Author Archives: 1urcher

In the last of the original Indiana Jones trilogy, the one with Sean Connery in it, Harrison Ford’s Indiana had to overcome a number of tests towards the end of the film to get to the site of the holy … Continue reading →

  Hiraeth is an almost untranslatable Welsh word. It means something like a longing, aching or a homesickness for something that cannot be reached or is lost. It is a week since I stood in Grenoside Crematorium in Sheffield and … Continue reading →

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,200 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading →

Dw i’n hoffi Nadolig. Ond mae’n well gen i Adfent Mae Adfent yn aros amser Mae’n rhan o stori Nadolig Dan ni’n yn paratoi ar gyfer llawer o bethau yn ystod yr Adfent. Dan ni’n ymweld a theulu Dan ni’n prynu … Continue reading →

I had a wonderful day. I have not been on a political rally since opposing the first Gulf War. I am sure there are photos of me with a SWP placard somewhere. There were a mixture of people. Politicos (Labour/Llafur, … Continue reading →

It was a pleasure to share a platform with Albert Owen, my MP and Leanne Wood, the Leader of Plaid Cymru as we spoke against racism in Llangefni earlier today. This in the speech I did not quite give. I … Continue reading →

My poppy was multi-coloured. Actually it was not, I wore a red one, which somehow doubled in size upon my arrival at Church. I am happy to wear a red poppy because for me I acknowledge the sacrifice of the … Continue reading →

Walking with different partners now. Samwise and Ted are the new team. Pippin and Frodo were great. I miss them. They understood me more than I knew, and there was a sense that we had journeyed together. I enjoy walking … Continue reading →