Helen in Wales

Dw i'n byw yng Nghymru efo fy ngŵr a dw i'n siarad Cymraeg. Dw i'n licio tynnu lluniau ac mae gen i sianel ar #YouTube hefyd. Diddordebau eraill: gweu, crosio, cerdded, darllen ac, weithiau, sgwennu ffuglen. / I live in Wales with my husband and I speak Welsh. I like taking photos and I also have a channel on YouTube. Other interests include knitting, crocheting, walking, reading and, sometimes, writing fiction.

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2026-11-02 15:08:40 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 2. Are there any legends or folk tales from the area you live now?
There are lots of legends and folk tales from the area where I live. The best known one is that if you spend the night on Cader Idris, our local mountain, you will wake in the morning either mad or a poet. I haven't put this to the test myself though.
A few years ago I made a video about some of the old legends. It's in Welsh, but there are English subtitles.
https://youtu.be/viGXswUAsEA?si=9aBQ-ZDxVh7e1Oqa

2026-10-26 11:59:44 UTC

#WordWeavers 26.Share a moment from your WIP when a character says one thing but means something completely different.
Lord Becara is often insincere in what he says. He's been trying to ingratiate himself with the prince.
Mark saw Lord Becara's jaw tighten momentarily, saw him open his mouth as though about to speak, then he closed it again and smiled tight-lipped before bowing and saying, "Please accept my apologies, my dear Prince. I have trespassed most grievously on your time."

2026-10-25 11:55:24 UTC

#writersCoffeeClub 25. Tell us about inspiration from an unlikely source.
A long time ago now, but there was concern about the Welsh mountain Eryri (Snowdon) being sold.
My husband showed me an article and I said, "I don't know what the fuss is about. The paths to the summits are public rights of way. The mountain isn't going anywhere."
Then my writer brain went: Oooh! But what if it was going to be moved.
And that as how I got the idea for my cosy fantasy "The Mountain that Moved."

2026-10-24 13:02:02 UTC

#WordWeavers 24.Which character would survive the longest if suddenly dropped into our world with no money or identification?
Mark would do best. He's from our world and the WIP is about how he copes when dropped into another world.
Anywhere in the UK would be easy. He'd just have to hitchhike to his flat, get the spare key from his neighbour and he's home. Abroad would be trickier, but he could find the nearest British consulate and say he'd been mugged and had all his money and ID stolen.

2026-10-22 11:15:41 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 22 Our next featured creator enjoys making maps. Have you ever made a map?
The early versions of the WIP had quite a pretty map, hand-drawn with colours for the trees. The current version of the WIP has a very scruffy sketch map which I find invaluable for reference.
The country of Tiradel is alt-Wales, so that's the basis of the map, but placenames are very different.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/117/484/252/777/250/473/original/0b5bf93db282379b.jpg

2026-10-22 10:49:00 UTC

#WordWeavers 22.Share a sentence from your WIP that you're especially proud of.
I can't think of one off-hand and I don't have time to search through the WIP in the hope of spotting one.
Also, I remember Jo Walton saying there is a point in writing, like a spear-point, it's very small and sharp but because it's backed by the length and weight of a whole story, it has tremendous impact. But that same sentence, considered alone and out of context might appear banal or trivial.

2026-10-17 13:37:16 UTC

#writersCoffeeClub 17. What are the defining traits of your niche in your genre?
When I was trying for traditional publication, my problem was that the fantasy trilogy didn't fit into any of the niches the publishers were looking to fill. It was considered old fashioned and didn't include the things that were trending at the time.
However, I'm hoping that when I self-publish the novels next year, there might be at least a few people who will enjoy a (possibly?) old-fashioned portal fantasy.

2026-10-15 13:11:41 UTC

#WordWeavers 5. What piece of backstory did you invent just for yourself that readers may never learn?
Prince Gavran has a friend called Connor ap Dafydd. He's acted as a bodyguard to the king and nearly lost his life during one assassination attempt. His real name is Conrad Sinclair and Mark actually knows him slightly from when he was competing in three day events back home in the UK.
So far Mark has no idea who Connor actually is. If/when I write Book 4, the secret will be revealed.

