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02-08-2011, 05:14 PM

#71

jpthequilter

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Originally Posted by flamelily

I seem to spend longer looking at this board than doing any sewing - there is so much to see. I love the generous spirit that brings us together.

You are right about the generous spirit!
Welcome! from the south Texas coast...from another quilter descended from Welch ancestors...I have visited your beautiful countryside several times.
I love the meat pasties. But the best is the wonderful hospitality and laughter that is in the hearts of the Welch!
One nice memory... while strugling to pronounce all the letters in the names of some of the towns, the train conductor laughed and said to me: "Dearie, you are doing much better than you think...Americans can pronounce Welch names much better than the english ever can! Their accent gets in their way, and its their counry, but don't tell anybody I said so!"
...and the singing...our family loved to sing!

02-08-2011, 05:32 PM

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Annz

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Hello and welcome from Boston Ma in the USA

02-08-2011, 05:41 PM

#73

sustraley

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Welcome from Illinois. HaHa I do the same thing. More Quilting Board than sewing.

02-09-2011, 07:10 AM

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Somebunny

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Welcome waves from Oregon and a desert hi from Arizona. We have friends in your neck of the woods. Should be over there this September if all goes well. Glad you joined the board!

02-10-2011, 08:38 PM

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Liz aka Helen

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Originally Posted by Just Jane

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Originally Posted by burnsk

Helo a chroeso i'r Bwrdd o Michigan.

My mom was born in Rhos and my dad was raised in Cardiff. I am nain to 11 wyrion.

I took Welsh lessons back in 1996 so it's been a while. Please forgive me if my Welsh is not good. It's a very difficult language to learn. My folks always spoke Welsh when they didn't want us to know what they were talking about. So, needless to say, they never taught us to speak it. LOL

Yes, this Board is addicting.

This is so funny that you said your parents would speak Welsh when they didn't want you to know what they were saying -- my great-grandmother did the same thing to my mother and her brother! Mom did learn a nursery rhyme and how to count to ten. In my case, my grandmother would reply: "Kigbogh and cabbage" when we would ask what was for dinner -- obviously, this isn't spelled correctly -- but it meant "pigs feet and cabbage." I also learned a "bad" word. When we were being especially bad, Gram (who lived with us) would call us "mauchin." Again, not spelled correctly, but she said it meant something along the lines of naughty, dirty pigs -- all said with much love!

:D

mauchin bidda is what i remember being called ;-)

02-11-2011, 10:11 AM

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WisWis

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Welcome from Scotland.

02-11-2011, 10:14 AM

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WisWis

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Welcome from Scotland.
Like yourself I am on the computer longer tha doing patchwork .

02-15-2011, 03:10 PM

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CoventryUK

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Welcome from Coventry, West Mids! Once you are hooked quilting goes out the window!! You spend hours on here dreaming of what you are going to do!!!!! (If only we had the time!!!!) LOL!