Author Archive: Andrew Green
Snowdonia Slate Walk, day 4: Beddgelert to Tanygrisiau

I’ve not slept well in Beddgelert. The reason, I think, is that our B&B is beside Afon Glaslyn, and I’m not used to sleeping with the constant noise of running water. Today we’re going to be following the river downstream towards Nantmor, before turning to Croesor and beyond. Yesterday’s heavy rain has begun to turn […]
Snowdonia Slate Trail, day 2: Llanberis to Y Fron

Today’s a rare day: no waterproofs needed, and sun forecast for the afternoon. We set off from Llanberis and climb up the lane towards Waunfawr. On average, each day of the Trail crosses two watersheds, and this is the first of today’s two ascents. Sheep outnumber people by some margin, as usual. Their fleeces are […]
The artist from behind

What’s happening when artists choose to portray themselves in their work? The self-portrait was an invention of the Renaissance, but it’s just as common today, in painting (Jenny Saville’s work, now on show in a big retrospective at the National Portrait Gallery, is a striking example) and in many other forms. Perhaps the most famous […]
On the buses

A couple of weeks ago Transport for Wales invited people to come along to Swansea Bus Station to give their views on the routes that buses in the city should take, once TfW takes over full responsibility for decisions from the existing bus companies. We went along and had some interesting chats with TfW staff […]
Bye bye, Brinley

Doedd y newyddion am farwolaeth Brinley ar 3 Awst ddim yn syndod – roedd yn 96 mlwydd oedd ac yn fregus yn dilyn strôc – ond daeth ton o dristwch mawr drosto i, o feddwl yn ôl dros y blynyddoedd o’n cyfeillgarwch. Aeth fy meddwl yn ôl yn syth i’r diwrnod cyntaf welais Brinley, yn […]
Dawn dweud

Bu tipyn o sôn yn y wasg yn ddiweddar am sgiliau ‘dawn dweud’ neu ‘medrau llafar’, neu ‘oracy’, i ddefnyddio’r gair Saesneg anhardd – y gallu i fynegi eich hun mewn ffordd rugl a gramadegol, ac i wrando ar yr hyn mae pob eraill yn ei ddweud wrthych chi. Yn 2024 cyhoeddodd comisiwn annibynnol ar […]