2026-10-14 15:48:40 UTC

#WordWeavers 14.If your MC could ask their future self one question, what would they ask?
The obvious question for Mark to ask would be: Will I ever be able to go home to my own world?
Huw would ask: Will I ever resolve my conflicted feelings about using magic?

2026-10-12 13:30:23 UTC

Aethon ni am dro dydd Sadwrn diwetha'. Doedden ni ddim wedi bod i'r arfordir am dipyn, oherwydd y torfeydd o dwristiaid. Felly, aethon ni i Fairbourne. Mi wnaethon ni barcio'r car yn y maes parcio Morfa Mawddach a cherdded ar hyd y llwybr i Fairbourne.
Roedd y tywydd yn braf, yn enwedig am Fis Hydref. Ar y daith cerdded yn ôl i'r maes parcio, mi weles i ddefaid ar y morfa heli.
#Defaidodon #SheepOfMastodon
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2026-10-12 13:10:23 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 12 Do you ever talk to people in song lyrics?
Er... no. Do people do that? Looking at other answers to this prompt, it seems they do.
If I were to try it, I'd have to learn an awful lot of song lyrics because at the moment, I know hardly any. Or to be more precise, I can still remember quite a few traditional folk songs from my teen years when I played guitar and sang, but dropping quote from them into a conversation would be weird.

2026-10-01 15:30:10 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 1 Draw a fish and share it. (It doesn't have to be brilliant.)
I'm supposed to be making progress with the revision of Book 1, Part 2. I shouldn't be wasting time creating a badly drawn fish, but then I thought, why not? So here it is.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/117/366/360/778/665/572/original/3ae1e1c76d419d0d.jpg

2026-09-26 10:59:35 UTC

#WordWeavers 26. Authors talk about how smart their MCs or villains are, but have you ever written a slow-witted character?
I don't actually talk about how smart my characters are. I don't really think about them that way. Some characters make bad decisions, sometimes because they're being badly advised.
However, I have written a very slow-witted character, namely the magical sentient mountain in the cosy fantasy. The POV is actually omniscient, but the mountain gets a couple of short scenes.

2026-09-24 16:46:09 UTC

#writersCoffeeClub 24. Do you write primarily for yourself or for a reader?
I write for myself. I've always written the kind of story I like to read. When writing novels you have the characters and their stories in your head for months, if not years. I wouldn't want to have to live with stories I didn't enjoy.
Besides, trying to follow trends is next to impossible. By the time you've spotted a popular theme and written your novel to fit it, something new will have come along.

2026-09-23 11:17:12 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 23 Choose a noun that is representative of you as a creative person.
I'm going with 'persistence'. I've written on and off throughout my life. There have been times when, due to pressure of work or family commitments, I didn't have the time or energy to write fiction. But I've always come back to it.

2026-09-22 14:44:09 UTC

#WordWeavers 22. 1f you wrote a memoir on your writing journey so far, what would it be called?
I might consider "Never give up, never surrender" as a title.
I wrote fiction for fun when I was a child. As an adult I aimed for professional publication, but though I sold a few short stories to magazines, I never made it as a novelist.
Now, however, I'm aiming to self-publish the novels that I have been working on throughout those years. I'm determined to become a published author in the end.

2026-08-25 10:04:29 UTC

My husband and I went for a walk on Sunday. We started out up a track we've walked many times, but for some reason I'd never really noticed this splendid tree before.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
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2026-07-26 14:20:09 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 26 If you were to metaphorically assign your non-culinary creative work a flavour, what would it be?
It would be a fairly traditional combination of savoury herbs but there needs a hint of smokiness, so perhaps accompanied by a pot of lapsang souchong tea?

2026-05-07 13:57:05 UTC

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@nprofile…p9kg I'm so glad you survived. Happy birthday!

