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Politicians claiming to be Welsh

American Welsh History

updated by @gaynor-madoc-leonard: 12/15/15 01:26:34AM

Botched Restoration

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Ha, ha!! I'm wondering if that's supposed to be a Bourbon biscuit in his mouth.

Botched Restoration

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I'd seen a picture of the painting before she got to it and another picture of it when she'd done a bit of scraping but her painting is just unbelievable! It looks like a yeti painted by Francis Bacon.

Midsommer Murders

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Tonight's Midsomer Murders is a repeat but involves a taxman found in a large vat of cider, men dancing with deer antlers (as one does) and a temperance society led by a man who claims he created his six children for the glory of God but took no pleasure in the act itself - to which someone replied "I expect your wife could say the same"! Just an everyday story of English country folk.

Midsommer Murders

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I understand that in some countries it is called "Barnaby" which is why Neil Dudgeon had to be John Nettles' cousin when he took over, so that the lead detective is still called Barnaby. The number of people who get killed in the fictional area of Midsomer is even greater than the number killed in Oxford during both Morse and Lewis's tenure! Sergeant Jones is played by a Welshman of course.

Top 50 Welsh Songs Ever?

Welsh Music

There are a great many I've never heard of either (includingY Tebot Piws!) although I know some of the bands by name I haven't necessarily listened to their music. Perhaps it's time I got to know these people and their music.

Top 50 Welsh Songs Ever?

Welsh Music

The Western Mail has published a list of top Welsh songs on www.walesonline.co.uk/topsong .

The list includes Mae Rhywyn Wedi Dwyn Fy Nhrwyn by Y Tebot Piws (on everyone's list I think) and, of course, the great Hymns & Arias. I quote: "You couldn't get more Welsh than Max Boyce if you carpeted your house with turf from Stradey Park while watching endless looped screenings of Grand Slam, eating cawl and shouting 'Over by there, mun'. And you can't say fairer than that.

updated by @gaynor-madoc-leonard: 12/18/15 01:06:12AM

Mitt Romney's Week as imagined by Hugo Rifkind in The Times 28 July

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updated by @gaynor-madoc-leonard: 11/11/15 10:38:18PM

Welsh Coast Magazine

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I've now started my subscription to Welsh Coast and Country & Border Life - the first set of magazines arrived today and have been really enjoyable. Two interesting features in the latter magazine are about Alison Bradley's art ( www.alisonsgallery.co.uk ) and about Llanvalley Natural Products ( www.llanvalley.co.uk ). Alison works in oils and charcoal and does landscapes and animal paintings; her work is also available as greetings cards.

The Llanvalley products are based on goat's milk (which I use daily in my tea). Carol Allen moved to her current home 5 years ago and took on some goats to keep down the weeds. She was getting so much milk from the goats that someone suggested she started making soap from it. The milk is very soothing to the skin and, coupled with different essential oils and herbs, has had a marvellously healing effect on a number of people's skins. People with dermatitis, psoriasis and eczema have found themselves either cured or greatly helped by Carol's products which have no chemicals or preservatives in them.

Welsh Coast Magazine

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I'm planning on e-mailing the company about having a subscribable online edition. Although I don't like reading books on a screen, I don't mind reading newspapers and magazines like that. It would give them a much broader readership base too.