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Monday 9 June 2014

A Funny Old Day

It has been a strange day, I woke to pouring rain and leaden grey skies. This cleared to blazing sun and blue skies.
I took Ben to Ponty for his check up and all is well, came back and we went for a walk.

 I put the washing through the machine and got it out on the whirly gig. Then went off to Ammanford to do a bit of CS shopping and find a pair of gardening boots.
Ben enjoyed his walk round the town and was ready for a stretch out in the sun once we got back.

Later I took him out over the top field and he had a romp with two border collies, one black and white one red and white.
I am not sure quite how it happened but I got involved with the Welsh version of an Irish wake. The family of the Black and White Collie had lost their Matriarch last week and the funeral is tomorrow. Now I have only met the husband and one of the sons while walking Ben but was gathered up into the fold and I am going to the funeral tomorrow. As it happens all the people that I have met in the village are going. I can not take it all in, but it seems that I have been accepted already.

The friendliness has been a bit overwhelming but I am glad of it. I am sure that I am a source of speculation but I can live with that.
On to other things.
Yesterday I went off to Cardigan to visit James and Cerys and had a lovely afternoon. On the journey back I went via Cernarth and stopped at the famous Falls.



The long shot.




The close up.


A little information for the tourists.


And last but not least the bridge.

I have driven by the falls so many times and the light has been totally wrong for photos, or the car park has been heaving. Sunday evening everything was right and I was so pleased to get my photos.
They do not do it justice, it is delightful and the village has grown around the site. There are more places to eat than you can shake a stick at and it costs £2.50 to park, but still well worth a visit, I hasten to add that I did not pay to park, the kiosk was closed.

Reasons to be grateful.

1.  I begin to feel a part of the community.

2. Ben is looking good and will have his stitches out next Monday.

3. The sun has shone in all it,s glory most of the day.

4. Francesca is coming for the weekend.

5. I have unpacked the new machine.

I watched the DVD that came with the machine and did intend to try it out this afternoon. That has now been postponed until Wednesday.
Ben is absolutely shattered from all his play, Collies have much longer legs than him, and is snoozing beside me.

I am going to watch a TV program later about life on benefits in Wales. I have seen a few trailers and it looks interesting. If it turns out to be rubbish I will just take myself off to bed.

On that note I better straighten up the kitchen and get into my PJ,s ready to indulge in a bit of hooky. I must remember to post a pic of my cushion tomorrow, and the new machine.

                   TTFN                                             Pam



14 comments:

  1. Sounds like your sorted already x

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    1. It seems so, I am certainly comfortable here.

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  2. So glad you are settling in so quickly. Enjoy your new machine, Vee x

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    1. I am really getting in to the village life, I plan on lots of fun with my machine.

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  3. Wow, I have been living here in an east Yorkshire coastal town for 7 years and one of my neighbours further down the street spoke to me for the first time today. The welsh are a friendly lot then? I really like Wales but often wondered if on moving there I would stick out as English! stupid thing to think really but I hardly know anybody where I live now it would be lovely to live in a friendly community.

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    1. I have not met anyone who has not answered a "hello, good morning/afternoon". Nearly everyone that I have spoken to stops to talk for a few minutes, some for ages. It is a very friendly village, there are quite a few English here and all those who wish to are part of village life. I expect that there are those who are not so welcoming but I have not found any so far. I was intending to look further afield for somewhere to live but now am seriously considering staying put.

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  4. Hi pam glad to see you have settled in I love reading your reasons to be grateful

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    1. I am having a good time and have lots to be grateful for, all pretty mundane but it is the little things that matter really.

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  5. I'm so glad your neighbours are so friendly. You sound pretty settled.
    Love from Mum
    xx

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    1. It is a very friendly place, I feel that I landed on my feet here.

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  6. I have friends who had a really toxic experience of living in a "chocolate box" village where everyone knew everyone and a few powerful people called the shots and could make life very unpleasant if your face didn't fit. Personally, my ideal is a small market town - small enough to feel part of but big enough to give some privacy.

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    1. I do not think that Cwmgors could ever be called "chocolate Box", in fact my first impression was "Grey, Dismal and Dreary". The village id typical ribbon developement with a few short sidestreets leading off the main through road. Some houses form a sort of Dormitory Enclave, with commuters living there who are only seen at weekends. There are bound to be the aloof and possibly unpleasant minority, I just have not met any so far. We join the next village Gwuan Cae Gurnan without a gap and the next pair of "conjoined villages" are only a mile further on. This almost cause it to fell much larger than it is. There are also lots of incomers both from England and other parts of Wales.

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  7. Just looked how far Ammanford is from were we are moving to and its about 30mins away, so it looks like we will almost be neighbours :-)

    Sounds like you are fitting right in

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    1. I am around 10 minutes away towards Swansea, perhaps we can meet up for coffee/tea once you are settled in.

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