Mae'n braf heddiw!

Today is one of those lovely days that present you with a tantalising glimpse of what you hope Spring will be like when it finally gets underway. Lots of photos from dog-walking, when they would let me stand still long enough!

Ond mi fydd hi'n stormus yfory.

Drawing elephants

I know this is really aimed at children and I won't do the old chestnut of how we are all children at heart. Suffice it to say I LIKE this and I thought you might too.

Spring?

In spite of the fact that the weather has become colder again and wet (yes we never escape the rain for long!), there are a few daffodils beginning to make their appearance.

Not a great photo, I'm afraid but let's hear it for the advent of Spring!

Houses

About eighteen months ago, Paddy and I passed these poor, neglected houses quite often on our walks.

They were completely boarded up and the gardens were choked with vegetation but I thought it was a shame that they couldn't be bought and renovated by someone.

Last week, we passed that way again and, look at the difference!

Not finished yet and I'm not enamoured of the pvc window frames and doors but a vast improvement on  their original state and hopefully, new homes for someone.

Trouble at t 'ouse?

I hope Shooting Parrots won't mind, but I read his hilarious latest post this morning and now I just have to pass on the link to those of you who don't already visit his blog.

Go and have a look here.
Enjoy!

Welsh email

It was  half term last week, so we had no Welsh course. The week before, our topic was the weather and the sheet we had been given, not done by our own tutor, had a couple of omissions and regional variations on it so, harking back to my primary teacher days, I revamped it and gave it to our tutor to look at. She thought it was great and asked me to email it to her so that she could use it with all her groups, which I duly did,

In reply, I got this:

Diolch yn fawr Jenny!

Ardderchog.

Wela i chi wythnos nesa ar ddydd Gwyl Dewi!

Hwyl.

Ymlaciwch dros y penwythnos.

The point is, I understood it - all of it! Which I think is da iawn - don't you?

Treats

There is a ritual in our house which takes place every evening. Keith decides to have a snack, which he does. The dogs know that once he has finished, he will have biscuits in his pocket for them, three bone shaped ones for Paddy and one for Jake. Jake delicately breaks his up and eats it in pieces in the same length of time as Paddy practically swallows his three whole.

What is interesting, though, is the different ways in which they prepare themselves.

Jake is all action, planting himself firmly at Keith's feet as if to say, "I'm here waiting. Don't forget me!"

Paddy, on the other hand, is much more circumspect. He has known the drill longer than Jake and has been lying on the sofa, apparently snoozing, but in reality, keeping his gimlet eyes on Keith's every move. As soon as he sees Keith''s hand go to his pocket, he slides smoothly off the sofa and is at Jake's side in a trice.