I live in Parc Bothy in the forest at Coed Hafod y Llyn. It
is an old cottage and very compact but in an extremely peaceful and beautiful setting
with a view out over Moelwyn Fach. The
Blaenau Ffestiniog steam train runs along the track which is about fifty yards
downhill from the cottage. The smoke and the whistle of this train are integral
to life here.
There is a small studio attached to the cottage and it’s in here
that I like to write. I like it at dawn when I can see the sky lightening and
watch the two large crows that always arrive early in search of the scraps of
food that I leave for them on the shed roof. And I like it at dusk when the
light gradually fades and the moths gather on the window panes.
