Sun, 28 Jan 2018 10:00 Dal Ati

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-Hello, I'm Ifan Jones Evans.

-In this series, I'll travel Wales...

-..meeting all kinds of people

-who love collecting things.

-From records to autographs,

-from shoes to bottles...

-..there are remarkable objects

-in every corner of Wales.

-I look forward to seeing them all.

-Welcome to Caru Casglu.

-For help to follow the programme...

-..use the website,

-the app and the subtitles.

-This week, I head to Lleyn...

-..to see Mici Plwm's collection

-of colourful bottles.

-We view some dolls houses

-with Eirian Williams in Bangor.

-But first, an exceptional

-music collection in Alltwen.

-Today, I'm in Pontardawe

-to meet Gari Melville...

-..who has collected Welsh records

-from a very young age.

-As I'm also a radio DJ,

-I can't wait to see his collection.

-Hello, how are you?

-Hello, how are you?

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-Gari, are you OK?

-Fine, thanks.

-Fine, thanks.

-

-It's nice to meet you.

-I hear you have a fine collection.

-Not bad. Would you like to see it?

-Good grief.

-There's a bit of everything here.

-I've been collecting

-since the 1970s.

-This is incredible.

-What have you got in all?

-Vinyls and cassettes.

-Welsh cassettes, then CDs.

-The books are behind me.

-The books are behind me.

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-They're interesting as well.

-Everything to do with

-the Welsh rock scene.

-And popular music too,

-not just rock.

-I collect badges, I collect posters.

-I collect set lists, magazines...

-..books, T-shirts,

-a bit of everything.

-This is incredible, I must admit.

-I didn't expect to see

-such a big collection.

-I belong to that generation...

-..where parents wanted their

-children to have an education.

-A lot of them didn't pass Welsh on

-to the children.

-The only people who spoke Welsh

-were the grandparents.

-I didn't talk to them that much.

-I started to take an interest

-in Welsh life.

-I found out

-about Cymdeithas yr Iaith.

-I was about to go to university...

-..and that's where collecting

-started for me.

-Is it fair to say

-that collecting Welsh records...

-..helped you to learn the language?

-Yes, definitely.

-I always tell people...

-..if you want to learn Welsh,

-listen to Welsh music.

-One of the first songs

-to help me a lot...

-..was Diolch Yn Fawr

-by Meic Stevens.

-# Diolch yn fawr, diolch yn fawr

-# Diolch yn fawr, diolch i Ifan

-# Diolch i Ifan, diolch i Johnny #

-After about ten minutes,

-I could sing a Welsh song.

-# Diolch i ti, diolch i ti

-# Diolch, o diolch i ti #

-Do you have a favourite?

-Do you have a favourite?

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-A favourite what?

-A favourite album or EP?

-Or a favourite artist?

-It would have to be Meic Stevens.

-He's my main interest.

-Who else among artists

-of that time, or artists today...

-..do you enjoy as performers?

-I then got into Hergest,

-for some reason.

-I remember getting a copy

-of one of their records.

-Oh, when was it?

-A Christmas present in 1976.

-To this day,

-I still play the vinyl...

-..because on one song,

-there's a scratch.

-A scratch, and I love that scratch.

-Do you know why?

-Because it was snowing outside,

-and I was playing the record.

-Mam-gu came in, as they do,

-to tidy the room...

-..and bumped

-against the record player.

-She caused the scratch.

-Hearing the scratch

-brings tears to my eyes sometimes.

-I know it sounds odd,

-but that's what happened.

-I love looking at the collection.

-The variety of artists

-is incredible.

-There's one of my favourites, Jess.

-All of their albums

-are here on cassette.

-Then here,

-there are comedy cassettes.

-Eirwyn Pontshan...

-..and his stand-up set.

-Jeifin Jenkins,

-with some tongue-in-cheek songs.

-Sion Corn, Pwdin Dolig.

-Then there are EPs here, and vinyls.

-What have we got here?

-Meic, of course.

-Meic is everywhere you look here.

-That's an English one,

-Rain In The Leaves.

-I'd better put it back

-where I got it, in case I get a row.

-This is worth seeing.

-A historic collection, I'd say.

-Are there some valuable ones?

-The Meic Stevens ones are valuable.

-The most valuable one, possibly...

-..is Ail-ddechra,

-Bran's first record.

