Ramblings

We share with you Ronnie’s adventure along the Jack Mytton’s Way, a trail that winds through Shropshire’s peaceful countryside.  On days two and three, we journey beyond Chelmarsh and arrive in Much Wenlock, a historic market town steeped in charm, brought vividly to life by Ronnie.

Ronnie explores the rich history and hidden gems of the Welsh coastline through a captivating philatelic lens

After the sudden loss of her beloved husband Chris in 2015, Ronnie found herself at a crossroads, grief weighed heavily yet a spark of determination flickered beneath. With her daughter living in Tywyn, Ronnie decided to do something extraordinary and endeavoured to walk from her home in Llanymynech to the Welsh coast, one step at a time.

Ronnie takes us through some interesting history about North Wales with this Philatelic Tour

We share with you Ronnie’s adventure along the Jack Mytton’s Way, a trail that winds through Shropshire’s peaceful countryside. 

Ronnie gives us some interesting history of Mid Wales through the journey of Welsh Stamps

Ronnie gives us some interesting history of Wales and Welsh stamps

I feel compelled to write about stiles because they are part of our landscape which is fast disappearing.  More and more stiles that I have known, some of them I have loved, are being removed and are being replaced by the ubiquitous galvanised kissing gate.  Stiles are under danger from political correctness!

Another of Ronnie’s Lists, this one is all about bridges.  It is unsure why, what, how or when Ronnie wrote this list, are they bridges she went over or saw or did these bridges just fascinate her or is there any correlation between all of these bridges?

Chris fastidiously collected Observer Books, clearly Observer Book no 10, Geology, got up Ronnie's nose! Observer Book No 10 Geology...

Ronnie and Chris walk the Malvern Hills. A walk over fifteen 630,000,000 years old pre-Cambrian, pink, granite tops, the highest of which is Worcestershire Beacon at 425 metres, covering a distance of approximately ten miles.  The walk is best done north to south, the hills in the south being generally gentler and less demanding than those in the north.  We walked at least fifteen of the named summits and probably climbed more than the height of Snowdon to do so!

Ronnie didn’t just collect things such as spoons, stamps and books (plus many other quirky items!) but she also collected places.  This week we uncovered yet another notebook with lists of "places she seen, been or achieved"!

W. T. Barber asserts that “The Kerry Ridgeway claims to be the oldest footpath in Wales, there are many prehistoric sights along its route.  All the way it is crossed by ancient dykes and runs close to the ancient caers (forts) and tumuli built by our ancestors.

A fingerpost is a post set up, generally where roads cross or divide, to show the direction of certain places.

  In all that has been done of late, in the way of country-side preservation and the care of ancient monuments, no general effort seems to have been made on behalf of some of our oldest friends, the milestones.

The art of making marbles, originally practiced in the Roman times, was revised by the Venetians

Stiles-yes, I mean Stiles to Style!  Yes, I’m female but stiles not style is a concern of mine. Stiles intrigue me by their different styles

I am just an ordinary person trying to understand why we need to place wind turbines in some of the most remote areas of the British Isles

Ronnie collected many things during her life, inkwells, fountain pens and pencils were just some of the things that interested her.

Ronnie was fascinated with the history of all sorts and everything and being a keen walker wrote this lovely piece about the history of maps