When Stereophonics played Cardiff Castle in 1998, their arrival was timed to the sunset, but television schedules and an untimely cloud cover denied Calzaghe his moment of drama inthedusk.
And as I go out to them, my aunts, silhouetted where they sit inthe silver light of early dusk, I remember the women returning home at nightfall from the plots among the trees.
"This is not a time for checks and balances, " a close associate ofthe prime minister told me in confidence inthe autumn of 2010, as we sipped the golden wines of Tokaj and watched the golden leaves fall inthe gathering dusk.