aPenguins are flightless birds belonging to the family Spheniscidae. World-wide there are 17 species of penguin, all of which breed in the Southern hemisphere. The name is believed to have originated from the Welsh "pen gwyn" which means white head. The name was originally applied to Great ...
Over the years, however, the definition of “flannel” has loosened and separated from the original Welsh meaning. Nowadays, fabrics made with artificial fibers are considered to be in the same general category as traditional Welsh flannel garments that have been passed down through the generations...
Money is like an eel in the hand —Welsh proverb Money is like a sixth sense, and you can’t make use of the other five without it —W. Somerset Maugham,New York Times Magazine,October 18, 1958 Public money is like holy water: every one helps himself to it —Italian proverb ...
there are also words, the Arabic “nafs” and Hebrew “Neshama” or “nephesh” both have meanings of breath. Other similar words are the Chinese “Ling”, the German “geist,” the French “L’esprit” and Sanskrit “akasha” or “atman” to ...
Dining there, in what is now a lovely hotel, I imagined the discomfiture of a princess in the Welsh outback, in a house with one bathroom. They say that there are glass-of-gin-and-tonic shaped dents in the walls at Plas Dinas. My neighbour, as a child, lined up with his ...
Personal Narrative: Where Are You From Life is like a puzzle. Everyone wants to find their place and feel like they are “at home.” Sometimes that can be a bit challenging if someone is different. In “Where Are You From” , the author deals with going “back home” to South Korea ...
there is nothing more important than each other and our children. One of my greatest wishes for you is that one day (a very long time from now) your husband will be the love, strength, partnership and companionship that your father is for me, and that his parents are for each other. ...
Sue, of WordsVisual, wrote about how she heeded a call to the Ystwyth Valley ( in Welsh, actually Cwmystwyth) from an article in Country Life magazine showing an image of an abandoned mine building, in Y is for Ystwyth Valley Anabel, of Glasgow Gallivanter, wrote of her call to Hampshir...
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To make laverbread, seaweed (laver) gathered from the Welsh coast is boiled, then pureed or minced before being fried. Sometimes oatmeal is added prior to frying. It was traditionally served as part of a Welsh breakfast along with mushrooms, bacon, and sausages. Often served on buttered toast...