Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC -43 BC ) What have we learned in 2,066 years? "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury s...

Our Lady of Rugby There is a Catholic shrine to rugby! Well, to Our Lady of Rugby to be exact, and as a fellow Welsh blogger explains ,...

Quite a few of the local schools are "closed" today as an inset day, which I believe is for teacher training. I wonder how much ...

Politicians need telling-off I'm sooooo glad the Welsh Assembly thinks that a government should make the smacking of children illeg...

"The card is yellow, right?" Rumour has it that if you bet on the All Blacks to win the Rugby World Cup final next weekend aga...

What can I say? What a terrible day for Wales and for Welsh rugby! We knew we were going to win, then one terrible, terrible referee decis...

This is the "old laundry" in Roath, Cardiff along Marlborough Road. There is a campaign to stop this beautiful building being torn...

Celt & Saxon Kingdoms circa 500AD? Sterling news! Some of the Hurley Clan have marched north to reclaim the Celtic Kingdom of Rheged...

I read somewhere that many Catholic bloggers are meant to love cats. I would happily count myself in that number, notwithstanding our new pe...

Patch has been settling in well to his new family this week. Being a rescue dog he was very nervous at first, though always well behaved, ...

Patch Hurley This is Patch, our new family pet. He is from a rescue kennel and is 18 months old. So far he is fitting in really well...

A very Happy Birthday to Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Especially for a hairy footed Welshman who betrayed everything and moved to... London. H...

A sad and perplexing tale this week. On Sunday (18th September) we went to a dog show and purposefully went to the stalls for dogs homes a...

The email sent to me When you get an email from a business, you tend to know that you are one of many thousands receiving it. The sam...

Back in the day... touring his land Very important birthday in the family this week... yes, of course today is Maynard's birthday! I...