Bethlehem

For the last two days of our break we stayed at Bethlehem. Yes, really. A tiny dot on the South Wales map, which enabled me to visit two gardens.The first was the National Botanical Garden of Wales. An enormous place, worth an all day visit and plenty of stamina. Set out in a logical way as becomes the title but not all that photogenic. Well worth a repeat visit, though.

The second was Aberglasney where house and garden have been brought back from decades of ruin and neglect. This was very photogenic and also worth another visit. I'm looking for inspiration for our front garden which will need something doing one day before the conifers completely smother or demolish the retaining wall. Any suggestions?

We were the only van on the site and did wonder if it had ever been visitied before. The grass was long and HoF was worried about the car's catalytic whatsit setting fire to the field. The water was almost worth a car drive to obtain from the farmyard and wasn't in the cleanest of settings. But it was rather nice being on our own and in such an unspoilt spot. It was in the vicinity of Llandeilo which is a stop on the Heart of Wales two-carriage line so we might revsit that way one day. Perhaps when you come to stay?

Now we are home I am rather at a loose end. When one's on holiday it's OK to play all day but now I need some 'work' to justify my ''idle' moments. And it isn't lack of things to do as much as umph to do them. And decisiveness over where to start.