-I've seen that go

-for some 600 on eBay.

-That one is worth a bit of money.

-But you're not in the business

-of selling them, are you?

-I never have been.

-I give them away, if anything.

-Some people also keep their records

-in mint condition.

-That means they never play them,

-but I like to play mine.

-The more battered the sleeve is...

-..the more pleasure

-I've had playing them.

-Well, thanks very much for the chat

-and for letting us see all this.

-It's been extremely interesting,

-and I've enjoyed your company.

-Me too.

-Me too.

-

-Thank you.

-What do you do

-with your empty bottles?

-Do you throw them,

-or recycle them, perhaps?

-This next person

-loves collecting them.

-He makes quite an effort

-to do so as well.

-Mici Plwm is the famous collector

-who shares his passion today.

-A part of his collection can be seen

-at his lovely home near Pwllheli.

-When did you become interested

-in collecting bottles?

-It goes back to the time

-when I stayed at the Urdd camps...

-..and then as one of the people

-in charge, the swogs.

-I was always looking

-for something different to do.

-At the Urdd camp

-in Glan-llyn near Bala...

-..those who went

-on activity weekends...

-..all did different things.

-Climbing, walking, swimming,

-sailing, canoeing, whatever.

-I'd come up with this idea.

-I'd got hold of one bottle.

-I started to wonder

-where people found them.

-I learnt that they could be found

-on old rubbish tips, and so on.

-I did some research and recalled...

-..that there was on old tip

-in Ffestiniog, not far from Bala.

-I wondered if there were

-any old bottles there.

-Treasures, as I call them.

-A gang of us, six or more, went,

-and we did find some there.

-I like their colours.

-I think they're...

-The different colours

-and the different shapes.

-They're an art form, very pretty.

-For people watching who fancy

-starting to collect bottles...

-..what advice would you give them?

-The first advice I'd give

-is true for taking up any hobby.

-What springs to mind is,

-be responsible.

-Ask permission and so on.

-Ask permission and so on.

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-Definitely.

-That's the very first step.

-Explain to the landowner...

-..who's never thought that the tip

-would be of interest to anyone.

-There are promises you make...

-..to leave the place

-as tidy as you found it.

-Not to leave bits of bottles

-strewn around on the surface...

-..that could harm animals and so on.

-It all boils down

-to common courtesy.

-I remember one of us

-coming across three hand grenades.

-Good grief!

-The Home Guard had thrown them away

-after the war, with the rubbish.

-They were rusty, and it was

-impossible to remove the pins...

-..or the tip and myself

-wouldn't still be around.

-As I live in Pwllheli...

-..this is a bottle

-that I'd say is very common.

-Victoria Stores, Pwllheli.

-Victoria Stores, Pwllheli.

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-Thomas Williams.

-This would have been

-the most common pop bottle.

-There have been thousands

-of these around in town.

-They were made and filled locally.

-Why is the marble there?

-What's the reason for that?

-The old Welsh word

-for a marble is 'to'.

-We'd call them 'to jin'.

-Jin, or gin, as in ginger beer.

-It became jojin in the vernacular.

-That's very interesting.

-That's very interesting.

-

-This is the one, I'd say...

-..if the house was on fire

-and I had to save one of them...

-..this would definitely be it.

-Because it's local?

-Yes, and Victoria Stores

-is still in Pwllheli.

-Maybe Thomas Williams' descendants

-are still around.

-In a way,

-it's a historical piece...

-..like the census of its day.

-Remarkable.

-Then there's that bottle,

-which held medicine, did it?

-Yes, a medicine bottle.

-These marks either side

-of the legend table spoon...

-..seem to me to be a means

-of measuring one tablespoon.

-It was like the Braille of its time.

-Excellent.

-I like that big blue one, Mici.

-That one is lovely.

-Let's see what it says on this one.

-World Famed Blood Mixture.

-Lincoln, England.

-Another medical product,

-made by a company called Clarke's.

-There are darker blue ones,

-and I do like that colour.

-That's called cobalt blue.

-This is a lovely colour though.

-As well as the empty bottles...

-..you have some bottles

-with ships in them.

-Sailing ships, yes.

-The area has a rich history

-of sailing ships.

-I've got about a dozen of these.

-I'll tell you a secret.

