I am Blodyn
I can't abide killing God's creatures. I hate our lambs go to slaughter. I am leaving home soon.
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firefall 路 61-69, M
That will be a big wrench for you, you're so embedded in your life on the farm there.
I think it'll be a good thing for you overall, and I look forward to seeing how you change and grow with it, but I do worry about loneliness for you. And clean hankies 馃槀
I think it'll be a good thing for you overall, and I look forward to seeing how you change and grow with it, but I do worry about loneliness for you. And clean hankies 馃槀
firefall 路 61-69, M
@Blodyn yes, English nobles with Welsh titles (again). The one that made the woolly jacket famous was James Brudenell, 6th (?) Earl of Cardigan that led the Charge of the Light Brigade in Crimea - he had the jackets made to keep himself warm, I think.
One of the worse generals of the British Army, tho there's a lot of competition on that score (and ironically, not at fault for the Charge of the Light Brigade, he was just obeying a terrible order on that one)
One of the worse generals of the British Army, tho there's a lot of competition on that score (and ironically, not at fault for the Charge of the Light Brigade, he was just obeying a terrible order on that one)
Blodyn 路 22-25, F
@firefall Thank you for that interesting history lesson. I never knew why we call cardigans cardigans or sandwiches sandwiches. I know why we call hoovers hoovers! Another Welsh connection. Hoovers were made in Merthyr Tydfil.
Btw, in Welsh the town Cardigan is Aberteifi. Aber is the mouth of a river. And it's the river Teifi, famous for its coracles.
The county is called Cerdigion but used to be called Cardiganshire. We still call it that! And it amused me when I was talking to an English neighbour who used to live there and I called it Cardiganshire. She had no idea what I was talking about because it was called Ceredigion by the time she moved there from England. Yet the word Ceredigion is a Welsh word while we Welsh call it Cardiganshire which is pretty English! Anyway, it amused me!
Btw, in Welsh the town Cardigan is Aberteifi. Aber is the mouth of a river. And it's the river Teifi, famous for its coracles.
The county is called Cerdigion but used to be called Cardiganshire. We still call it that! And it amused me when I was talking to an English neighbour who used to live there and I called it Cardiganshire. She had no idea what I was talking about because it was called Ceredigion by the time she moved there from England. Yet the word Ceredigion is a Welsh word while we Welsh call it Cardiganshire which is pretty English! Anyway, it amused me!