2026-05-04 14:03:29 UTC

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@nprofile…ey74 Without any other context, I think I tend to default to present tense for "read".

2026-05-03 16:04:29 UTC

#SilentSunday
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2026-04-16 12:58:25 UTC

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@nprofile…p9kg Wow! I thought the area where I live was scenic, but your mountains are far more spectacular.

2026-03-04 13:42:51 UTC

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@nprofile…p9kg Libraries where significant events happen appear in each of the novels in my fantasy trilogy too. It's the palace library in Books 1 and 3 and a rich lord's library in Book 2.

2026-02-13 15:08:48 UTC

Aethon ni i'r goedwig dydd Sul diwetha'. Roedd hi'r unig ddiwrnod sych am wythnosau. Doedd y tywydd ddim yn addas i dynnu ffotograffau da, ond mi wnaeth y mwsogl yma'n dal fy llygaid.
O leia’ mae'r coed a'r mwsoglau'n mwynhau'r tywydd gwlyb.
#Mosstodon
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2026-02-09 10:47:04 UTC

I am not good at self-promotion, but I finally finished a video I've been working on for some time. The clips were shot in April last year but I procrastinated badly on the editing because my original idea of describing the walk in detail was ending up very boring.
Eventually I thought of a way to make it work, so here it is, a walk around Dolgellau in NW Wales visiting some of the local places that are associated with the Quakers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
https://youtu.be/wVL7g3e4_gw?si=VsqlR_J1bCDvSXCU

2025-12-13 17:48:08 UTC

A photo from yesterday morning.
There was mist down where we live, but after doing the Co-op shop and driving up to see an elderly friend and take her the newspaper, I discovered that up where she lived was clear.
If I'd had time and a better camera with me I could probably have got some really interesting photos, but I was already a few minutes late so could only trot quickly back down the hill a little way and grab a quick phone shot.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/713/503/951/968/473/original/8edd10e200711a32.jpg

2025-12-03 22:08:21 UTC

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@nprofile…lggw I'm sorry the virus got you after you avoided it for.so long. Take care to rest and remember to take things easy, even after you start to feel better. It's all too easy to overdo and end up.feelimg ill again.

2025-06-15 15:40:52 UTC

15/30 for my photo-a-day in June.
Here we are, half way through the month already. We did quite a long walk yesterday, but as the weather was fine this morning I decided to walk up to my elderly friend's house. We hold a special Quaker meeting for her each month because at 102 years old, she's no longer able to attend the meetings in the village hall.
On the way there I saw a lovely clump of foxgloves.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/688/117/229/624/534/original/517dcdf1a73363f5.jpg

2025-05-27 16:29:05 UTC

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@nprofile…uk82 That's awful. It must have been done deliberately and maliciously. There were some trees vandalised on our local playing fields last year, but that was thoughtlessness and possibly drunken high spirits. True, a tree died just the same, but there's something cruel and calculating about ringing it.

2025-05-26 13:08:06 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 It's a holiday here in the UK too. As we live in a place popular with tourists, we tend to hide at home during the actual bank holiday weekend. But we'll go for a walk later in the week when it won't be so busy.

2025-05-24 15:34:31 UTC

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@nprofile…zp6v @nprofile…mxau I have to say that I'm enjoying these even more than the Christmas hatting. You are finding a lovely variety of hats and making sure they really suit the hattee.

2025-05-20 14:51:40 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 @nprofile…0qap Today's question really made me think because I also wrote what I liked but couldn't find.

2025-05-17 11:09:21 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 17 May: How do you ‘write what you know’?
"Write what you know" is advice commonly given to new writers. I used to fight against this because I wanted to write about things beyond my life experience, but you do need to know what you're writing about.
It's much better phrased as "know what you write". This could mean personal experience, but also includes research. You don't have to be an expert on everything you write about, but do learn enough not to make basic errors.

