"st dwynwen's day" in Forum Topics

merchant day day sep 3rd

08/19/08 03:05:15AM, by dave martin

its that time again folks , sept third 2008 veterans of the merchant navy of world war two exercise their right to march throught cardiff as they were granted freedom of the city just like a regular members of hm armed forces , cardiff being the first city in the world to grant these rights to members of the merchant navy , many others have followed suit around the world , not to blow my own bugle i,m proud to say i had a small part in this , if only by having the internet smarts to raid a...

The Day After

01/28/16 10:16:32PM, by Brian Roser

By R Brian Roser Three …Two… One… Nothing GodsPeaceWarrior checked his watch, only to remember that he had abandoned all his worldly possessions. He had given up most of them months ago along with his money, but the watch lasted until just before he left for the night. Tonight, all he wore, all he owned was the Sacred Blessed Shroud they had all donned for the professed Second Coming. You know, the one that was supposed to be happening sort of now-ish. They all looked around at each other. It...

St Pyr's Day ( Live! )

12/07/15 11:56:02PM, by Ceri Shaw

From the Wikipedia :- "On the first day of April in villages around Wales it is the custom to throw one's oldest living male relative down a well in honour of St Pyr. St Pyr was the dissolute former abbot of Caldey Island who died after falling down a well as a result of extreme intoxication. Regarded in Wales as a national hero his 'Saints Day' is celebrated  annually at gatherings on village greens during which participants dance around the well with pints of real ale singing "Yo...

New york st davids day

02/27/10 05:28:44AM, by Dai Thomas

Is there anything going on in NY this ST Davids Day??

After the Day (A Clogyrnach) 

02/16/19 12:10:07AM, by Elizabeth Spragins

Dusk dims the light and veils this farm’sForgotten face and homespun charms.Behind rusted gatesA crow cultivatesEarth that waitsFor tanned armsTo harness moody mules to plow.No wrinkled face with sweaty browLifts toward welcome rain.Equine weather vaneTosses mane,Jumps a bough,And pivots toward the PleiadesBefore an unseen hand can seizeThe reins or halter.Tarnished hooves falter:Tracks alterWith the breeze.Then moonlight cools July’s hard heatAnd silvers errant stalks of wheat.With darkness...

Having a bad day? Think again!

08/10/11 08:28:54PM, by Ian Price2

These are funny........>> 1). THE NEXT TIME YOU THINK YOU ARE HAVING A BAD DAY:>> Fire authorities in California found a corpse in a burned out section of> forest while assessing the damage done by a forest fire. The deceased male> was dressed in a full wet suit, complete with scuba tanks on his back,> flippers, and facemask. A post-mortem revealed that the person died not> from burns, but from massive internal injuries. Dental records provided a> positive...

Ideas for Saint David's Day

10/22/08 02:47:05AM, by Gwenno Dafydd

Hi - Shwmai Pawb!I have set up an official National Saint David's Day Parade (NSDDP) Facebook group and am slowly adding things on to it as to what will be happening here in Cardiff on the day. If you want to see some of last year's action go to www.stdavidsday.org to see some of the videos and utube clips available.There is an official NSDDP song called 'Cenwch y Clychau i Dewi' - 'Ring out the Bells for Saint David' which you could all learn wherever you are in the world. The song was...

Copper day March 5th 2011 - Swansea

02/23/11 09:28:47PM, by Nigel T Packer

About (credit: ESRC Global and Local Worlds of Welsh Copper Project) Copper Day marks the 200th anniversary of the first copper ingot rolling out of the internationally-famed Hafod Copperworks of Vivian and Sons and the 50th birthday of the Lower Swansea Valley Project which began the worlds first post-industrial land reclamation scheme. In the city that once smelted half of the worlds copper this festival of talks, tours, activities and information aims to raise awareness of the...

DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL ONE DAY IN MAY, by Svitlana Matiushenko-Musyj

02/15/19 09:16:12PM, by Svitlana Matiushenko-Musyj

On the way home Bell was too thoughtful no reason The school was good today unlike the season May Gray has darkened coastal skies of sunny California, The clouds would remain, but they allowed a hazy sunshine way To brighten afternoon, hooray! La Nina cooling must again foretell a gloomy month or two Car stereo was blasting,” Ohhh! One foot in front of the other All that we have in each other, one foot in front of the other, ohhh!”   They both liked to sing, especially her mom, Mrs. Meower,...