-This one wasn't made by a sailor,

-and there's an obvious clue.

-A sailor would have put the ship in

-through the neck of the bottle.

-But whoever made this

-used heated copper wire...

-..to burn a piece of the base out.

-They kept it to one side,

-put the ship into the bottle...

-..then cut the string that was used

-to draw the masts vertically...

-..then glued the glass

-back into the base.

-These are becoming rare.

-People think they're toys,

-but it's a true art.

-How much pleasure has collecting

-these bottles given you?

-Well, going out with a group...

-Not too many, or there won't be

-enough bottles to go round!

-That social element is a pleasure.

-Finding them.

-Finding them

-and touching them is exciting.

-That's important.

-If I were to dig

-in Tutankhamen's tomb...

-..the trouble would be,

-I want to keep what I unearth.

-I'd have to slip things

-into my pocket surreptitiously.

-But I'm the one digging,

-and the bottles I find are mine.

-And as you say, you protect them

-rather than collecting them.

-Thanks for sharing

-your collection with us.

-It's a wonderful collection,

-and very interesting.

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-Are you familiar

-with this Welsh nursery rhyme?

-"Mae gen i dipyn o dy bach twt."

-Eirian Williams from Bangor's home

-looks more like a village.

-A family passion

-has become an obsession.

-Eirian's obsession

-stems from her mother's influence.

-For a while, they ran a shop

-selling doll's houses in Caernarfon.

-The shop is now in Bangor...

-..but the collection

-spills over into her home.

-What pleasure do you get

-from these houses?

-I'm not a person

-who plays with them.

-What I like to see...

-..is a slice of days gone by

-that's still surviving...

-..and we look after them.

-These houses

-are filled with history.

-When you look inside them...

-..it's like looking back

-at the history of our family.

-As we look around

-at all the houses in this room...

-..they're quite a sight, I must say.

-Is it fair to say

-that these are your favourites?

-Yes.

-Especially this one here.

-Tell me about this one.

-About its history.

-It was made by Tri-ang, Number 63.

-Tri-ang gave a number

-to each series of houses they made.

-Was Tri-ang a company?

-Was Tri-ang a company?

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-Yes, founded by three brothers.

-This is in its original condition.

-The wallpaper is all original...

-..to when it was bought

-back in the 1930s.

-It was only made

-between 1930 and 1932.

-It was only produced

-for three years.

-But what's lovely about it

-is that you have kept it original.

-You haven't adapted it,

-it's exactly as it was.

-If you come across a house

-that hasn't been touched...

-..you don't touch it.

-Did you buy this online?

-Did you buy this online?

-

-Yes, we bought this one online.

-One evening, in this very room...

-..bidding against a German man.

-Mam had decided that this house

-wasn't going to Germany!

-It was coming to Wales.

-It was coming to Wales.

-

-Yes, it was coming to Wales.

-It cost a fair sum, over 800.

-Does it have a name?

-I call it The Little One!

-I call it The Little One!

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-The Little One!

-But this is my baby.

-You have a marvellous collection

-in this room.

-That chapel is among them, Salem.

-It's based on Salem in Penmachno.

-It's the harvest festival.

-The congregation

-is listening intently...

-..and the mayor has turned up

-to add his pennyworth.

-What's the significance of the white

-mouse in the little girl's hand?

-That's a family story.

-My mother,

-when she was six or seven...

-..had been to Bangor

-on a Saturday afternoon.

-She bought a white mouse

-for sixpence.

-My grandfather gave it to her.

-As she was coming home,

-there was a wedding at Berea chapel.

-She sneaked in to watch.

-A cousin of hers was up from

-South Wales to visit the family.

-He ran home.

-"Elen's in the chapel with a mouse."

-My grandmother ran down the road...

-..to try to get my mother

-and the white mouse out...

-..threatening

-to return the mouse to the shop.

-That's why there's a little girl

-with a white mouse in the chapel.

-And you had that piece made?

-And you had that piece made?

-

-Yes, I put that there.

-To keep the story

-of Mam and her mouse alive.

-So, that's Salem chapel.

-Penmachno, yes.

-And there's a huge house here.

-A grand and luxurious house

-with a special name.

-This is Bryn Rhwydd, the name

-of Nain's farm in Penmachno.

-This is the first house

-that Mam bought, years ago now...

-..in Colwyn Bay, when Dad fell ill.