2025-05-16 13:34:35 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 16: Which creative activity would you like to pursue but can't?
I have a tendency to want to Do All The Things, so if I see someone doing something creative I have the urge to try it myself. Examples would include, but not be limited to: spinning wool, weaving, playing a new musical instrument, needle felting, embroidery and many others.
However, I know that it would be a passing fad. I don't have the time or the space for new hobbies. I'll stick to writing and photography.

2025-05-07 15:28:50 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 7 May: Share a special location you write in for inspiration.
Now I'm retired, I only write at my computer desk. Also, I only sit down to write when I know what happens next.
There are therefore no special locations where I go to write to gain inspiration. However, going for a walk -- it doesn't really matter where -- does get my creative mind working. Once I get back home, I'll add the new ideas to my notes so I'm ready for the next writing session.

2025-05-05 12:55:28 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 The other word I have difficulty with is "lieutenant". I always have to pause and gather my thoughts before attempting that word which cropped up a lot in Book 1 of the trilogy which was mostly about a war.
Fortunately the WIP (Book 3) contains very few cousins or lieutenants and I haven't yet found my Book 3 bugbear.

2025-05-05 11:15:45 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 5 May:. What word(s) always trips you up when writing?
My vocabulary is good, my spelling is generally OK and the spell checker helps fix typos. But my fingers often have a mind of their own. For example they will insist on adding a final G to "cousin". (My fingers have typed words ending in "ing" so often that they can't stop after the N!)
In Book 2 of the fantasy trilogy there were a lot of cousins, so I added "cousing" to the autocorrect to save me time in correcting it.

2025-04-25 13:50:43 UTC

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@nprofile…zp6v 😆 I really did LOL at that.

2025-04-24 14:59:42 UTC

17/52 for the 2025 Weekly Alphabet Challenge
This week's theme was: Q is for Quay
It was a lovely morning so I persuaded my husband to walk across the Barmouth railway bridge so I could photograph the quay. As it happened, the ferry was waiting by the steps, so we took the ferry back to Fairbourne, which allowed me to take this photo from water level.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/393/519/242/243/005/original/47072eb82c20a460.jpg

2025-04-24 13:09:12 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 I've encountered the lazy writer who seems to have thought, "I don't know which of the two possible endings I prefer, so I'll stop the story now and let the reader make up their own mind." That's just cheating.

2025-04-14 11:14:20 UTC

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@nprofile…myfn It is. Some sort of shared accommodation where you had your own place but with some shared communal areas might have been OK when I was young, but not now.
Also, if you're living too closely together, there's always the danger that you end up spending more time talking about your creative projects than actually working on them.

2025-04-14 11:08:51 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 14 Apr: Would you enjoy living in a creative village/house/shared accommodation? Or do you already?
I definitely wouldn't want to live in a shared house or any other kind of shared accommodation. I'm even more of an introvert now than when I was young.
However, you could say that I already live in a creative village. My local friends are creative people. We meet and talk about what we're doing, yet have our own homes where we have quiet and privacy to do our creative work.

2025-04-11 15:06:26 UTC

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@nprofile…zp6v LOL! I remember the fish slapping dance. I love this version.

2025-04-11 15:04:27 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 11 Apr: Do you use spreadsheets to help in your process? If so, how do you use them, and what makes them better than other tools?
I use spreadsheets a lot when writing. One obvious use is to track daily word count, but I actually use them for planning the story.
They're useful for setting up timelines to keep track of characters, but I also create circular plot diagrams. A friend invented these to ensure that the ending resolved the plot elements set up at the beginning.
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2025-04-11 14:02:26 UTC

11/30 for my photo-a-day in April Such a long run of cloudless blue skies feels very strange for Wales at this time of year, but that's what we're getting at the moment.
After doing the big weekly food shop, I drove up to see my elderly friend and take her the newspaper. This is the view from near her house.
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/319/677/983/338/399/original/09367ea6eb864498.jpg

2025-04-09 15:32:29 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 9 Apr: How much room for the fantastical is there in your work?
The current WIP is a fantasy trilogy, so there's a lot of room. It's a portal fantasy, though once the guy from our world falls through into the other land, he's stuck there for the three books. Books one and two have powerful magic users. Book 3 is less magic focused, but it's still there.
I have tried writing short stories without magic, but they feel flat and uninteresting until something magical intrudes.

