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Llanddwyn Island – Lovers and Biscuits
The ground under my boots turns to a firm gravel-based path as we hit the base of the island and my legs are happy to have a relief from the work it takes to walk across the deep sand of the beach. You can get to Llanddwyn Island by walking through the forest as well, but today the tide is out and the beach walk will be shorter. Anyone who walks long distances with a child knows there is a point where you are working on borrowed time and our goal is to get out to the island before we start to hear any complaining. At the start of the…
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Pancake Day – Celebrated Welsh Style
One of the things my husband fully embraced when marrying me was the American idea that donuts are breakfast food. And waffles. Or pancakes. There are too many other sweet treats that are relegated to dessert in the UK. (Surely only in America is it socially acceptable to serve something topped with whipped cream for breakfast??) I think this is why we invariably forget pancake day. You might know Pancake Day better as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Historically it’s been less about all out decadence and in the stoic British way, about using up ingredients such as eggs and butter so they wouldn’t go off during the long…