-The detail is incredible.

-I suppose,

-to furnish a place like this...

-..you have to use your imagination

-to show what kind of house it is.

-In a way,

-you're an interior designer.

-Yes, certainly.

-When you buy these houses,

-they are completely empty.

-No wallpaper, no flooring,

-nothing on the ceilings.

-Nothing.

-It's a blank canvas

-for you to do as you like with it.

-It was a farmhouse,

-and Nain's father was a quarryman.

-His work boots and lunch box

-are there, and his shepherd's crook.

-It's modelled on what Mam thought

-Bryn Rhwydd would have looked like.

-If I had to escape

-to one of these houses now...

-..I'd love to escape

-to Bryn Rhwydd...

-..and leave my shoes

-at the foot of the stairs.

-That's where I'd like to go,

-Bryn Rhwydd.

-Eirian, we've come upstairs,

-where there are more doll's houses.

-This one is a whopper.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-

-Bryn Elli.

-Yes, Bryn Elli is still standing,

-not far from here.

-Up in Penrhos, Bangor,

-where I grew up.

-Is it really?

-Do you know what strikes me

-about this house?

-How much detail there is

-in the fittings and contents.

-Tell me a little

-about the personal objects in it.

-This is a very personal house.

-There's a piano bag

-next to the organ.

-That's the exact type of bag I had

-when I was learning to play piano.

-There's a black poodle

-in front of the fire.

-That's Topsy, Mam's old dog.

-Topsy was a beggar for stealing

-KitKats out of Mam's bag.

-That's why there's a KitKat

-next to her.

-Well, well, well.

-At the time I lived in Bryn Elli,

-Taid worked for a company...

-..that delivered newspapers

-to the shops every morning.

-He always bought The Dandy

-or The Beano home for me.

-Even the Arran jumper

-that Mam knitted for Taid is there.

-How hard is it

-to get hold of items...

-..that are as similar as possible

-to what you had as a child?

-It's difficult, and that's why

-it's a project that'll never end.

-This is one of the rarest houses

-that you have in your collection.

-Yes, this is a very special house...

-..for more than one reason.

-It's a Welsh house.

-This was made

-by a company from Llanrwst...

-..a company called Conway Valley.

-They had a workshop in Caernarfon,

-from what I understand.

-It's the only one

-in this style left...

-..with a working music box.

-It's only played

-on very special occasions.

-Is this a special enough occasion?

-Well, alright then.

-Let's have a tune.

-Priceless.

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-I'm Cara from Pembrey

-and I've learnt Welsh.

-I'm a teacher.

-I'm now fluent...

-..but I rarely get a chance to

-speak Welsh in everyday situations.

-I'm about to have that chance

-as I spend two days...

-..with the Breese family

-near Machynlleth.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles.

-I started to learn Welsh

-when I was at school.

-That was many years ago.

-I passed my GCSE,

-but I learnt it parrot-fashion.

-I couldn't hold

-a proper conversation with anyone.

-Years after I left school,

-I started working in Ammanford...

-..as a police officer.

-I tried to have a conversation

-in Welsh with an elderly lady...

-..who needed to speak Welsh to me

-to explain what had happened to her.

-I realized I couldn't help her.

-I felt really guilty

-and decided to do something.

-I'd studied French at university.

-It didn't make sense

-that I couldn't speak Welsh.

-It was important to me

-to have another go.

-It'll be nice to have a chance...

-..to speak Welsh

-in natural situations.

-It will help me know what to say.

-Basic things

-that I don't already know.

-It will be nice

-to visit another part of Wales...

-..and have an opportunity

-to hear new accents.

-I'm really looking forward to it.

-Cheerio, girls.

-See you next week.

-We're the Breese family

-and we live at Cefn Crib, Pennal...

-..not far from Machynlleth.

-I'm Sian and these are my children.

-John, my husband, is busy farming.

-Megan...

-..Gwenllian and Ieu.

-Cefn Crib is a farm.

-We also have a caravan park,

-a campsite and a glamping site.

-We look forward to having Cara

-with us for the weekend.

-She can mix with a family that

-lives through the medium of Welsh.

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-Hello!

-Hello. How are you? Welcome.

-Hello. How are you? Welcome.

-

-I'm Cara.

-Hiya. I'm Sian.

