Cae Mabon

This time of year Cae Mabon is essentially closed to groups. So I take up residence down in the Barn and use the quiet weeks to write. Over the last few winters I’ve been working on a memoir of my early life when I made a 10-year journey around the world. Luckily I kept journals otherwise I’d have forgotten more. Memory is such an ephemeral thing. I find that shaping experience into a story makes it more coherent and meaningful. What strikes me now is how idealistic and even