Cardiff Life celebrates the best of city living. Published every three weeks, it includes the very latest on property, arts, dining and shopping, in Cardiff, Cowbridge and Penarth

Oh, I know, it’s all been a bit of a washout so far, but then July so often is – my childhood memories of holidays in Tenby are one big Pacamac blur.
But in the Pollyanna way of local magazines, we’re remaining chirpily optimistic about August; we have the harbour festival to look forward to, among other delights, and the city’s activity centres are just dying to get you out on your bikes/canoes/surfboards etc – why not let this summer be the one in which you take up a new sport? Come on, no excuses at the back; autumn will be here soon enough.
In this issue we also take a look at a fascinating retrospective of the work of Sir Kyffin Williams, borrow a few style ideas from Dylanflick The Edge of Love, dine at a deli and wish the Bluebirds a great season.
Back in three weeks – have a great August.

• A Penylan home gets a gleaming reinvention
• Canoeing down the Wye
• Dining at the deli
• Cardiff’s best muffins
• Cook like Adam at the Parc Hotel
• Italy’s undeveloped Cliento coast
• Meet Nigel Roberts