-Did you have a good journey?

-Did you have a good journey?

-

-Yes, thank you.

-Hello. What's your name?

-Gwenllian.

-Who's this?

-Who's this?

-

-Megan.

-Ieuan.

-Ieuan, Megan, Gwenllian and Sian.

-I'll try to remember your names.

-You're camping, so you need

-somewhere to pitch your tent.

-Yes, please. I've got a tent.

-Do you want to help pitch the tent?

-Do you want to help pitch the tent?

-

-Will you help me? That's great.

-This is my tent.

-Can you help me, please?

-I'm hopeless.

-What's the Welsh word

-for instructions?

-Cyfarwyddiadau.

-Cyfarwyddiadau? Lovely.

-Let's see what's in the bag.

-What's the Welsh word for poles?

-What's the Welsh word for poles?

-

-Polion.

-I've never done this before.

-That's obvious!

-Oh, it's coming along nicely now.

-It says that it should only

-take ten minutes to do this.

-Maybe not.

-Do you camp here yourselves?

-Do you camp here yourselves?

-

-Yes, sometimes.

-Do you like doing it?

-Do you like doing it?

-

-Yes.

-What's happening?

-It's complicated, isn't it?

-Ieuan, would you be willing

-to peg the tent, please?

-Lovely. Thank you.

-What's the Welsh word for 'to tie'?

-What's the Welsh word for 'to tie'?

-

-Clymu.

-Do many people camp here?

-Do many people camp here?

-

-Yes, in the summer.

-It's a lovely place. It's so green.

-Will I be safe overnight?

-Are there bears here?

-Will I see anything scary?

-No.

-What's monster in Welsh?

-What's monster in Welsh?

-

-Anghenfil.

-There are no monsters around here.

-It looks comfortable and sturdy.

-Well done, everyone. High five.

-Thank you very much. Fab.

-What's happening on the farm today?

-Shearing.

-Shearing sheep.

-Can I help out?

-Can I help out?

-

-Yes. Come and see.

-Let's go.

-How many sheep

-need to be sheared today?

-There are 60 sheep in there...

-..and around 50 there.

-How do you help? What's your role?

-I wrap the fleeces

-and put them in the woolpack.

-..and brush the wool scraps.

-What do we have to do?

-Put the scraps in the middle.

-Put the scraps in the middle.

-

-The scraps go in the middle.

-Then you fold the fleece

-like this...

-..and wrap it up.

-Take this bit

-and tuck it in, like that...

-..and twist it.

-Can I have a go?

-Can I have a go?

-

-Yes.

-That was a different experience

-but I enjoyed it.

-It's fascinating because

-I can feel the lanolin on my hands.

-It isn't smelly.

-I expected it to stink

-but it doesn't smell at all.

-I really enjoyed talking to Ieuan

-and learning about shearing...

-..and what happens to the fleece.

-I enjoyed it.

-Back in the house,

-Meg has prepared lunch.

-Water?

-Water?

-

-Yes, thanks.

-Thank you, Meg, for making lunch.

-Thank you, Meg, for making lunch.

-

-Thank you.

-Why did you decide to learn Welsh?

-I've been learning

-for three and a half years.

-You speak it really well.

-You speak it really well.

-

-Thank you very much.

-I was working as a police officer

-in Ammanford.

-A lot of people speak Welsh

-in that area...

-..and I had to make an effort

-to learn the language.

-Was it difficult to learn Welsh?

-Yes, I had terrible trouble

-in the beginning.

-Everyone struggles with mutations.

-I worried too much

-about little details.

-Speaking is all that counts

-and the details come naturally.

-Everyone understands you,

-even if you make mistakes.

-You also need opportunities

-to speak Welsh.

-Yes, and that's why

-I'm so happy to be here.

-I go to Welsh classes

-every Thursday evening...

-..but other than that, I have

-few opportunities to speak Welsh.

-Do you all go to Welsh schools?

-Do you all go to Welsh schools?

-

-Yes.

-Meg is taught entirely

-through the medium of Welsh.

-So, Welsh

-is the language of this family.

-Yes, we always speak Welsh,

-as do both sets of grandparents.

-We struggle

-to speak English to each other.

-It isn't natural

-for you to speak English.

-Come and see the bell tents

-after lunch.

-Great. I've never seen one before.

-Great. I've never seen one before.

