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Callistemon21 Wed 01-Mar-23 09:50:12

Happy St David's Day to Anniebach and all Welsh Grans wherever you may be.

I hope you have a good day with Welsh cakes and perhaps a bowl of cawl for dinner! 🙂

Callistemon21 Wed 01-Mar-23 09:51:34

I don't know what happened to the daffodils but they must still be in bud!
daffodil daffodil daffodil

FannyCornforth Wed 01-Mar-23 11:01:24

Happy St David’s Day to you too Callistemon, MrsKen, Annie and all other Welsh posters.

FannyCornforth Wed 01-Mar-23 11:07:48

I can’t do daffodils Calli sad

Callistemon21 Wed 01-Mar-23 11:18:41

They didn't work in the heading FannyC
But if you type daffodil with [ ] either side it works in a post.

Cawl is in the slow cooker 🙂

[leek]

FannyCornforth Wed 01-Mar-23 11:19:49

daffodil

FannyCornforth Wed 01-Mar-23 11:19:59

Wow!

Fleurpepper Wed 01-Mar-23 11:24:27

Yes, best wishes to all Welsh Grans.

Could someone please explain to me why Wales has two symbols, the leek and the daffodil, thanks.

Grannynannywanny Wed 01-Mar-23 11:25:03

Happy St David’s Day to all our Welsh posters. I hope you have a lovely day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Callistemon21 Wed 01-Mar-23 11:29:30

I think because the daffodil is the national flower of Wales and also that St David apparently urged Welsh soldiers to wear leeks in their helmets to identify their own side when they were fighting the Saxons.

Help! Where's Anniebach? She will know.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 we mustn't forget the Welsh dragon as well.

Casdon Wed 01-Mar-23 11:30:07

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus everybody. The sun is shining and the wind is blowing for us today. My daffodils aren’t showing their heads either yet, it’s too cold.

Callistemon21 Wed 01-Mar-23 11:34:20

A recipe for Welsh cakes:

www.visitwales.com/things-do/food-and-drink/welsh-food-and-recipes/traditional-welsh-cakes-recipe

crazyH Wed 01-Mar-23 11:43:46

Thankyou and Happy St David’s Day to Anniebach and all my compatriots ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🌼🐑🍜

Anniebach Wed 01-Mar-23 11:55:51

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus

The leek is the oldest Welsh symbol, St.David ordered his soldiers to wear them in battle , we won the battle .

The Daffodil much later, David Lloyd George only Welsh PM
campaigned for the Daffodil and wore it in parliament on
St.David’s Day.

My darling Catherine when in junior school shared a leek with the class hamster, it died, so don’t feed leeks to hamsters please. 😲

Callistemon21 Wed 01-Mar-23 12:00:23

Sorry, I shouldn't have laughed, I do like hamsters!

I'm missing going to a school Eisteddfod, they used to be fun. ☹

Anniebach Wed 01-Mar-23 12:09:42

I was a very proud granny when my elder granddaughter won
both the Bard’s Chair and Crown at one school Eisteddfod, to win both 🤗

Grannybags Wed 01-Mar-23 12:12:12

Happy St David’s Day! daffodil

Good advice about leeks and hamsters Anniebach! It made me laugh (but I do like hamsters!)

NotSpaghetti Wed 01-Mar-23 12:23:01

Half of me is Welsh.
My ❤️ is Welsh I think.
My father used to wear a small leek with a narcissus every St. David's day. He wore them together as a buttonhole.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

Susan56 Wed 01-Mar-23 12:34:32

Sharing this pic of the children with DD’s permission.

They had wondered why H was so excited this morning.He loves sea creatures and thought it was Whales day!He has insisted on taking his toy whale to nursery!

Anniebach Wed 01-Mar-23 12:42:19

So lovely to see , thank you x

Fleurpepper Wed 01-Mar-23 12:49:53

Thank you Annie. One of my students asked me the question the other day- and I didn't know the answer. Your reply is so much better than Google,

TerriBull Wed 01-Mar-23 12:54:21

Happy St David's Day to Welsh posters. Fond memories of some lovely holidays in beautiful Wales.

FannyCornforth Wed 01-Mar-23 12:57:55

Susan that’s adorable! 🐳

MrsKen33 Wed 01-Mar-23 13:03:00

Welsh cakes, Bara brith and tea at the ready for visitors. Loads of daffodils in the garden. Lovely day here in SW Wales .

AGAA4 Wed 01-Mar-23 16:02:31

I am supposed to give a daffodil as rent on my property here in Wales.

Happy St David's Day to all in Wales.