retirement lodge

John has built this wall to keep the bank from falling,

The Centenary of the Easter Rising 1916 -2016

Exiting commemorative event takes place this year on 11th June
at Frongoch..
It was home to Irelands Easter Rising's prisoners a 100years ago.
 

Accommodation available in the village!

Historic Bible makes rare return to Bala.

Mary Jones bought the Welsh language Bible in Bala in 1800 from the Rev Thomas Charles
after saving from the age of  9,and walking 26 miles barefoot from her home in Llanfihangel y Pennant.
Her story inspired Rev Thomas Charles to help set up the Bible Society.

The Bible is kept at a library in Cambridge,but has returned to Bala for 3 days at The Mary Jones Centre.
With his guardian Dr Onesimus Ngundu.

Out with the old

Our sitting room fireplace before we starting demolition!

Demolition started -dust, dust and more dust everywhere.