-

-You can help make the beds.

-I've got a job too? Brilliant.

-Will you help Mam today?

-Do you always help Mam?

-Do you always help Mam?

-

-Yes, she's a good little helper.

-This is the bed that needs changing.

-Is there anyone

-staying here tonight?

-Yes, we've got a group

-staying here tonight.

-They're celebrating

-someone's 50th birthday.

-Members of the same party are

-camping in the field, with you.

-This tent is really lovely.

-Yes, and there's a log burner here.

-What's the Welsh word

-for comfortable?

-Cyfforddus.

-Cyfforddus.

-

-It's really cosy.

-It's lovely and warm

-when the sun's shining.

-It really is lovely.

-The bell tents are all occupied...

-..so I can't stay

-in a luxurious tent tonight.

-But I'm sure my tent

-will be comfortable.

-I just hope there are

-no wolves or bears...

-..roaming around here at night!

-I hope it doesn't rain.

-We'll see.

-If it happens, it happens.

-It was lovely

-to meet Cara this morning.

-She speaks Welsh really well...

-..although she's only had lessons

-for three years.

-She's doing a great job.

-We'll all prepare a picnic tomorrow

-and take it to Llyn Barfog...

-..an area which isn't far from here.

-There are lots of tales

-associated with it.

-We'll share those with her.

-We'll also give her

-some more tasks on the farm.

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-Welcome back.

-Cara is about to start her second

-day with the Breese family.

-Gwenllian and Bob

-are waiting for her.

-Who do we have here?

-Who do we have here?

-

-Bob.

-How old is Bob?

-How old is Bob?

-

-He's almost ten.

-He's quite old

-but I'm sure he works hard.

-What does he do on the farm?

-What does he do on the farm?

-

-He herds the sheep.

-Can Bob do any tricks?

-Can Bob do any tricks?

-

-Yes.

-Sit.

-Paw.

-Have you got a dog?

-Have you got a dog?

-

-Yes. I have two sheepdogs.

-Their names are Poppy and Cayo.

-They're brother and sister...

-..and they're really naughty,

-unlike Bob!

-Let's go and have some breakfast.

-Great. Let's go.

-Hello! Good morning.

-Good morning. Are you OK?

-Yes, thank you.

-Were you comfortable in the tent?

-Were you comfortable in the tent?

-

-Yes. Everything was fine.

-I was lucky.

-I've made you a cuppa.

-Lovely. Thank you very much.

-Is everyone alright this morning?

-Is everyone alright this morning?

-

-Yes, thank you.

-The weather's lovely. We're lucky.

-The weather's lovely. We're lucky.

-

-Yes, so we'll go for a picnic.

-We can go up to Llyn Barfog.

-There are lots of legends

-associated with that area.

-Is it far from here?

-Is it far from here?

-

-Yes, it's quite far.

-Who's coming with us?

-Who's coming with us?

-

-We're all coming.

-Great.

-Do you want to meet Lili the horse?

-Do you want to meet Lili the horse?

-

-Yes. I think I've already seen her.

-Is she a black horse?

-Is she a black horse?

-

-Yes.

-Lovely. What shall we do with her?

-Lovely. What shall we do with her?

-

-Brush her.

-Brilliant. I can't wait.

-Megan, how long have you had Lili?

-Megan, how long have you had Lili?

-

-For a month and a half.

-Is that all?

-Is that all?

-

-Yes. Nearly two months.

-You're about to brush her.

-How often do you do that?

-Every day, if I can.

-But if it's raining,

-I just leave her.

-Why is it important to brush her?

-Why is it important to brush her?

-

-To keep her clean.

-OK. I see.

-I only use this brush on the neck.

-I only use this brush on the neck.

-

-Just the neck. I see.

-Do you want to have a go?

-OK. Tell me

-if I'm brushing too hard.

-No, that's fine.

-What's the Welsh word for 'to ride'?

-What's the Welsh word for 'to ride'?

-

-Reidio.

-Do you ride Lili often?

-Do you ride Lili often?

-

-Yes. I ride her every day, if I can.

-If it's raining, I don't ride her.

-Do you stick to riding in the field?

-Do you stick to riding in the field?

-

-No, I ride around the farm.

-Do you go riding alone?

-I ride with Mam sometimes

-but I go alone most of the time.

