This term my daughter has been assigned a project at school and her topic is facts and trivia relating to Wales.
The first thing I thought was how boring, why couldn’t she have gone for somewhere more exotic than Wales.To be fair though, she has uncovered a few interesting facts along the way.
I have already discovered that the name of Wales actually comes from the Cymraeg word of Gwalia, which when translated means “Homeland”.
Wales is a relatively small country compared to some and apart from it’s border to England is completely surrounded by sea. To the south is the Bristol Channel, with St. George’s Channel to the west and finally the Irish Sea to the north.
There are been many superb actors who were born in Wales, amongst these are the brilliant Mr Richard Burton, Sir Anthony Hopkins and the gorgeous Catherine Zeta Jones.
Of course Catherine has escaped Wales for the delights of the USA, but she often pops back and stays at Hotels in Wales. She has also been known for her Self Catering Wales escapades when she visits her family.
Catherine however doesn’t just stay in Wales, she also enjoys her UK Family Holidays with her celebrity husband and her 2 children. It’s also been known for them to pop into local pubs for a spot of lunch and mingle with the likes of everybody else, how very non showbiz.
I deviate a bit and have come off the subject.This must be something that runs in our family, because my daughter has a problem with this too.
She has a very vivid imagination and unfortunately when writing essays, stories, etc she goes off at a tangent and loses the whole context of her story.
It was only last week that her English teacher had a meeting with her about her work. It’s funny in my day a vivid imagination was something to praise, not be quashed.
My next instalment on the delights of Wales will follow soon as soon as my daughter gets on with the job in hand. For now though she is happily writing a story about slaying dragons – probably due to the fact that she has just drawn a picture of the Welsh flag!!