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The Welsh football team earned their first win since Gary Speed took over today to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon.2-0 was the score.Arsenals Aaron Ramsey [the captain]scored 1st and Rob Earnshaw got the 2nd when he came on as a sub.Craig Bellamy also returned to the side today.
Don't get too excited though as they only beat Northern Ireland, probably one of the worst teams in Europe right now with tons of injuries.Game was played in Dublin [Wonder why]and only 529 people turned up to watch.528 Welshmen and 1 N Irishman.I wonder if this sort of attendance will encourage a repeat of the newly renewed tournament next year.
Don't forget to watch Swansea beat Reading on Mon am at 9 Eastern on FSC.Les Jenkins.
I have been off the air for the last few days. I enjoyed champagne and canapesin John Lewis, Cardiff, last Thursday evening whenthe store hosted a 'Wales Book Of the Year'event. I met Meleri James from 'Y Lolfa' and Amy Wachs, poetry editor at 'Seren'.
I have changed my car for a saloon (much more comfortable for Peter and my mother) and I'm taking delivery tomorrow. I droveto St David's today. We went via 'Mesur Y Dorth' (the measure of the bread), an ancient restingplace for pilgrims who ate the last remaining crumbs from their loaves before reaching the holy shrine. Three trips to St David's equalled one to Rome, and was much easier on the feet, I expect.
Apart from my car problems, my computer refused to power up.Oliver, my computer whizz and eighteen year old grandson failed to fix it soItook it to a local shop. The problem, apparently,was caused by my habit of taking the batteries out when the screen 'freezes'.All's wellfor nowbutI fearI will have to buy a new one before long.
The weather was bright and sunny this afternoon, though cold. My mother (eighty eight), is a three bottles a night girl - three hot water bottles, that is. Yesterday we picked tiny scarlet strawberries in her garden. As a child, coming home form chapel in the summer, I threaded wild strawberries on grass stalks, to eat when I got home.
In medieval times, strawberries and cream were made into a soup andfed to bridal couples as an aphrodisiac(!) Apparently, strawberries contain Omega 3 oils and Atkins, for those interested in diets, is strong on berries.
Here's a recipe from Nita Sybil Evans's cookbook which contains strawberry jam. Slimming it's notfact, but it's definitely irresistible.
Queen of Puddings:Half a pint of milk, 1 ounce of butter, half a pint of breadcrums, grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, 2 eggs, 2 ounces of sugar, 3 tablespoons of jam.
Method: Heat the milk, the butter and1 ounce of sugar. Pour over the breadcrumbs. Separate yolks from the whites of the eggs and beat the yolks with the lemon juice and rind. Mix in to the breadcrumbs. Put the strawberry jam on the bottom of a pudding dish and pour pudding mixture on top.Place in a moderate oven for for twenty minutes. Whisk whites of egg with the remaining sugar until stiff.Spread on pudding and return to a very cool oven for half an hour. (Careful it doesn't burn). Hope to be back tomorrow.
Here's a screenshot of the new Activity Feed in action on another network, along with a Main Page status box:
There several things I'd like to highlight here:
- Members can post a Status from the Main Page.
- Activity Items have a new, cleaner UI that makes it easier for members to interact with content in the feed.
- Videos are playable inline, and photo thumbnails are larger.
- When you click "Continue" on a blog post, the post expands inline.
- Ability to like & comment inline on the Activity Feed
- Ability to like & comment on statuses.
These improvements, which will make a huge difference to the ease with which members can interact on the main page, will go 'live' in the next couple of weeks.
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Hi all. If anybody has a Youtube account I would really appreciate you voting for me to write a song with Grammy winner Richard Marx (writer of "Right Here Waiting", "Dance With My Father", "Hazard" etc.). Just go to http://www.youtube.com/user/officialrichardmarx and copy and paste my Youtube URL into the voting space (i.e. my Youtube URL:
http://www.youtube.com/darrenparryvideo).
Many thanks indeed DP
AmeriCymru is 3! And to celebrate, we're upgrading both sites. Yes, there are two AmeriCyrmu's: AmeriCymru.net , our social site, is the place to meet other Taffs, Gogs, Cymruphiles and descendants of Wales the world over to make new friends, network, play, brainstorm or just find out what's happening with the Welsh in the world. The blog is our online magazine, to showcase articles, multimedia and content on the arts, culture and news of Wales and Welsh-Americans. Both sites of course present opportunities for Welsh artists, authors, musicians etc to promote their work to the Welsh American community.
The blog ( and several sub-categories including books, poetry, art, humor ) is now linked from the AmeriCymru social site and can be reached from the top navbar 'Magazine' button and associated dropdown menu.
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Had my car back today, plus a new starter motor. Living in Pembrokeshire, a car is a must. (My mother, eighty eight soon, has just given up driving).
I was reading amagazinewith yet another 'homemaker', multi tasker or whatever nomenclature shewished to assign to herself, talking about how sheliked a kitchen-dining area, soshe could chatto dinner party guests whilst cooking.
Fifty years ago, as newly marrieds in Fishguard, we had people around for supper occasonally and I made sure the food was ready before they arrived, becauseI prefer not to have interruptions whencooking.
We use our smalldining room all the time(used saucepans are not an appealing sight when eating). My husband (known as Mr Morgan to the neighbours and Peter to the teenager who delivers the newspapers), likes his mealsat thetable,all he needswithin reach. He lays the table for each meal with an embroidered cloth. Chipped, cracked or faded china goes straight in the bin. (Mugs, too, get a 'Niet').
Anyone who callsis given a cup of tea and a piece of cake. It is a simple form of hospitalityand Ilike doing it.
My two grandaughters, Ffion and Maudie,love baking, too. I called with Maudie on Sunday and she gave me a handful of cherriesas soon as I was through the door.Cherry Cobbler thoughtsimmediately entered my mind.(Stewed cherries, sweetened with sugar or syrup, which I prefer, and baked with a scone topping.)
Here is Nita Sybil Evans's recipe for 'Tea Time Scones'.
Ingredients:
8oz Self-Raising Flour, Pinch of Salt, 3 oz Sugar, 2 oz lard - (butter, I think), quarter pint of milk.
The scone mixture takes little time to make. Just rub fat into flour, add sugar, salt, bind withmilk and roll out. Stamp into rounds with a pastry cutter and overlap on top of the cherries. Bake in a hot oven for fifteen to twenty minutes.Ice cream, cream or custard, (if you can be bothered with making it and I can't, buy otherwise) would be a perfect accompaniment.
Off to 'Literature Wales' awards in Cardiff tomorrow. Will tell all when I get back.
- Jennifer Brodeur
- Brian Y Tarw Lwyd
- Laura Gorun
