Spring has come early in the Cambrian Mountains! A good rate of progress yesterday, with the electricians upgrading various bits of equipment and the 'old firm' working on scraping tattered paintwork after the severe winter.

Sad news about Liz Taylor. In the 1970's she was a regular visitor to the area as her son, Michael Wilding Jnr, lived in a happy hippy place called Ffynnon-wen at Ystumtuen. The 70's was like that in Mid Wales! All the older generations of local folk were still alive with the Welsh speaking communities still largely intact, but with a scattering of fascinating in-comers! It's not like that anymore and the area is split between the humdrum and the ultra-greens!!! Despite everything, the Welsh language survives, particularly in the remote farming communities. Long may it do so.

Anyway, back to the old mine and more paint scraping!

Peter