30 December 2014

Dai boasts of his devotion to the club

Dai talks on the phone to someone about the “Lifetime Award”, stressing how he has slaved for twenty years to get the club where it is today.   

"Oh, Jim's playing!"

Gaynor arrives, bringing Dai the team sheets;  “Oh, Jim’s playing!   Might as well have the kitchen table on the field – it would move more!” he comments.

Diane envisages that wall being knocked out . . .

Diane tells Gaynor that now Eifion has been caught out, they do not have to pay him compensation, so she can afford some redecorating;  she wants a wall knocked down to make the lounge bigger.   

. . . and engages in a little APD publicity

When Gaynor has the same thought, remarking, “At Llwyncelyn, the room’s like a potting shed!” Diane gives her a catalogue, hoping that APD will get the job.

Anita, Darren and Debbie talk about Meic

In the café flat, Anita and Darren talk to Debbie about keeping Meic busy, with Darren suggesting a trip to the Botanic Garden in the New Year, and Anita tells Debbie they were thinking of going out today, and invites her to come.

They have their coats on, ready to go out

However, Meic and Gabriella are preparing to go out;  

"I know the very place!"

Gabriella says, “Carpe Diem,” which makes Meic think of fishing, so he knows exactly where they can go, although Gabriella says she prefers birdwatching to fishing.

Anwen is doing a shift in the Deri

Mark delivers post to the Deri, and tells Sheryl he wonders why Darren is staying;  “I’d be on the first flight out,” he says.   

"I'll pick you up in two minutes, behind the surgery!"

Then lover boy Hywel arrives, and tells Sheryl he knows the very place they can go, where no-one will know them.   “I’ll pick you up in two minutes, behind the surgery,” he whispers.   “I can’t wait,” she simpers.

Meic returns to a familiar spot . . .

On a bench by Llethr Bach Lake, Meic sits on a bench, with a blanket round his legs, and recalls that he last came fishing here with Denzil shortly before he died.   He caught a pike, but had to throw it back.   

. . . on the bank of Llethr Bach Lake

“Denzil was lucky – he didn’t have to worry about things beforehand, but I’m lucky too – I’ve had time to prepare.   It’s strange being here without a fishing rod.”

Anita is annoyed

When Anita gets home to find a note from Gabriella , she is angry;  “Why didn’t she phone?” she demands.   

Then Debbie turns up, with all her picnic food

Then Debbie arrives, all prepared for a picnic, with eclairs, victoria sponge, ham sandwiches and sausage rolls.

Anita tells her, “There has been a hitch!” and Darren adds, “A hitch called Gabriella!”

Meic wonders if it is fair on Anita

Meic tells Gabriella that he is very partial to a nice bit of salmon, so she tells him they must have a huge one after the wedding, but he wonders if Anita will be able to cope with marrying him.   “I won’t be making her my wife – I’ll be making her my widow!   Why would I do that?”   

"This tea is cold, let's go and find a hot one!"

Then, as their cup of tea is cold, they head for a hotel for a hot one.

Just when they think they cannot be discovered . . .

Meanwhile, Sheryl and Hywel are holding hands, and she asks him what he has told Gaynor.   “Oh, I said I was here,” which causes Sheryl some concern, but he continues, “Repairing a computer – a half-truth is better than a lie.”

. . . Meic and Gabriella walk in!

Just then Meic and Gabriella walk in, talking about pike, and ask at the bar, in English, for two teas.   Sheryl sees them, grabs her coat and manages to exit before they see her.   

Hywel is not happy that his excurricular activity has been thwarted

Once Meic notices Hywel, he insists that he stay and join them for tea, although Hywel seems for some reason very eager to leave.

Gabriella runs to the window . . .

Gabriella suddenly remarks, “I’m sure I saw . . .” and runs to the window.   

. . . and Hywel thinks all is lost . . . 

Hywel fears the worst, until she continues, “A Greater Spotted Woodpecker – what is that in Welsh, Meic?”   He advises that it is a “Cnocell”, and she hurries outside to see it;  

. . . but Gabriella is too busy looking for a woodpecker to see Sheryl

Sheryl, waiting by Hywel’s car, crouches down behind it, and is not noticed;  however the bird has flown.

"I'm probably getting in a professional designer"

Gaynor returns the catalogues to Diane and announces that she will probably get the work done by a professional designer.   Diane is affronted, and demands that Dai carry out the work at Bryntirion before Gaynor can get hers done;  

"We'll show her that APD can do a better job!"

“We’ll show that snob that APD can do a better job than anyone Gaynor Llywelyn can find!”

Then Mark comes in, wanting bird food, so that he can attract blue tits and sparrows to the garden, as Gabriella is a birdwatcher.   

"You look like a pygmy!"

Dai tells him they have much bigger birds in Patagonia, “Condors, eagles and flamingoes!” and adds, “Compared with their rugby team, the Pumas, you look like a pygmy!”   

Diane sees romance in the air

Mark insist that there is nothing between him and Gabriella, but Diane has other ideas.

"You weren't wearing your thermal vest!"

When Meic and Gabriella get home, Anita is angry, and complains that Meic was not wearing his thermal vest, “In these sub-zero temperatures!”   

She tells him she has arranged for a few people to come round tomorrow, but Gabriella and Meic had planned to go out again.   “Oh, tomorrow’s organised too!” moans Anita.

"Oh, hip, hip, hooray!"

When Meic says that her idea of New Year’s Day lunch in the Deri sounds good, she replies, “Oh, hip, hip, hooray!” and Meic looks very disappointed.

In the Deri, Diane tells Hywel that he will be living in a building site if Gaynor gets her way;  

"Oh, did I forget to turn my phone back on?"

when Gaynor comes in, his excuse is that he turned off his phone to mend the computer and forgot to turn it back on.   She tells him about her ideas for redesigning the house.

Gabriella teaches Mark some moves

At Maes-y-Deri, Gabriella is teaching Mark some dance moves, when Debbie arrives and tells her she should move back home.   Debbie asks Mark to lunch on Thursday at the Deri;  “I shall be there with Meic and Anita,” says Gabriella.

In the Deri, Darren complains, “Dad disappears every time Gabriella is around!” and Debbie comments, “It’s a shame she doesn’t do the same.”

Sheryl's broken heel has made her reconsider

Sheryl reports to Hywel that she broke a heel, walking back to the village, and is not sure it is a good idea to carry on like this;  “Meic almost caught us!”

“You’re not getting cold feet, are you?” Hywel answers.