Showing posts with label Wales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wales. Show all posts
Friday, 1 March 2013
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Job Done!
First the Triple Crown, and now today the Grand Slam - the boys done well!!!
Da iawn Cymru !!
* photograph courtey of Reuters
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Dydd Gwyl Dewi
St David's Day, 1st March, a day of celebration for all sons and daughters of Wales no matter where they have wandered!
Isn't it strange that although many have travelled the globe throughout the ages and settled far and wide, 'home' is always 'home' with a special place in ours hearts and minds, and this family is no exception!
The house is full of bunches of daffodils, we are having leek soup with fresh French bread for lunch and tonight dinner with Welsh friends with cawl and 'teisen lap' on the menu! Lots of chat, laughter and 'hiraeth' guaranteed, and who knows maybe even a little singing :-)
Whilst getting links from Google, I came across a very good site about Wales if you're interested. In case you don't have the time to visit,I thought these few facts were quite interesting. Whether they are all true or not I'll leave to better minds than mine to decide !
* The Captain of "The Mayflower" was born in Wales
* The world's first working steam locomotive ran on a nine mile stretch of track at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales in 1804. Richard Trevithick's four wheel engine hauled ten tons of iron and 70 people before the track plates broke under the weight !
* St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, was Welsh by birth (according to legend) !
( Patrick was born and was subsequently kidnapped from Banwen, Wales. - our own Patron is St. David )
* Mount Everest was named after a Brecon man !
*The first game of lawn tennis was played in 1873 at Nantclwyd Hall, Clwyd, North Wales !
* A Welsh mathematician, from Tenby, invented the "equals" sign =
* The first place of Christian worship in U.K. was Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and similarly the first UK Cathedral was St. David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales
* The Welsh invented the longbow - the world's first armour piercing weapon.Welsh longbow men were feared throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
* The northern hemisphere's longest place name is located on the Isle of Anglesey, northern Wales.The town is called:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
* Up to half the signatories to the U.S. Declaration of Independence had Welsh ancestry, including Thomas Jefferson !
One last item that isn't mentioned on the website is that Wales gave us
'Myfanwy' , the one of greatest love song ever written in my opinion, and it always brings a lump to my throat.
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Today's Plan!
Right! Decision's made for today's quilt-a-long!
We're going to practice a bit more of this
on this
Now, this was supposed to be a sample block for this quilt, but after one block , no way was I ever going to achive 20 so - Voila! One mini! I think my FMQ is getting better, but a bit more practice will certainly help :-)
With the torrential rain and high winds that we have at the moment, and more forecast for the rest of the weekend, I should be able to carry on the good work tomorrow and make a start on a pinwheel baby quilt out of this
So all in all rather a full couple of days - and yes Sue, I 've given in and dug out the Christmas CD not only to set the mood but also to drown out DH's cries of agony as Wales take on the Springboks at rugby later today Little bit of a clash of loyalties here for me having lived in South Africa for 10 years, but I'm sure that the Land of my Fathers is going have the biggest pull.
We're going to practice a bit more of this
on this
Now, this was supposed to be a sample block for this quilt, but after one block , no way was I ever going to achive 20 so - Voila! One mini! I think my FMQ is getting better, but a bit more practice will certainly help :-)
With the torrential rain and high winds that we have at the moment, and more forecast for the rest of the weekend, I should be able to carry on the good work tomorrow and make a start on a pinwheel baby quilt out of this
So all in all rather a full couple of days - and yes Sue, I 've given in and dug out the Christmas CD not only to set the mood but also to drown out DH's cries of agony as Wales take on the Springboks at rugby later today Little bit of a clash of loyalties here for me having lived in South Africa for 10 years, but I'm sure that the Land of my Fathers is going have the biggest pull.
Friday, 16 July 2010
Short of Time
It's open season here at 'Hotel Chez Nous', that time of the year when the whole world and its wife decide it's time to visit France and take up lodgings in the spare bedrooms! This is great in many ways and it's lovely to see all our friends and families but - Oh!! does it run away with time!
Lots of time to sit and chat and spoil the little ones but no time for sewing and precious little for blogging, so I've decided to let you see the rest of the holiday photos in D.I.Y mode and if you're interested these are the links
Bodnant Gardens - firstly the beautiful National Trust property in the Conwy Valley. Unfortunately we just missed the wonderful Laburnum Arch in full bloom, but you can still see the remains of the blossom in the photo, but this is how it looks in full glory
Snowdon & Snowdonia - Well, what can I say about the lovely scenery in this area and the magnificent views from the summit of Snowdon herself . Even though this was 'home' to me I will never cease to be amazed by the ever changing views of this part of Wales.
Finally, a bit of everything in this link including proof of a visit to THAT village on Anglesey !
Lots of time to sit and chat and spoil the little ones but no time for sewing and precious little for blogging, so I've decided to let you see the rest of the holiday photos in D.I.Y mode and if you're interested these are the links
Bodnant Gardens - firstly the beautiful National Trust property in the Conwy Valley. Unfortunately we just missed the wonderful Laburnum Arch in full bloom, but you can still see the remains of the blossom in the photo, but this is how it looks in full glory
Snowdon & Snowdonia - Well, what can I say about the lovely scenery in this area and the magnificent views from the summit of Snowdon herself . Even though this was 'home' to me I will never cease to be amazed by the ever changing views of this part of Wales.
Finally, a bit of everything in this link including proof of a visit to THAT village on Anglesey !
Sunday, 4 July 2010
It's Been How Long !!
I can't believe that it's almost a moth since my last post - where does the time fly to ? Having said that, I have to admit that we've been on holiday again for 3 weeks, so that will explain a lot.
DH has been saying for ages that he would like a trip to North Wales and a ride on the new Welsh Highlands Steam Preservation Railway, so deciding that there's no time like the present - that's where we've been.
We stayed just outside Conwy at this cottage....
.......surrounded by these gardens...
.........with lots of secret corners....
(DH posing as usual!)
.........full of wonderful colours.......
.....and views to die for practically on the doorstep!
Lots more to report as you might imagine, but the sun is shining on this lovely Sunday afternoon so I'm away now to enjoy my own garden, but before I go - Happy 4th July to all my American visitors, I hope you all have a great day !
DH has been saying for ages that he would like a trip to North Wales and a ride on the new Welsh Highlands Steam Preservation Railway, so deciding that there's no time like the present - that's where we've been.
We stayed just outside Conwy at this cottage....
.........with lots of secret corners....
.........full of wonderful colours.......
.....and views to die for practically on the doorstep!
Lots more to report as you might imagine, but the sun is shining on this lovely Sunday afternoon so I'm away now to enjoy my own garden, but before I go - Happy 4th July to all my American visitors, I hope you all have a great day !
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