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I found this photograph today, from when Asha was around 1 and it reminded me how important it is to sit and talk to children.. all children.. how ever old they may be.

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One of her currently favourite books “Trouble for Letang and Julie”

Its a Longman new reader book, “when nibbles gets lost in Ms Millers classroom, will anyone be able to find the hamster”

In the book you can discuss disability – Julie has some physical disabilitie. Different lifestyles – Letang nan used to own goats. Bullying, and name calling. emotions, and all the animals which we call pets.. and how different people have different pets. Julies nan used to keep cows, so Julie had a pet calf when she was younger..

Anyway, following on from our story, Asha started playing pet games… again, and my bed is now covered in soft toys, but i managed to catch her at it… just a pity she noticed, and started “acting” for the laptop.

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I will embed this later, when i can remeber how to do it again… :d

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Whilst I cant claim to be an avid fan of the politics behind the National Trust as an organisation, I am a definate fan of there FUN days.

Today was Alice in Wonderland at Penrhyn Castle. Along with Chris, from the Harlequin Puppet Theater The oldest purpose built puppet theater in britain , at Ros on Sea – Well worth a visit!!

Asha loves the national trust fun days, as she gets time to do some crafty project – todays was decorating a fairy cake,

and making a plate rabbit. Also today she planted some seeds, in little pots. As well as this there was the colouring in competition, and the trail – with a prize for everyone who did it..

she also enjoyed having a go at lawn crochet, and hoop playing..

Added onto this, about three hours of Bimbamboozle,and time to play in the large grounds, fun play area and if you want visit the castle, or stable areas where there are displays such as the steam trains, old dolls etc etc..

Anyway, today we had agreed to meet some friends there, who did the fancy dress parade, as well. We didnt do it this week, but are going to endevour too for next week.

Having fun doing all mad stuff at the moment but I fall asleep as soon as I get home at night, exhausted!!

(Photograph of Chris, and Asha, kindly provided for by Debbie Pritchards Proffesional Child Minding Service )

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We finally got to Plas Newydd today. We didnt however get inside the house, to see the wonderful paintings, or such things, but small steps..

It was there circus fun day, but Asha wasnt feeling too good, but she did love Mr bimbamboozle (Chris) and the punch and judy show. She spent time playing with Wayne and Debbie, but didnt really want to do much as she was tired.

The history of the estate may be traced back to the 15th century, and the Griffiths family. They were an enormously powerful and wealthy family of the Penrhyn estate in Bangor. They did in fact at that time own most of the important Anglesey estates. Gwilym ap Griffith (d1431) had married Morfydd, the daughter of Goronwy ap Tudur of Penmynydd. Her esteemed Anglesey family were blood relatives of King Henry VII.

In 1553, one of their descendants, Ellen Griffith (d1573) married Sir Nicholas Bagenal, Marshal of the army in Ireland, and the owner of Irish estates. Their granddaughter Ann (d1623) married Sir Lewis Bayly – the Bishop of Bangor, tutor and chaplain to both the sons of King James I.

source : http://www.anglesey.info/PlasNewydd.htm

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Asha has been feeding the birds with fat balls for a few months now, and we asked a few people for bird stuff for her for her birthday,  And this is the resulting pictures today from them!

And we must not forget the one on the fatballs in the tree now.

It was fantastic to watch.

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For Asha’s birthday we went up snowdon on the train.  With granny and grandad.  Luckily for us, it was a beautiful clear day, and when we got to the top Steve took a picture of Asha on the top.

Asha on top of wales

The train which runs up snowdon runs on “Dr. Roman Abt, had patented a rack and pinion system that was being used reliably in the Swiss Alps.”  source: http://www.snowdonrailway.co.uk

“Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa, pronounced [?? ?w?ðva]) is the highest mountain in Wales and is Great Britain’s highest mountain south of the Scottish Highlands. It is also higher than anywhere in Ireland. It has been described as “probably the busiest mountain in Britain.”[1] It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri), in Gwynedd. The summit is known as Yr Wyddfa, Welsh for “the tumulus”[2]) and lies at an altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level.”

source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowdon

on the train up snowdon

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One of the swans Asha was feeding at lake Padarn

One of the swans.

