July from Margaret - The Place Here is Just Fowl!

We have made it to Elpha Green Cottage- which happens to be in the Middle of Nowhere! If you look out one of our windows you're not very likely to see a town or a HOUSE, even. Keeping us company are about 6 ducks, 4 chickens, 2 roosters, and a male PEACOCK! There is also a black cat who is so sweet, and I call her Cobweb.
Well, as it is Sunday, we didn't really want to drive to a church in a neighboring town so we made our own. In the sunroom we put up candles, and there was an "alter" - (a table that was conveniantly in there) and we mixed red wine with water and had some good bread for communion.
As I haven't written in a long time LOADS have happened! A little over a week ago we were in Llandudno with Granny. We stayed in a tiny room - seriously, you couldn't stretch your arms out in there - in a B+B called The Moorfield Hotel. Mum and Dad were at a class for religious stuff while we were doing some sightseeing! We went to a pub called The Albert 4 times, every other day!
Mum and Dad got to stay at the B+B overnight, and they didn't have to leave till the next afternoon, so we went the next morning to our great-grandmother's grave and put flowers by it. Mum and Granny went to Conwy and we would meet them there at 12:30 for lunch.
When we met Mum and Granny in Conwy we went to lunch at a tearoom where we had sandwiches and crisps. (potato chips)
By the time we got back it was time for Mum and Dad to go. They packed their bags into the rental car and drove off. (We would basically walk and go on buses)
In the next week we got to go almost everywhere we could! We got to go to the top of Snowdon- the highest mountain in Wales, unfortunately on a wet day. By the time we reached the top it was pouring! A few brave people ventured out of the train but we stayed inside. We passed by a lot of things on the way up and down, though!
Another day we went to Llandudno Junction and went to the cinema where we saw Wall-e. Movies sometimes come out a bit later than the USA.
We also spent a lot of time at the library! We got a library card and came back nearly every day to get more books! Sometimes we would just go back to the B+B and read the afternoon away.
On Sunday we were very goodbecause we went to a church right in Llandudno. It was called Holy Trinity and had a very nice service.
Near the end of our stay we went back up to Conwy to see Conwy Castle. We took a bus and then went right to a cafe that had an entrance to the castle attached to it. The resteraunt used to be an old newspaper press- It was called The Press Room- and was interesting to read about!
When we entered the castle the man at the cash register gave us a detective worksheet that we used to figure out how the Welsh conquered the castle. We had to figure out using clues who dun it and how they did it and everything, and we got a prize when we finished it!
We spent a good hour and a half or so at the castle before going hunting for the smallest house in Britain- unfortunately we didn't find it. So we caught a bus and went back to Llandudno.
Yet another day we went to the Great Orm tramway to get up to the Summit! At the top there was a huge playground that had a very very long and narrow slide that was really fast!
We took pictures of the beautiful scenery as we went down.
WELL, that was our week in Llandudno!

At our cottage we have certain advantages like Internet (as you can see) and good phone service, so it's pretty nice!

I miss you all so much and I hope that you all are following us on our sabbatical!
Oh- and one more thing, in about 2 weeks we will be in France!!


Au Revois,
Margaret