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Month: September 2017

Talk like a (Welsh) pirate

Posted on September 19, 2017April 14, 2020 by Claire

What’s the literature-loving horse to got to do with talking like a pirate, you may asked. Nothing. I just like it. Thank you to my sister, Ruth, for sending it. Onward! It’s talk like a pirate day! Or, in Welsh, Diwrnod Siarad fel Mȏr-leidr! Here are a few words and phrases for all would-be Welsh pirates.… Read on…

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The Leaves That Hung But Never Grew

Posted on September 7, 2017April 14, 2020 by Claire

As it’s Folklore Thursday over on twitter, I thought I’d share an odd little tale. Earlier this year, my husband went on a conference at Gregynog in mid-Wales While he was there, he spotted this on the wall and, naturally, he snapped a photo to show me: Naturally, I was compelled to hunt down the… Read on…

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