-Oh, lovely.

-Thank you for showing her to me.

-Thank you for showing her to me.

-

-That's alright.

-That was interesting.

-Hello! How are you?

-Hello! How are you?

-

-Hiya.

-I've been brushing Lili.

-Are we ready to prepare the picnic?

-May I wash my hands?

-What are we having to eat?

-Salad and some rolls.

-Do you want to slice some tomatoes?

-Do you want to slice some tomatoes?

-

-Yes. I'll start with the tomatoes.

-What sandwiches

-do you like, Gwenllian?

-Ham.

-Is Llyn Barfog high up?

-Is Llyn Barfog high up?

-

-Yes, it's pretty high.

-It's chilly up there

-so you'll need a hoodie.

-OK, I'll take a raincoat

-with me, just in case.

-Cara pops to Machynlleth to buy

-a sweet treat for the picnic.

-Ooh! A customer.

-Hello. How are you?

-Hello. How are you?

-

-Hello.

-I'm going on a picnic to Llyn Barfog

-this afternoon.

-It would be a good idea

-to take a couple of cakes.

-What can you recommend?

-Personally, I like them all.

-Personally, I like them all.

-

-It depends what you fancy.

-There are some children

-coming on the picnic.

-I think Ieuan, Megan and Gwenllian

-would like the cookies.

-Yes - children love them.

-Yes - children love them.

-

-Three cookies, please.

-What's the Welsh word

-for piece, as in slice?

-Darn.

-Two pieces of the butterscotch

-and walnut cake, please.

-I'll fetch a knife.

-Where are you staying?

-I'm staying in Pennal with a family.

-I'm camping in a tent,

-which is an experience!

-Yes, I can imagine.

-The cake and the cookies

-are in there.

-How much do I owe you?

-Six takeaway cakes.

-One, two, three, four, five, six.

-That's 9, please.

-That's 9, please.

-

-Here's 20.

-And that's 11 change.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you. Goodbye.

-Thank you. Goodbye.

-

-Ta-ta!

-Tell me about this place.

-There's a legend

-about King Arthur.

-A huge water monster known as Afanc

-lived in the lake.

-It was a water dragon

-which lived here.

-Afanc killed anyone

-who went anywhere near Llyn Barfog.

-It also went on the rampage around

-farms at night, killing people.

-King Arthur was asked

-to rid the lake of Afanc...

-..so he came here

-on the back of his big horse.

-Arthur's horse was called Llamrai.

-Arthur's horse was called Llamrai.

-

-Llamrai?

-Llamrai carried

-some magical chains here...

-..which Arthur used to lasso Afanc

-and drag it out of the lake.

-Llamrai left a hoof print

-in a boulder over there...

-..which is known

-as Carn March Arthur.

-From here, they dragged Afanc

-all the way to Cader Idris...

-..and dropped it into a tarn

-called Llyn Cau.

-Let's hope

-Afanc never comes back, Gwenllian.

-Have you all heard

-that tale in school?

-Yes.

-Thank you

-for taking care of me this weekend.

-I really enjoyed it.

-I enjoyed my time here.

-I've learnt so much from you.

-I've learnt about bell tents,

-how to brush a horse...

-..and how to pitch a tent,

-thanks to you three.

-Thank you very much, everyone.

-I've also learnt a bit

-about the area's history.

-I'm not familiar with the area,

-so it's nice to hear these legends.

-I hope to return to this area

-in the near future.

-You're welcome. We enjoyed it too.

-We had fun. Thank you.

-Hopefully, my time here

-has improved my Welsh too.

-It's nice for you

-to practise your Welsh.

-It was a great experience.

-Thank you all.

-We had a great time with Cara

-this weekend.

-She's seen our life on the farm...

-..and also with the glamping

-and the campsite.

-We enjoyed showing her

-the views up at Llyn Barfog...

-..and sharing some of the legends

-associated with this area with her.

-We had a good time.

-Her Welsh is good, considering she's

-only been learning for three years.

-She's great.

-She's welcome

-to come camping here any time...

-..but maybe she'd prefer

-the luxury of glamping next time!

-I'd like to return to this area

-with my family.

-I'm not so sure

-I'd want to camp again...

-..but it's been an experience!

-This is a lovely area and I'd

-encourage everyone to come here...

-..to appreciate the countryside.

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