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I now have my mother’s ashes in a neat little box on my bookshelf, between...

Madeleine GrayJanuary 7, 2015

Back to Oliver Rackham’s Ancient Woods of South-east Wales. This rather undistinguished hedge-bank up in...

Madeleine GrayDecember 18, 2022

When Seth first saw Ethan, a morning just before last Christmas, he put his hands...

Madeleine GrayDecember 9, 2022

I was supposed to be going to Capel-y-ffin, just north of Llanthony, back last January...

Madeleine GrayOctober 27, 2021

It is just a bit disconcerting to realise that you can live somewhere for getting...

Madeleine GrayMay 25, 2015

I had a lovely afternoon exploring my mother’s reminiscences with our village Mothers’ Union last...

Madeleine GrayNovember 14, 2017