2025-04-07 10:26:26 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 7 Apr: What’s your take on the “suffer for art” argument?
When I was working full-time, I was prepared to put in a bit of effort in order to make time to write. For example I would get up early so I could write for 30-45 minutes before driving to work.
But, apart from some rare situations, I don't think anyone should be writing if it causes actual suffering. There are so many other things to do with your life. Why make yourself miserable? Is the end product really worth it?

2025-04-01 17:27:46 UTC

Many years ago I did a 365 photo project and took a photo a day for a year. I learned a lot from it, but never want to do it again because a lot of the images were taken just for the sake of taking something. Then more recently I challenged myself to take a photo a day during the 30 day months, so I'm giving that another try.
The back garden is covered in celandines. It's interesting to watch how they close up at night and then open again with the sun.
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2025-04-01 13:34:55 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 1 Apr: Do you include in-jokes, hidden messages, or “easter eggs” in your writing?
Re in-jokes, I once wrote a story inspired by a challenge in a Babylon 5 Usenet group.* Someone suggested writing short stories in which the titles of B5 episodes were hidden. I wrote two and, afterwards, actually sold one of them to a magazine. Most of the titles were removed during revision and the story was expanded. But one or two are still in there.
*Which tells you how long ago it was.

2025-03-27 16:10:33 UTC

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@nprofile…pljk That cartoon explains my life so accurately.

2025-03-22 14:37:24 UTC

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@nprofile…zp6v I've recently re-read the whole of the Thursday Next series and they were as enjoyable as the first time round.

2025-03-22 14:25:45 UTC

I was right up against the deadline for the weekly alphabet challenge on Flickr. This week's theme was: L is for Lost.
I'd been looking out all week for a lost object to photograph. I didn't see anything, not even a lost glove on our walk last Thursday. Then, today, I had a burst of last minute inspiration. 🙂
https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/206/533/445/399/429/original/042bcb13699b5ad2.jpg

2025-03-16 16:26:43 UTC

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@nprofile…h460 I probably wouldn't have noticed the repetition of gossamer, unless it seemed an odd word to use in that context. But too many inexorables would definitely start to grate.

2025-03-16 15:14:25 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 16 Mar: What word or phrase do you tend to overuse?
I don't think I overuse any words or phrases now. But when I've finished writing the first draft of the trilogy and start to revise the novels, I may spot something.
There was a time, however, when I overused "suddenly" a lot. To cure myself of this, I added "suddenly" to the auto-correct in Word so that whenever I typed "suddenly" it would change to: DON'T USE SUDDENLY! I would then think again and rephrase the sentence.

2025-03-13 15:43:24 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 13 Mar: Shameless self-promotion day. Show us what you're proud of. Let's boost away.
I don't have anything I can link to, but I'm proud of my progress with the final novel of the fantasy trilogy. I am adding words slowly but surely and the first draft is about one third done.

2025-03-13 15:40:31 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 13 Mar: Are you mindful of your readers’ expectations? How so?
Not counting the handful of short stories I sold to magazine, the only readers I've had so far have been fellow writers in critique groups and the tutors on the creative writing degree course. The critiques and feedback I received on the early chapters of the current WIP were helpful in pointing out any inconsistencies.
Also I am mindful of genre expectations. E.g. no segueing from fantasy into grisly horror.

2025-03-08 13:12:14 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 I liked both Mary Stewart's adventure/romance stories and especially her Arthurian novels.

