So here we are. My 4th book, but the first children's one, illustrated by the ridiculously talented Catherine Cains. Packaging them up for the Books Council Wales to distribute, so if your local independent bookshop doesn't have it, they can order it in in about a week's time. Ages 6-9, RRP £8.00.

As well as my health and history columns, I have a new column with Lingo360, where we'll all learn together about Welsh artists over the centuries. Starting with the father of British landscape painting, the very Welsh Richard Wilson. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

WHO DID THIS???!!!

This is what Netanyahu does -- whenever negotiations for peace look like the could be successful, he assassinates the negotiators. I think we're on about the third iteration of this pattern. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pulmonary fibrosis awareness month lingo.360.cymru/2025/codi-ym...

The companion article to last week's one about the National Botanical Gardens. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

Folks, I've already turned over my Peanuts calendar for tomorrow and suddenly I'm quite anxious... 😳😱😭🙈🙈😹😹

Folks, I've already turned over my Peanuts calendar for tomorrow and suddenly I'm quite anxious... 😳😱😭🙈🙈😹😹

Pre-ECHR, rights were almost completely at the whims of the current parliament - which doesn't always represent public majority. The Bill of Rights of 1689 could be very easily abolished by parliamentary majority. The ECHR created a set of rights that have an external guarantor. That's the point.

Latest Lingo360 article is about the National Botanical Gardens and the big house which is no longer there... lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

It was about time I wrote about something local... lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

My third book is out! If your local bookshop doesn't have it, they can order it from the Books Council Wales ❤️❤️❤️

Goytre Wharf is worth a visit whilst we have decent weather. My latest Lingo360 article. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

I can't paint flowers like Van Gogh, Monet or Renoir, but I can sure cross stitch them 😹😹😹

My latest article in Lingo, about the South Wales Aviation Museum, in case any budding pilots out there are interested. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

Went to the premiere of Greer Ralston, Giving It All to Art, directed by Rachel Dax, who's also my amazing creative writing tutor. At Chapter Art Centre in Cardiff, will be on BBC in Nov.

At the Valley Veterans Day with my fab CTM colleagues, promoting services that Veterans can access at the Ton Pentre/Gelli Community Centre. I've managed to stay on the right side of our CEO!

I always have to stop at Aberteifi (Cardigan) on the way to Aberystwyth, love the town, the shops, the cafes, but they had their own 'Lady of the Van' for years at the castle. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

Duo should have gone to Specsavers.

Latest Lingo article about going on the Copper Jack in Swansea last month. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

Latest Lingo article about going on the Copper Jack in Swansea last month. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

Part 2 of my article about Llandovery. This time we look at some of the interesting historical people and tales from there. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

World Blood Donor Day on Sat 14th June. My article in Lingo360. lingo.360.cymru/2025/beth-dd...

My first article for Nation Cymru. Might be my last one with the racists being triggered by it on FB, but I'm proud of it 🙏💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️ nation.cymru/culture/arts...

Lovely day in Bristol yesterday, starting at the Red Lodge (Tudor museum), then the Georgian House, nearly gave myself a heart attack walking to the top of Cabot Tower, then the best part, the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. I saw paintings by artists I've been learning about ❤️

Part 1 of my article about Llandovery lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

Amazing new exhibition at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea: Tigers and Dragons, looking at Mother India and Mother Wales, and the colonial history, through the most astounding artworks. It's running for 6 months, so no excuse not to go! Amazing watching Nikhil Chopra do a live installation1/3

This is my latest article for Lingo360, about Lovells chocolate which was made in Newport. But this is the first time that you can hear one of my articles being read in the new audio function on the website!!! Cyffrous iawn!! 🤗🤗🥰🥰 lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

My boss just dropped into where I'm working today to give me Freddos because I'm not too good today. Everyone should have a boss like that!! 🥰🥰🥰

You know that Bargain Hunt expert who's been charged with terror offenses? He was the expert for the red team who lost against my blue team in 2019! This means my episode will never be repeated again! Yay!! No more messages from friends telling me when it's been repeated 🙈🙈🙈

My last article for Bylines Cymru under the outgoing editor Rachel who has been fantastic, getting the highest number of readers in the month she left. Big shoes to full. Anyway, this is about the ongoing saga of the sale of Rookwood Hospital in Cardiff. bylines.cymru/arts-and-cul...

Part 2 of my Craig Y Nos article, it's meant to be one of the most haunted places in Wales, so here's a little about why it might be haunted... 😱😱 👻 👻 lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

Part 1 about Craig Y Nos and the wonderful Adelina Patti ♥️ lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

24.04.25 - Abercamlais near Brecon is privately owned, still within the same family for over 500 years, but is open on certain days throughout the year for guided tours by the owner. Very interesting and only £8 per adult.

My latest article in @bylines.cymru. Previously wrote about the Davies sisters, this is their equally fab brother, David Davies, 1st Lord Davies of Llandinam.

The sun started shining as soon as I got to Eastnor Castle. My perfect ideal of a faux castle and the walk around the lake was lovely.

Got this book from a second hand bookstore. The poems are written 'by' the cats of famous poets. The titles are hysterical, my fave is 'Do not go peaceable to that Damn Vet' by Dylan Thomas' cat 😹😹😹 and of course I have to use my cat bookmark for it...

I wrote this article a year ago and my editor just found it now to publish 🙈 it's about craft shops that I like. I haven't been to every craft shop in Wales, so I'm hoping readers will leave comments about their fave places. The photos are some of my own makes. lingo.360.cymru/2025/hoff-si...

A dear friend I've known for 20 years always makes me the most beautiful cards. This one is because I love Hollie Hobby 😻🥰❤️

My latest article for @bylines.cymru but written a vile ago, I'm a year older now than stated in the piece 🙈🙈🙈

It is the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic this weekend and this article is about the Welsh people who lost their lives. Also some photos from the Titanic exhibition that was in Newport recently. English translation available on the website. lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...

If you could sign your own Executive Orders, what would they be? I'd start with confiscating the money of war mongering billionaires (sending all the money to the places where they caused war) and put all racists together on their own pathetic island (although to be far, Britain is already there).

I wish I could give credit to China for getting up Trump's nose, but their human rights record is appalling and what they've done to Muslims is the same as what Benji Hitler is doing, so I just can't. Hopefully, a decent country will step up soon and I can applaud them. It won't be the UK though.

My article on childhood obesity, something which is significantly bad in Wales thanks to childhood poverty. None of the politicians care about future generations, they're all out for themselves. lingo.360.cymru/2025/gordewd...

I applied for the audience of QT in Cardiff tonight, BBC ask certain questions, they decided they didn't want a Welsh, Muslim woman who was a Remain voter, doesn't vote Tory or Labour or Reform and works for the NHS. Can't qwhite imagine why...

Bought the Wordsworth book in a fab second hand book shop, found the rest of the series on eBay. They're gorgeous books, but can't find much info online about the illustrator Patricia Machin. I'd love to know more about her.

Too blydi right Snoopy 😴❤️

It was a long month 😹😹😹

Chwarae teg Waterstones in Bath 👏💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🙏❤️

It's a shame that Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board has such a bad rep because it's named after an extraordinary woman... lingo.360.cymru/cylchgrawn/2...