A Sweeney in Devon…

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How’s your weekend started off?

Last weekend, 19 of us from the undefinable community travelled over to Devon for our Spring 2026 Retreat. As is customary on the page, it’s time for a little wrap-up post, taking a look at some of what we got up to this time around ๐ŸŒป

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The Sweeneys return to Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

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How’s your weekend looking?

On Wednesday morning, my parents, auntie, uncle and I arrived back in the Swansea valleys after six lovely days in Donegal. We’re going to take a look at some of what we got up to in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in Austin ๐Ÿค 

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How’s the week ahead looking for you?

Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Austin, Texas, for a week, as the final part of my 2026 US adventure. We’re going to take a look at some of what I got up to in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in New Orleansโ€ฆ

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Growing up playing the trombone in a brass band, I’ve always been a huge fan of jazz and swing music. With this in mind, it’s only natural that New Orleans was a place that I had to visit one day, and three weeks ago, I got to do just that.

We’re going to be taking a look at some of what I got up to there in today’s blog.

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Iโ€™ve found myself talking about Wales a lot more lately…

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With Saint Davidโ€™s Day last Sunday, and being born and raised in the Swansea valleys, it feels only right to lean into Wales, Welsh culture and how it’s helped shape me into who I am a little more today ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

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Van Gogh – A lesson on life…

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Last May, on my mini tour around some of the US, I got to see Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” painting, while visiing the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Let’s take a look at some of my thoughts surrounding this and art in general in today’s blog.

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Sweeney Claus in London…

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Last week, I went to London for my final trip of 2025, which coincidentally ended up being my longest time spent there too. We’re going to be taking a look at some of what I got up to in today’s blog.

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A Wholesome DC Encounter

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Back in May, I was on a two-week mini-tour of the US, when I made it to Washington, DC, for my final three days. We’re going to take a look at a chance meeting that happened there, which has stayed with me ever since ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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A Sweeney in Norfolk…

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Last weekend, 25 of us from the Undefinable Community travelled over to Norfolk for our 2025 Autumn Retreat. We’re going to be taking a look at some of what we got up to there in today’s blog ๐Ÿ

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A 12,000 Feet Jump…

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Seven years ago today, I jumped out of a plane at 12,000 feet ๐Ÿช‚

Why did I do it? Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to be taking a look at in today’s blog, as we celebrate the seventh anniversary of my “Skydive for Azheimer’s” story.

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A Sweeney in London – Autumn 2025

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Hope you’re well today ๐Ÿ™‚

Last weekend, I went up to London for the weekend, coworking, catching up with friends and a whole load more. We’ll take a look at some of what I got up to in today’s blog.

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Reflecting on Porto – One Year Later

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It’s crazy to think that this time last year, I was only recently getting back from my first ever solo-holiday to Porto in Portugal. We’re going to be diving back into some of what I got up to on the trip and my thoughts on it 12 months later in today’s blog.

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Parasailing – a lesson in clear communications? ๐Ÿง

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A couple of weeks ago, my dad and I decided to give parasailing a go while on our holiday in Tunisia, and like most Sweeney days out, it ended up making for another whacky family story. Let’s take a look at what happened…

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A Sweeney Camping… ๐Ÿ•๏ธ

Last weekend, 18 of us from the undefinable community returned to Wild Combe Camping in the South Downs for our summer retreat. This was my 7th retreat with this crazy group, and it certainly didn’t disappoint ๐Ÿ™‚

We’ll take a look at some of what we got up to in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in Philadelphia…

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Hope you’re having a lovely start to the week ๐Ÿ™‚

Two weeks ago, I was in Philadelphia for two days, starting off the second half of my mini US tour. Let’s take a look at what I got up to there in today’s blog. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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