You go you good man you! I'm sure you will like them and wonder how you haven't heard of them before. Let me know how you get on. Do you do the cooking? well be prepared to enjoy the experience of cooking a traditional Welsh dish, if you don't do already:-)))
Hi John, yes I knew you had been at Caerleon, my mum used to play in the ampitheatre as a small girl. Some of the family came from Ponthir, Panteg and Pontypool. Its such a lovely area.
You don't know about Angleysey Eggs! Boil and mash potatoes, wash slice and cook some leeks, mix together and put in a greased dish, place over the pots/leeks, shelled and halved hard boiled eggs and then cover with a cheese sauce [use a strongish cheese and bake int'thoven as mum would say. Now this is something you will be able to manage easily [if you're still have some probs? ]
Never heard of a tug with the Usk in it's name, Phyllis. Did I tell you that I did teacher Training at Caerleon on the Usk?
If it's only your roses that suffered from the storm then there's not too much to worry about!! I'd not heard about the new earthquake. Hope everyone is OK! :-(( I hadn't realised that your brother lived in NZ too. These quakes do seem to be a bit "too regular" for comfort!!
I've not heard of Anglesey eggs so I'll have to google it LOL
Ah! another word to add to my growing Welsh dictionary. Afon I know from my mother who once fell into the Afon Lwyd [Llwyd] when living at Ponthir as a child - but 'wen' I did not know, diolch... is there a boat named after the Usk I wonder?
Storm over and my roses are in dire need of help. There has been another earthquake near Wellington, a 6.5 I think. A fair bit of damage from what I have gleaned from the news this am. Roads down to one lane in one of the Gorges. My younger brother David lives in Well, as a family we have long been concerned about him being there as the feeling is that there will be a huge EQ hit Well at some time.
Did I tell you that I made 'Anglesey Eggs' for our church Christmas night, I thought of you whilst doing the dish as well. I had thought to make 'Glamorgan Sausages' but ran out of time, maybe another day:-)) right, off to do something, maybe put the new curtains up, take care - Phyllis
It is indeed "river", Phyllis, and "wen" is Welsh for "white". Hence "White River". All the tugs were, and still are, named after local rivers. Most of them named after rivers in Anglesey.
Hope Len does well this week. He's done remarkably well! :-))
Never got to NZ. I would love to visit NZ and Oz but I'll have to see how things go!! Hope the roof stays on!! Keep safe!
Afon? isn't that the Welsh word for 'river' can I take it that the ship was the 'River Wen' then. Glad to hear things progressing well John - Len sees his oncologist this week, here's hoping his outcome is as pleasing as yours.
Very, very windy here tonight, there is a tropical low [was a force 5 storm] coming down and moving across the top of the North Island down through the Coromandel, near where we are. Did you ever get to NZ in one of the many boats you worked on John?
You are right about facing into the waves, Phyllis, but the ship in the pic has lost it's engine and has been blown ashore. That's why she is sideways to the waves.
I haven't been on the ship in the photo. Someone was asking about my logo ship next to my name!! Surgeon very pleased with everything. Keep well! :-))
Oh my! I thought it was safer for ships to face into the waves John or have I heard incorrectly? Great photo though. Interesting to read that you have spent time on this vessel too.
Thanks, mtomlins! It is of a deep sea tug "Afon Wen" that I worked on for several years. Originally named "Zwarte Zee" and owned by the Dutch salvage firm Smits. Glad you found it interesting. I loved working on her!!
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