Yesterday I posted about the Rhyd-y-car cottages at the St. Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life. Here’s how the cottages looked in the 1970s and 80s, while they were still in the small, close knit, community of Rhydycar near Merthyr Tydfil: Incidentally, are the Welsh names driving you crazy? What you need to know here is ...
How about this for a kitchen blast from the past: I’m sure you are asking, where is the sink? Turn round, it’s right behind you, along with the bath-tub: Perhaps not the finest example of Mid-Century design? But this kitchen is part of the fascinating Musem of Welsh Life at St. Fagans, near Cardiff. Buildings ...
A quick post from the road – since it’s tile Tuesday at Kitchen Clarity, here’s some gorgeous late 19th Century majolica made in Ruabon, North Wales, and residing magnificently in the 1897 Bute Pierhead Building at Cardiff Bay: And it’s all guarded on the outside by some splendid wyverns: The building was the head-quarters of ...
Well, I wasn’t going to do a Hallowe’en post at all, but I just happened to spend the afternoon in a deserted churchyard – and it did strike me as a spectacularly spooky one: Related Posts:Kitchen Color – Halloween MoodLong ago and far away – Tile TuesdayA little local historySpringtime escapeSci-fi Friday – why I ...
Right now I’m back home in Wales again – so today’s teatime recipe is for Welsh Cakes. Growing up in South Wales, popping round to somebody’s house, even just to drop something off, usually meant an invitation in for tea, whatever the time of day, and at least half an hour of chat would follow. ...
I’m expecting to be severely internet challenged this next couple of days – so if I am unresponsive, it’s not because I’m not interested in what you are saying. I have some posts scheduled, and I should be able to catch up with you in a day or two, so please do comment if you ...
The Cream Tea is the one I haven’t touched on yet in my teatime series. A subset of afternoon tea, I think everyone agrees that a cream tea consists of tea, scones, jam, and thick cream. Beyond that, the subject of cream teas is rife with disagreement and territorial debate. In the West Country (think ...