I can’t quite believe it’s already July. We’re officially half-way through 2023, and I thought I’d take this opportunity to look back at what I’ve done over the past six months, and reflect on progress against the very loose goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year - they’re mostly the same … Continue reading A mid-year check-in!
Hello everyone! Just a quick note to say, as it's my birthday month and I posted twice last month, I'm giving myself the month off. So there'll be no regular blog post this month. But fret not, dear friends, Romans and countrymen! As hard as it is (mostly for me) to believe, I'm actually about … Continue reading Gone fishin’
Well, another year, another Eurovision Song Contest. As usual, I spent the evening with some friends, playing a drinking game of our own devising along with some homemade bingo cards (see below), so I've got to be honest, the night is a little bit of a blur. But as usual, I've picked ten favourites from … Continue reading Eurovision Song Contest 2023: United By Music
Bore da, ffrindiau! Mis yma roeddwn i eisiau ysgrifennu rhywbeth yn Gymraeg, ond doeddwn i ddim yn gwybod… beth. Felly meddyliais, efallai byddai rhywfath o ddiweddariad yn syniad da. Dw i ddim yn gwybod, os mae unrhyw un o hyn gwneud synnwyr, ond bydd hi’n ddiddorol gweld sut dw i'n gwella dros amser, gan ddefnyddio … Continue reading Diweddariad byr
Last year, I decided to start a tradition. To link in with my goal of reading more of the books that I inevitably buy, I decided that every April I would pick five of the books that I’ve read over the past twelve months and write a sort of review post, with some recommendations, and … Continue reading Book reviews: continuing the tradition
Well hello there, dear friends; happy Saint David's day, or I should say, dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus! I hope you're all doing well. I've had a lot on this month, which has unfortunately left little time for studying or indeed anything like that, but as it's been a short month, so it seems appropriate to follow it … Continue reading A quick check-in
P'nawn da, ffrindiau! Sut dach chi? Dw i'n dda iawn, diolch yn fawr! To be honest with you, I wasn't entirely sure what I was going to write about this month. I know I've got a bit of a reputation as a serial dabbler, and I can't deny that I've definitely earned it in the … Continue reading Adventures in Welsh
Listen. I’m still processing 2017, and I think it’s deeply unfair of you to make me embark upon yet another year I’m not ready for with so little warning. I hear what some of you are screaming at your screens, it allegedly happens like this every twelve months. To those vocal few I say this: … Continue reading New year, same old me
Well, here we are again - at year's end, again. Another year, another Polyglot NaNoWriMo attempt, another failure. My choices now are either to be unmotivated and dismiss the whole lot as a bad dream, or keep a stiff upper lip and try to think of it from a different angle. If I try to … Continue reading Another one bites the dust
As it's spooky season (although I'll be uploading this on the day after Halloween, so if there ever was a boat, I've missed it), I wanted to write about something with a bit of a supernatural flavour. So this month I’ve decided to write a sort of introduction to some mythical creatures and legends from … Continue reading Mysteries and horrors from around the globe
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