Asha playing near the stream where we ate a rather late lunch.

Playing on her birthday.

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I am on catch up, and I know this post is long overdue.. so here is asha with her snowperson.

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One of the beautiful views out of our home

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On Christmas Eve, after we all had our baths, the three of us sat down to a big pan of stew, and pulled some crackers. Asha, and I then had a long story session, which lead to Asha falling asleep unusually early.

This is just a cute photograph of her with one of her teddy’s which she has decided to name Hoopy!

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Asha made her presents, or rather chose and decorated her presents for granny and grandad this year, Enjoy!

Asha painting Presents

Grannys Candle Holder

And finally Grandad’s Key ring.

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I have been sent the included feathers in an email. Now I am assuming they are guinine
art work, as I know the person who sent me them is very involved with this area

I just thought some others may like not only to read the small story behind them, but also see the works!

God’s Wings -

A little something to put things in perspective…

After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park , forest

rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage.

One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under  their dead mother’s wings.

The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise.

She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast …because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live.

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Wakes up at 6 am.. demanding breakfast. Daddy to the rescue.
7.30 mummy can hear her dancing and singing downstairs. So resigned to the fact of Asha wont be quiet drags herself out of bed. 8.30 were on our way to swimming lessons.
10. o’clock very proud of herself Asha ends lesson and we head home.
11. does some maths with her abacus.
11.40 makes a lift the flap book about swimming
12.40 lunch
1. 50 is current doing glass painting downstairs.

purple fairy

…followed by more adding up with abacus, followed by painting a chimp mask, and every five seconds being Asked where GRANNY is and being told she is naughty. Its 3.07, time we are normally trying to wind Asha down and no sign of granny I am NOT amused.

Considering for the last three nights Asha has been in bed for 6 this is not fair nor funny.

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Asha at Penrhyn

A photograph a friend took earlier in the year at Penrhyn Castle

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Asha

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The Irish Mail train ploughed into six runaway trucks at Llanddulas.

Thirty three people died on August 20, 1868, when the Irish Mail train ploughed into six runaway trucks at Llanddulas, near Abergele.

Most of the bodies were so badly burned they could not be identified.

The victims were buried in a mass grave at St Michael’s Church, Abergele, where the service will be held on August 24.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7571806.stm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abergele_rail_disaster

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Well we all enjoy the effects of a newly painted house, but do you fancy the challenge of painting a light house?

BBC Penmon lighthouse on Anglesey

The Penmon Lighthouse on Anglesey seems a fair challenge, but what about Roman Rock in Simonstown, where great grandad used to work?

Roman Rock lighthouse is the only lighthouse in South Africa to stand on a rock. On account of high tides and gale-force winds, work could only be carried out 7 days a month and consequently it took 4 years to build – from 1857 to 1861.

Roman Rock lighthouse in 1910 with the lighthouse keeper and his assistant. The lighthouse keepers in 1910 were Charles H and Jeremias  B.

Great Grandad at work

pdf article on Roman Rock Light House

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I watched TV with Daddy. I played with my daddy. I ate coconut and drunk coconut milk.

I played medicine and cook and I made a house for the borrowers called Poo , Harmony and Little Harriettee.

I have also done some playing on my own. I watched the borrowers on television with my daddy, and Ice with Daddy.

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Yes, you know one of those things which have hot water in and you can cook eggs in?

Well after years, and years of wanting one. Steve bought me one last week. Brand is Horwood, and it cooks 4 at a time. The result? Poached eggs.

We got it from Saks in Bangor. On the whole they sell a good selection, however I was disapointed that they dont do double boilers.. Oh well, they do do some really interesting stuff!

Wonderful!

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