Calon Lan

My great great grandfather left Wales 170 years ago.

To be born Welsh is to be born privileged.
Not with a silver spoon in your mouth,
But music in your blood
And poetry in your soul - Wilfred Wilson



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I’d not ask a life that’s easy,
Gold and pearls so little mean,
Rather seek a heart that’s joyful,
Heart that’s honest, heart that’s clean.

(Chorus)
Heart that’s clean and filled with virtue,

Fairer far than lilies white,
Only pure hearts praise God truly,
Praise him all the day and night.

Why should I seek earthly treasures,
On swift wings they fly away,
Pure clean hearts bring greater riches
That for life eternal stay.

 (Chorus)

Dawn and sunset still I’m searching,
 Reaching on a wing of song,
 Give me Lord, through Christ my Savior
 That clean heart for which I long.
 (Chorus)
 — Alternative Translation in rhyme (by permission of author Malcolm Cowen )

A Beautiful Heartbreak

Jesus Teaches about the Widow's Mites

Jesus Teaches a Samaritan Woman

My Little Green Bag

My daughter in law was able to buy several of the little green bags at an incredible price. She gave us each one and said we needed to turn them into some kind of a kit. This project needed to be finished by the end of January. Well January’s end is coming soon and I need to get busy!



This is my Flower Fairy Kit! I have several Flower Fairy books. My grandkiddies love Flower Fairies. I also added a small kit of how to make Flower Fairies.



This is my Flower Fairy Kit! I have several Flower Fairy books. My grandkiddies love Flower Fairies. I also added a small kit of how to make Flower Fairies.



This one is Gran’ma’s craft kit. It started out a crown making kit. It has glitter felt, glitter, fabric and craft glue, Velcro, elastic, jewels, and very stiff Pellon. Then I found some Playdoh and some colored pencils.



The last kit is Gran’ma’s babysitting kit B. It has some soft farm animals, books with puzzles, board books, a Curious George puzzle, and a My Granny’s Purse.



I also want to make a picnic kit but it's not a good time to go looking for picnic plates, cups, and flatware. I'll have to wait until spring to buy those things.

My Latest Project

I don't like putting things like this off this late. The rush leaves things open for some rather BIG mistakes. On a good day a project like this leaves itself open for all kinds of slip-ups. The overs and unders of a Celtic applique can really play games with your mind. The more complicated the pattern the more possibilities there are for errors. I’m always unpicking something to open up a spot for the bias tape to go over or under. Sometimes I can’t even figure out where I went wrong.

But this time... it all worked out!

Those Who Can Teach

Yes I'm a teacher! I have been teaching for almost 25 years. My parents were teachers. Many of my brothers and sisters are or have been teachers. My great grandmother’s brother's name is on the education building and the U of U. Teaching has been in my family's blood since my Welsh great great grandfather named one of his sons Milton, after the British poet, because he wanted an educated person in the family.