Norbert the dragon had taken to jumping out, from behind the daffodils, every time Blodwen walked past. Nerys found it amusing. Dydd Gŵyl Dwi Sant Hapus! (Happy St David’s day) Making Norbert the dragon : here Making the wooden peg welsh ladies: here
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Happy St David’s Day 2018
Celebrating welsh roots today. Dug out past years’ crafts, as no time to add to them this year. Welsh peg dolls, felt leek brooches and my needlefelted red dragon are in the middle of the table today. Also a plate piled high with homebaked welsh cakes was conquored. The expressions […]
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Couldn’t let St David’s day pass without cooking up a batch of welsh cakes. This year, I dusted the cakes in caster sugar, for an added treat. It is impossible to make small batches of welsh cakes, so we are now ploughing through a small mountain of the cakes. Should […]
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How to make a welsh doll. Nerys explained for the 16th time that Norbert should not eat the leek, but she knew the dragon was only thinking about how well it would go in his cawl* this St David’s Day. She could see it in his eyes. *cawl: a welsh […]
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