2025-03-03 11:53:51 UTC

#ScribesAndMakers 3 Mar: Are you more productive during long stretches of free time, or when you have to squeeze creativity into your busy life?
Since I retired, in theory I have plenty of free time, though I do still have things that I must do. You would think that I'd now be able to write faster, but the actual writing is only part of the process. I need lots of thinking time and that was possible even when working, for example during the daily commute. So my productivity is about the same.

2025-02-25 14:12:49 UTC

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@nprofile…zp6v I haven't switched all my filters to "hide completely" yet, but I have thought about it. I'm also just skimming the news headlines. It's not as if following every little detail can make things better and it certainly makes my stress levels worse.

2025-02-06 18:10:58 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 After many years of chasing traditional publication and never quite making it with the novels, it's nice to relax and just write for pleasure.

2025-02-06 11:19:40 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 6. Have you tried creating your own book cover designs? Share your work/attempts.
This is an easy one to answer. No, I have not.
Back when I was trying for traditional publication, covers were for the publisher to commission.
Having decided to finish the stories for my own amusement, the novels will need covers because I want to create hard copies using POD so I can put them on my bookshelves. I will, therefore, need to think about cover design, but not just yet.

2025-01-29 14:58:12 UTC

I've just learned there is another hashtag similar to defaidodon, namely #asstodon. This is for photos of donkeys and also mules. I don't have many donkey pictures, but I will look out for photo opportunities in the future. Here's a cute little donkey (or perhaps a mule?) from a few years ago.
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2025-01-13 21:38:58 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 It doesn't seem to be a popular sub-genre these days, so I'm writing my own stories.

2025-01-13 15:11:48 UTC

#WritersCoffeeClub 13. What’s your favourite trope? Do you lean into it for your work or shy away?
I'm not really sure what counts as a trope and what is just a feature of a genre, but I am fond of the "person from our world ends up in a world where magic works" idea. And yes, that trope is used in the fantasy novels I'm writing.
Another I've seen mentioned was "friends into lovers", and that occurs in my novels too. And finally I do like a nice platonic relationship in stories.

2025-01-03 17:32:27 UTC

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@nprofile…zp6v I do love your Friday sparkly dancers. They always make me smile. I particularly like the enthusiasm of the bell ringers.

2024-12-30 10:17:40 UTC

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@nprofile…a0z2 That is so true. For some years I lost the enjoyment due to chasing the dream of professional publication. Now I've let that go, I can write just for fun and as a form of mental exercise.

2024-12-29 15:10:03 UTC

#writersCoffeeClub 12/29: What are your feelings toward readers?
I used to want readers and wanted to share my stories with others in the hope they would enjoy them as much as I'd enjoyed thinking them up. However, other than a handful of short story sales, I never achieved professional publication.
After completing a creative writing degree with the OU, I stopped writing fiction for quite a while, but I've now decided to finish all the unfinished novels just for my own enjoyment.

2024-12-28 17:11:54 UTC

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@nprofile…98e3 Dw i'n meddwl bod y tyllau yn y mur o gwmpas yr ardd jyst yn gwneud y fynedfa'n edrych yn fwy ffansi. Roedd y teulu Vaughan isio creu argraff dda ar eu hymwelwyr.

2024-12-28 16:38:36 UTC

Aethon ni am dro bore 'ma. Roedd hi'n niwlog, ond sych. Do'n i ddim isio gyrru yn y niwl, felly mi wnaethon ni taith cerdded leol o gwmpas rhai o'r lonydd bach.
Aeth rhan o'r wâc heibio caeau sy'n rhan o'r stad Nannau. Mae'r gât yn cynnwys llythyr "V" o'r enw Vaughan. Mae'r bwthyn yn borthdy ar un o'r dreifiau i'r plasty Nannau. Yn anffodus, mae'r plasty Nannau wedi bod yn wag am flynyddoedd ac mae o'n syrthio i lawr rŵan
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2024-12-19 14:21:26 UTC

