Welsh lessons

I have been consulting with my language expert(Thomas) after trying to improve on Steves welsh I thought blog would be blwg but on reflection that would sound like bloog, so we have come up with Blog and Blogwr, there are only a few double letters in welsh, from memory these are dd = th ff= f (f = v) ll = draw tongue to back of your mouth,make 'spit bubble' at the top of your throat and make a' guh' sound, Most English people say 'ch' which doesn't work atall. Pete about your book, sorry I haven't read more than a few snippets yet, but I was thinking about publishers, and I remembered that the BBC were running a campaige asking for new writers I'm not sure when it was now but it may be worth searching their many web sights .I have been trying to catch up on all the prevous five months of blogs but in a rather haphazard way so expect to find comments on things that you have long forgotten about! Can you believe it Kate is upstairs in her room listening to The Grateful Dead-loudly,What have I done to deserve that-don't tell me!I have just read the good new about Mandy and John and expected baby, pass on my best wishes to them Gemma/Steve. And don't talk to me about weather, I think we have only have had one complety dry day since the beginning of school hols and that was yesterday, a scorcher but we are back to drizzle today, Johns clay pigeon shooting and the kids are making a camp in the sitting room. I expect it will suddenly become summer when the kids go back to school. I knew we would have to pay sometime for last years most glorious summer. But sunshine not withstanding we would love to get visits from friends and family you are all welcome, the house is fab since it refurbishment and we have lots of room, some of the furniture leaves something to be desired, check with M&D or Steve for the for the full sp'. On the subject of fattening food or should I say something to tempt you Mum, smoked salmon on cream cheese this is traditional on bagels but I think that they would be to tough for the teeth, but on blinis(sic) tiny buckwheat flour pancake(probably a bit of a faf) but especially good as thin brown bread sandwiches with a squeak of lemon and freshly milled black pepper. Little and often is probably the key. I managed to add stones (most of them still with me) with a little favorite pregnancy snack, Greek yoghurt, honey and tahini(sesame seed pulp/paste) abit bitter but packed with essential fatty acids,that was my excuse and eaten in the wee small hours when sleep cannot be achieved. But now I,ve just remembered about the the cholesterol but the fish oil would negate the cream cheese and the sesame oil would do for the yoghurt. I will keep thinking, what about complan? I don't know what its like but I know people use it to build themselves up. Ruth and Julian hows it going with the replastering etc I would love to come and see you. I'm thinking of you both. and hoping it is fairly problem free!!!!!!! If you are ever tempt by Velux in the bedrooms make sure that you can reach them easily or get an electrically operated black out blind, they are apparently not much more expensive than the one that we have and hardly ever open because its so difficult to close with a wooden pole. Whilst on the subject of windows can anyone point me in theright direction for, the self adhesive faux sandblasted glass that I often see on the windows of new pubs around here, I thought that it would be easy to get hold of but I have only been offered seethrough patterned Fablon. We have plain glass in the bathroom which I temporarily covered with tissue paper and wallpaper paste a year ago but its giving up the fight. love Cathy