Blogging & Rambling

In the words of Max Boyce: I come to Pontarddulais, to the place they call the Bont.People born here think it’s great, while Gorseinon people don’t.People born here think it’s great ’cause it’s got everything they want.God practiced first on Hendy and then he made the Bont! Well that is a good enough recommendation for… More

The Office of National Statistics have released figures for the average cost of a square meter of residential property. As you would expect it varies dependent upon your location, from £979 in West Wales to a whopping £24,493 in Kensington and Chelsea with a national average of £3,017. So, how much is the floor your… More

I came up with the Mainly by Nature phrase when I was trying to describe part of my furniture design philosophy. An important purpose of my business is harvesting timber from non-forested trees. This means that I get some really interesting bits of timber rather than the straight grained, blemish free perfection demanded by the… More