Mi wnes i wisgo'r hwdi Mari Lwyd ddoe pan es i i'r grwp sgwrs Cymraeg wythnosol. Wnaeth pobl edmygu fo. Bydda i'n gwisgo fo eto dros y penwythnos pan dw i'n cyfarfod efo ffrindiau.
Diolch yn fawr i bwy bynnag yma rhannodd y linc iddyn nhw ar y we.
(English in the first comment.)
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2024-12-15 10:05:47 UTC

Ro'n i'n rhwystredig ddoe achos doedd gan y swyddfa'r post unrhyw stampiau ail ddosbarth o gwbl. Dim un! Dim ond dosbarth cyntaf.
Yn ffodus ro'n i wedi prynu dau lyfr o stampiau ail ddosbarth o'r blaen, felly ro'n i'n medru rhoi'r mwyafrif o'r cardiau Nadolig yn y blwch post. Ond dw i dal angen saith mwy.
Gobeithio bydd y swyddfa'r post yn cael mwy yfory, neu'r Co-op efallai?

2024-11-23 15:11:53 UTC

Mae'r dŵr yn codi. Mae'r meysydd chwarae a'r caeau rygbi o dan dŵr. Mae'r dŵr wedi cyrraedd gwaelod yr ardd cefn. Ond diolch byth mae'r ardd yn serth ac mae ein tŷ ni'n sefyll ar dop o'r llethr. 'Dan ni'n ddiogel.
#dyddiadur
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2024-11-21 11:25:57 UTC

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@nprofile…7wld @nprofile…rcay It's a complex issue but sadly too often it results in knee-jerk reactions.
One issue is that these day young fathers often take their kids out without the mother. What is a man to do with a small daughter who needs the loo? Does he take her into the gents where she will have to pass men using urinals? Or does he brave the ladies? I haven't personally seen that happen, but friends have and said the women were perfectly fine about it.

2024-11-21 11:07:17 UTC

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@nprofile…7wld @nprofile…rcay Has this ever happened, i.e. a man entering toilets designated for women and then trying to excuse his presence by claiming he identifies as a woman? Wouldn't he more likely just say, "Sorry, I didn't see the sign, I thought it was the gents."?
If a man wants to assault a woman, the little icon of a stylised woman on the door is not going to stop him.
But right now in the US cis women who don't look sufficiently "feminine" are being challenged in women's toilets.

2024-11-17 13:57:00 UTC

#SilentSunday
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2024-11-16 17:41:59 UTC

Mae fy ffêr yn teimlo'n lawer gwell rŵan felly dydd Iau diwetha' es i efo fy ngŵr am ddaeth cerdded bach ar hyd y Llwybr Mawddach. Wnes i aros ger bwrdd picnic am funud ac yn sydyn glaniodd robin goch reit agos. Yn anffodus, doedd gen i ddim bwyd amdano fo.
My ankle feels much better now so last Thursday I went with my husband for a short walk along the Mawddach Trail. I stopped by a picnic table for a minute and suddenly a robin landed quite close. Unfortunately, I had no food for him.
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2024-09-10 12:59:42 UTC

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@npub10zv…nz7m Is Pooh in witness protection? What could he have done to be appearing in such a disguise?

2024-09-03 13:38:09 UTC

Heddiw ydy diwrnod domestig ar ôl mynd allan bob dydd ers dydd Mawrth diwetha'. Dw i wedi gwneud cawl, rhoi dillad yn y peiriant golchi dillad a sgwennu ychydig mwy o fy nofel. Mae 'na sawl peth dal i'w neud ond mae'n dda cael diwrnod i ganolbwyntiau ar bethau yn y tŷ.
Dyma ffotograff sy'n cael ei dynnu Dydd Sul diwetha' ar daith cerdded fach.
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2024-08-18 14:34:34 UTC

#SilentSunday
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2024-08-11 16:10:12 UTC

#SilentSunday
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2024-05-10 15:36:06 UTC

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@npub10zv…nz7m I just noticed that those purple flowers are coming up in the grass outside our house. I always try to avoid mowing them and the patch of purple is getting larger year by year.