"I'll admit I may have seen better days, but I'm still not to be had for the price of a cocktail, "(Margo Channing)
Trelawnyd the word
Its a lazy blog day.
In response to Kate, I have left this video outlining the correct pronunciation of the word "Trelawnyd"
I hope you find it useful!
As I walked up through the village, small knots of people slowly made their way down to the Church for a funeral. I didn't know the chap who had died but I realised he must have been a resident for a long time as many of the older villagers like Auntie Gladys and Olwena were amongst the mourners.
When there is a funeral, I try to keep out of the field until after the interment as a mark of respect (the field for those that don't know lies right next door to the new Graveyard)
I just hope that Boris behaved himself.
Sometimes when there is a lot of mourners around a grave he will "gobble" his head off at the fence in order to challenge the strangers.
As you can appreciate an irate and noisy turkey can potentially change the solemnity of a such an occasion !
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I'm practicing the pronunciation on Sophie. We New World folk are so challenged---Ron. I can speak Welsh now...;-)
ReplyDeleteI think a gobbling turkey would make everyone crack a smile.....it's always good to laugh a bit at a funeral too. Usually it's the little ones that make you smile, but a turkey is good too.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Chania John...I think Boris would provide some much needed light relief. Hope he gobbled his silly head off!
ReplyDeleteI would love to be buried with the song..umm...gobble of a turkey sending me home!
ReplyDeleteI love your voice and 'Trelawnyd' sounds so much better when you say it John!
ReplyDeleteI'm with the others... I would rather have Boris gobbling than bag pipes or a pipe organ at my funeral.
ReplyDelete...hey, maybe a turkey, bagpipe, and organ trio??!??
Interment not internment, Mrs Malaprop.
ReplyDeletethank you bel....my spelling is atroc, atrou, atrocio well very bad!!!
ReplyDeleteBut you have to remember what the dialect does to ladies on this side of the pond.....
ReplyDelete;)
I would have made the same spelling error. One learns something new every day on your blog John!
ReplyDelete;-)
I once did an internment! I'm not looking forward to an interment, tho! LOL!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful countryside, even in the middle of winter. Thanks for the Welsh lesson.
ReplyDeleteLove that you posted that photo as your header John...one of my personal favs!
ReplyDeleteYea! Thank you, John! Just before Christmas, I hear the most wonderful Baritone singer on our Classical music radio station. I waited for the piece to end so that I could go looking for recordings. The announcer said it was (spelling phonetically) Burn (as in a crackling fire) Toy'-vel (rhyme with something a child plays with, and the first half of velvet) After a lot of creative google searching, I figured out that the singer was Bryn Terfel; at which point I looked at "Trelawnyd" and realized I was probably a world away from correct pronunciation. :)
ReplyDeleteHope you had a splendid day! Kate
I keep practising my Welsh but so far all I can say is "MAAAAAA". Hmmmm. xxxxooooo
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for the new blog photo!! And the thought of a turkey voicing his displeasure at a funeral is smile worthy. I agree with the others, I'd prefer that to mournful music or bagpipes any day.
ReplyDeleteYeah - that's just what you need when saying goodbye to loved ones, your heart filled with grief - a frigging great turkey gobbling in your earhole! Surreal dude!
ReplyDeleteP.S. Any chance of making the blog header photo slightly bigger?
pudding
ReplyDeleteyou will cut yourself you are so sharp!
lol
loved your previous comment !
the answer is nick clegg! I love an underdog!
Hmm, guess I have been saying it properly all along! Hey, maybe I'm Welsh?
ReplyDeleteAah, Boris, how is the poor dear? All back to his old self?
I tend to do a bit of gobbling at funerals too - it takes my mind off it. (love the new header pic, btw)
ReplyDeleteoh tom
ReplyDeleteyou are heading down the Kenneth Williams route again!
Just caught up on your posts. Poor Constance has so many obstacles to overcome. (Check your email-I sent you something you'll get a kick out of.) I always have enjoyed your masterpiece videos...though the audio is difficult for me to catch(usually because the wind garbles it). I've actually been pronouncing Trelawnd correctly. (Sitting here with smug smile on face.) Enjoyed that game you played. Always interesting to find out more than one's favorite color. Be well my friend. xx-c
ReplyDeleteMy goodness... I opened your page and the closeup of the turkey scared the crap out of me.... I thought it was coming after me... yikes!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, a gobbling turkey would make folks smile I should think!
ReplyDeleteNot only do I love hearing the voice and *luvley* accent behind the writer, I was totally mispronouncing your village even with the phoenetic spelling. Thanks to you and to Kate for asking. I wanted our real estate agent to show us property next to a graveyard. "When you have dogs, the best neighbors are dead ones".
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lesson in proper pronunciation.
ReplyDeleteAnd I LOVE your new header picture. Are those the new girls? :-)
yes linda
ReplyDeletethey are the belles!
Your new header is hilarious! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, now I know how to say Trewalynd correctly.
Picturing in my mind Boris being vocal with the mourners. Sorry, but I had to giggle over that! Nothing wrong with lightening the mood at a solemn occasion.
xoxo
Yay, I've been pronouncing it correctly in my head! You have a very nice voice, John.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Have you seen/reviewed the movie, Black Swan? I saw it today and am curious about what you thought. It was not what I expected. I disturbed me, to be honest. I won't say more unless I know you've seen it.
renee
ReplyDeleteits not quite out here
I am looking forward to it...given the hype!
looks rather dark though!
Loving your new header, that hen looks so comical!
ReplyDeleteLove the new header John...it's perfect! OH my I can just imagine hearing a turkey gobbling during a burial..I'm sure Boris brings on a few smiles and maybe even some chuckles too. I was just reading your post out loud to my hubby..he said "I was wanting bagpipes at my funeral but now I want Boris!". Hmm...sounds like a potential career in the making for Boris ;) Hope your day was a good one.
ReplyDeleteMaura :)
Love the video - you have a lovely voice and accent.
ReplyDeleteBoris must be a hit, even at a funeral. Or maybe especially at a funeral.
Love your blog header photo John...those St. Trinian girls really know how to work the camera!
ReplyDeleteOh the stories Boris could tell...if only a turkey could talk!
I love the new header! There's nothing like a mad-eyed larger than life chook to make the casual blog-reader look twice!
ReplyDeleteIn my head I've been saying Trelawney-dee. Way off beam!
Got it. Thanks I'm sure it will come in very useful.
ReplyDeleteOh I do love it when Interment & Internment get muddled...causes all sorts of confusion !
Ah, so that's how you say it. Love the chickens up top!
ReplyDeleteSaw you give someone the link to this on a recent posting and it was something I've been wondering. Thank you for letting us know. I've sitting here on the couch, thousands of miles away on another continent going "Trelawnyd" "Trelawnyd" Trelawnyd".
ReplyDeleteIsn't the internet awesome?
p.s. I know you probably get this all the time from those of us across the pond, but I love your voice.