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Wine Tasting

Dave & The Velvet Voiced Linda

 It was lovely to be with my Trelawnyd Village Family tonight.A lovely bunch and I was so moved that they gave me a toast and a round of applause for my graduation 

Wine

 I covered night shift sickness last night

It’s too hot too sleep today 34 degrees

This fun tonight

John Gray- The Next Chapter

Things have an energy all of their own don’t they?

I saw my last counselling client as a student yesterday and found out that the mental health charity I’m working with  has taken me on as a sessional professional counsellor. 

My next client will be paying for my services

Bloody hell.

I had a rush of “imposter syndrome” yesterday, but my new supervisor grounded me with some pragmatic words and useful advice.

Part time now I will be self employed for the first time in the 45 years of my employment history 

I can do it

My twin sister did the same during Covid 

Today I’ve been planning things around the Flower Show. I’m now working tonight to cover sickness so will be off the entire weekend which will nice given I’m going to the village hall’s wine tasting evening tomorrow night ! 

Above is the community Associations’ wild flower meadow and orchard. There are apples on the trees which may be harvested free  by the villagers when they ripen. It’s a great initiative 

The novelty veg photos have been coming in too, we just need a few more please

It’s a hot day 

Thanks to villager Sandra and her hubby Robert for donating a new cup for the show 

The new Barbara Parry and Rowenna Price Memorial Cup 

And finally a big thank you to villagers Nick and The Velvet Voiced Linda for my graduation gift 

Bwthyn y llan

 Ma Manley has added my cottage to her history book of Trelawnyd.

This has pleased me greatly. I feel honoured to have my own page so to speak.

In Welsh Bwthyn translates as “Cottage” where as y llan means “an enclosure, a religious place of settlement or even a Church” So my home can be known as Church Cottage in English . 

In its past it was known as Llan Cottage no 1 and the two cottages together as a generic Tan y Fynwent ( under the Graveyard) 

The Flower Show

 

Last year’s winner cups are starting to come in. In just two weeks or so the 50th Trelawnyd Flower Show will take place. The new arts judge, an elderly painter, has just confirmed her role and Velvet Voiced Linda has secured a local actor as our Show Opener. He is a pianist too, so will provide some ivory tickling as the visitors and competitors enter the Hall

If any of you have any international novelty veg/fruit entries please forward them along to me at jgsheffield@icloud.com

I was writing this and realised Roger was missing. The people who had returned the cups had left the gate open and in a flash he was gone.

I couldn’t find him anywhere, and drove along the main road after searching the nearby gardens

His dim nature means he is terrible in traffic and has no sense of direction for home

I was frantic 

Trendy Carol and hubby, other neighbours , and even the postman joined in.

But he wasnt in the sheep fields, down the lane or on the main road.

I drove around the village 

But no one had seen him

It was awful

After a time I started up the lane in Bluebell 

And there he was with Polish Monika’s hubby and their bulldog

Trotting down the lane as if nothing had happened.

He had nearly got himself knocked over, and was caught in the estate a quarter mile into the village

Thank God most people know and love him

Tracy Manchester has just messaged me saying that he’s come into her house for a drink of water then bolted up the road before she could catch him!

I’m going for a lie down

 

“ A Moment of silence, emotion and Wild Beauty*”

I’m a sucker for a magic moment. 

In counselling it can happen when you and your client suddenly reach an emotional depth around an issue and you both suddenly feel that connection with a look that brings you up short. 

Sometimes it’s an experience that awes you. 

My first steps into La Sagrada Famila literally made my heart soar

Mary trying to run fast to say hello after my holiday break

The lisping choir and Metropolitan Orchestra playing Nocturn was one such moment.

The auditorium lights went off suddenly and the music and voices filled the space

And you where left with the experience without self consciousness  

Why do I like Dinosaurs so much?

 

Jurassic world Rebirth is much better than the last two movies in the franchise. Its a taught, romp with effectively two teams of protagonists in peril. One scientific and mercenary ( led by an impressively buff Scarlett Johansson) and one family and cute ( led by an equally impressive Manuel Garcia-Rulfo )

British director Gareth Edwards, likes his dinosaur set pieces, and with Spielberg touches everywhere provides a new twist on the genre with wonderfully tense flourishes.

Jonathon Bailey is cute as a button as the obligatory dino expert, who cries when he sees his first sauropod, wide eyed Audrina Miranda is the cute spunky kid who had the most sexiest dad this side of the Atlantic..

Indeed for me , Manuel Garcia Rulfo in his sexy shorts made the film for me…I’m still drooling