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This month Liz ponders on life after lockdown, and her fantasies of being a pirate or a cowboy. In the course of one dog walk Husband managed to compare me to both a pot-bellied pig and a smelly old woman.
Read MoreThe past few months have been difficult. Many of us are ‘working from home’ and that can get a bit tedious. As a result, we may be getting up later than usual, going to bed later than usual, snacking more
Read MoreThis month we travel out of this world to find out why half a century after Apollo 11 we no longer go to the moon. On a similar theme, if we ever found ourselves in deep space, who exactly would
Read MoreAs the country entered lockdown, surfing was one of the forms of exercise that was advised against. It was never banned outright, but as all water sports were being heavily discouraged, the majority of Wales’ surf community did the honourable thing
Read MoreLiz, has like many of us, used her time in the past few months to learn some new skills. Things I have discovered during lockdown: I am not an artist; the Welsh language is incredibly difficult to learn and Paul
Read MoreIn March 2020, we were fortunate to be able to enjoy Ffynone House’s production of the iconic musical ‘Grease’. Whilst the world seems quite different now, we wanted to share a magical memory with you and say “Thank you” to
Read MoreIt seems that we become blasé about the wildlife we see throughout the year here in the UK and feel the need to jump aboard a plane to a new destination to explore more exotic species. But there is a
Read MoreWith only one session of outdoor exercise allowed per day under the lockdown rules, local photographer and regular Bay contributor Nick Smith (pictured right) used his ‘allowance’ to go cycling along Swansea’s promenade, photographing the brighter side of Dylan Thomas’
Read MoreWELL, IT’S BEEN A FUNNY FEW MONTHS BY ANY STANDARDS. I HAD NO IDEA THAT DAYS AFTER WRITING MY “WEIRD WAVES” ARTICLE ABOUT MY TRIP TO THE BRISTOL WAVEGARDEN COMPLEX IN MID-MARCH THAT THINGS WERE ABOUT TO GET PROPERLY WEIRD.
Read MoreIan originally planned this walk for the April issue, so the photographs he took were decidedly wintry. In mid-June Simon and I took our 5-year old grandson on this walk to update the photographs, so what you see here is
Read MoreBaywatchlist. It seems likely that going to the cinema isn’t going to be possible for some time, and with tv drama production halted we’re having to watch reruns and repeats. So, I asked Emlyn for his favourite films available from
Read MoreAt the time of writing this article, I am still stuck in Surrey, and I have been since the start of this lock-down. Research has become increasingly hard to carry out now, with libraries, archives, and other places of interest
Read MoreDue to the current global pandemic, we have to be smart if we want to avoid putting on the extra kilos of weight at this time. Many people are working from home, which is great. It’s really important that we
Read MoreThis month we get busy in the kitchen and learn how to cook with laverbread, enter the endlessly fascinating world of the coastal rock pool, reveal why our grandparents once drank cocktails that glowed in the dark, and find out
Read MoreLike a lot of people, when times get tough, I turn to the arts. I wander for hours around the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, watch whatever happens to be on at Swansea Grand Theatre, or read one of the many
Read More“Talking Stones” was an ITV Wales programme broadcast during the early 00s; it was presented by the motor-biking vicar, Lionel Fanthorpe. He toured Wales visiting graveyards and cemeteries, researching the lives of those names inscribed on the headstones. He left
Read MoreCOVER TO COVER shortlisted for Independent Bookshop of the Year Wales region. Bay is delighted to hear that Cover to Cover, has been shortlisted as Bookshop of the Year in the Wales region. The British Bookshop Awards received lots of
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