A Welcome in the Hillside

"We'll keep a welcome in the hillside
We'll keep a welcome in the vales
This land you knew will still be singing
When you come home again to Wales."

These few words sum up what we are trying to do; build a welcome for those friends and family who love Wales and call it home.

We are renovating a small barn on the shoulder of a small valley in Snowdonia National Park. Overgrown by hydrangeas, nettles and brambles, we bought it in 2001 and have been thinking about this for a while. Now we have started clearing and renovation work in earnest, we wanted to post our pictures and updates through this blog as a record of progress.

We welcome your suggestions and comments - especially if you have done something similar, are attempting it, or if one day you too would like to "come home again to Wales".

Enjoy the pictures, share the adventure, tell us what you think!