St. Asaph Cathedral

MONDAY

It was a hot day, with outdoor temperatures hovering around 28ºC—and the forecast suggests it could get even hotter tomorrow.

I spent a couple of hours out in the garden watering and  trimming a large conifer. It’s shaped like a cup with a flat top and measures around two metres high and two metres across. It provides a useful screen, but the worst part of hedge trimming is always the clean-up afterwards! 

Both garden waste bins are now full to the brim.

Early afternoon, I nipped up to Denbigh to run a few errands and do a bit of shopping. I then headed over to Rhuddlan for bowls practice ahead of tomorrow’s match. 

On the way, I stopped off at St Asaph Cathedral for some lunch in the Translators’ Tearoom and spent ten quiet minutes in the cathedral itself to light a candle and say a prayer.

The bowling green in Rhuddlan is parched and, in places, bare of grass. As expected, the bowls were running fast.. Tomorrow's match is at East Parade in Rhyl, and I expect the playing surface there to be more like a ploughed field completely different!

The current cathedral building at St. Asaph dates back to the 13th century and, despite its modest size, holds great historical and spiritual significance. It is home to the William Morgan Bible—the first complete translation of the Bible into Welsh.  (Hence the name of the Translators’ Tearoom!). An outside shot of the cathedral - see extra.

Back home late afternoon and more watering as many of the plants, especially the hydrangeas are looking quite stressed.