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I know some Welsh! :D

.. thanks to a lovely couple who stayed with us for a week ending this morning *sniff* .. they are so kind and simple and everything that makes you think of crackling fireplaces or something baking in the kitchen .. Lily and David Morgan they are officially known in public; but unofficially in the house they are mum-ky and dad-ky to me (grandma & grandad in Welsh) -i think thats wrong spelling but im aiming for pronounciation in this instance. Their greatest asset was their love of God, which showed through everything they did and touched even those who weren't Christians.

it was a delightful week. Lily made Welsh cakes, and shared stories and did work around the house -which she liked! -an inspiration to me no less:) Getting her to sit down longer than 10 minutes is challenging enough. David preached by night and visited the houses in our area by day, meeting half the world in one suburb:P it was gold listening to his accounts because he's blessed with the gift of storytelling. People from Russia, China, Wales, Italy, Lebanon, Iraq, Serbia, a sprinkling of Europe, etc right at our doorstep! why on earth would i need to travel now?:P

Lily has invited me to visit their ancient cottage (built in the 1700s) in Wales, so come next yr, who knows? I'd love to go that's for sure.. and learn how to bake a hearty meal or two.. they also have 18 grandchildren so entertainment's covered. I know enough Welsh to get me around.. ie "sut yd ych chi"="how are you?"; diolch yn fawr"= "thank you muchly" there's an accent thing happening there.. it's a difficult language for me to learn because there are lots of tongue curling and some of the letters aren't pronounced the way they look.. i'm not deterred tho:) Chinese is probably just as hard for a Welsh speaker because there is no tongue curling only different intonations in a sound. There are other Welsh sayings i'm familiar with by now like 'good morning' but i don't know their spelling so not going to do it injustice by attempting to scribe them here. Well, now there are 2 countries on my list of visitations! China and Wales:) Brilliant!
*sigh* I miss them a lot.. i won't easily forget their idiosyncracies: Lily washing the dishes.. David humming away.. Lily ironing some clothes.. David at the table reading a book.. Lily with a cuppa tea.. David with a cuppa milo and figs and dates and biscuits and a piece of toast, lol.. and so much more. Their stories warmed me -literally. They were usually so funny that i'd be a hot water bottle by the end from laughing too much.

Cheers to great relationships!

posted by "/umin @ 2:07 PM