Good Monday morning all. I'm back in front of the Mac after a weeks camping in mid Wales. It was awesome despite the mostly rainy weather - a nice mix of culture and campfires, beaches and barbeques, nature and nonsense.
I was pleasantly surprised to find we were camping just a stone's throw from Bron Yr Aur - the cottage made famous by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and where they wrote much of 'Led Zeppelin III' and various other tracks that appeared on 'Houses of the Holy' and 'Physical Graffiti'. Of course I had to play the song 'Bron Yr Aur' on my iPod while standing round the campfire (on more than one occasion actually), in homage to one of the greatest bands of all time.
We made a visit to the Museum of Modern Art in Machynlleth too (http://www.momawales.org.uk/) which is a fab place. As well as featuring a wonderful exhibition of paintings by Matthew Wood, the place was also gearing up for the Machynlleth Festival and our visit coincided with some great folk music from Chile, which my daughter adored and (rightly so) insisted we stop and listen to a while.
The Centre for Alternative Technology (http://www.cat.org.uk/) was another inspiring place to visit. It's one of those places where, as well as the expected green and eco-friendly solutions for sustainable living that are on display, you will stumble on nice, quirky pieces of design such as slabs of slate featuring typography and carved elements of trees; sculptures of hares out-running a fox; and living-willow tunnels for kids to dash through. I would love to return (and I would love it not to be raining when I do!).
Aberdyfi is gorgeous, the mountains amazing, the sandy beaches fun-filled and the wildlife spectacular. For now it's back to designing and creating though...
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