Thought for the day :"I like my donkey jacket, but unfortunately rarely wear it. It makes me look like an ass"
Rain 26 : Dry 13
Bag 10
Booking.com nothing heard except they would like to know how well the Customer Services did - I chose not to answer that this time !!
Still no charges so we may have succeeded - not that I am particularly confident.
In other news it was tipping down today - Storms in North wales though in Flint they closed all the school because of impending snow - and none came and parents are not pleased.
But as the weather dropped a bit - it was possible to get out with the Dogs ..
New daffodils growing outside the kitchen and office windows
Duck Door seems to be working - though Susie thinks that she may have had the timer an hour forward so had not opened this morning. She is trying to get it onto sensor to open when it gets light in the morning and manual to close at night - we shall see tomorrow.
Meanwhile in other news Ratbag Toby decided to take a walk last night and I caught him in Spot and Charlie's across the main road . He had his blue light colour on so was able to see him at a distance and in fairness he came when I called - but still a little worrying.
Want to try and look for some of those tag things to see where your keys are etc..
May not work without internet but might tell me when he has gone form the grounds...
Watch this space..
In other News:
Today is the anniversary of the death of Saint Ciwa (6th century).
According to legend, Ciwa was raised by wolves in Gwent and is therefore often referred to as the Wolf Girl’. She is credited with the founding of the church at Llangiwa, 5 miles north east of Abergavenny. On her way to see her brother Dochau in Cornwall, she founded a church at Kewstoke in Somerset. On her arrival in Cornwall, it is reported that Dochau refused to meet with Ciwa unless she rid the area of a man-eating bear. Ciwa proceeded to tame the bear and then took it as her companion, on which, Dochau welcomed her and she set up a hermitage and church at the current day of St. Kew, which is named in her honour.
On 8th February 1870, the following entry was recorded in the Llansantffraid, Ceredigion board school log book;
"Endeavoured to compel the children to converse in English by means of a piece of wood. Offenders to be shut in after school"
This refers to the 'Welsh Not' which was used in some schools during the nineteenth century in a bid to prevent pupils from speaking Welsh. The 'Welsh Not', which usually consisted of a small piece of wood or slate inscribed with the letters 'W.N' was hung around the neck of a child who was caught speaking Welsh. At the end of the school day, the child wearing the 'Welsh Not' would be punished by the schoolteacher.
During the mid-19th century, there was a feeling among some MP's in Westminster, that the continued existence of the Welsh language was one of the reasons for perceived lawlessness in Wales, which resulted in a parliamentary report being commissioned with regard to the role of the Welsh language in education. The report, which became known as the Treachery of the Blue Books was published in 1847 and caused a considerable anger in Wales, as its commissioners, three monoglot Anglican barristers from England, refered to the Welsh language as a drawback and that the moral condition of Welsh people would only improve with the introduction of English. Therefore, the 'Welsh Not' although not official policy, became commonly used in some schools.
This practise went on into the twentieth century as is shown by comments on social media of personal accounts
Stories they do not teach in English schools.
Cheers !
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