The Adventures of Furry….

Furryanimal

Furryanimal

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Been doing this elsewhere for ages…..in Welsh and English!
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November 3rd 2023
3ydd o Dachwedd
Rwy'n Bensiynwr yn swyddogol.
Heddiw rwy'n cael fy nhaliad pensiwn gwladol cyntaf.
Nid y swm llawn y tro hwn…sy’n dechrau’r mis nesaf – ac yn annifyr rwyf wedi methu Taliad Tanwydd Gaeaf o ddeg diwrnod eleni er fy mod yn ôl pob golwg yn cael £10 ychwanegol ym mis Rhagfyr.
Pwy!
Felly beth ydw i wedi'i wneud ers i'r tymor criced ddod i ben?
Wel, mae gen i fy rygbi ond dim ond unwaith yr wythnos yw hynny ac rydw i wedi bod i rai cyngherddau.
Mae’r un nesaf yr wythnos nesaf mewn lleoliad newydd i mi-The Riverfront Theatre yng Nghasnewydd.A Meatloaf a sioe deyrnged Jim Steinman.
Dylai fod yn dda.
Dw i wedi bod yn gwylio Cwpan Criced y Byd ar y teledu.
Yn anffodus, diffyg gemau agos.
Ond Lloegr XI, gyda thri Chymro, enillodd Bencampwriaeth T10 Ewrop.
Roedd hynny'n fwy cyffrous na Chwpan y Byd!
Ac roedd Cwpan rygbi'r Byd … a oedd yn bleserus iawn.🏉
Gobeithio nad yw Lloegr yn meddwl mai nhw yw'r trydydd tîm gorau yn y byd mewn gwirionedd!
Mae gen i ddrama ym mis Ionawr o’r enw ‘Now in a Minute’…comedi wedi’i gosod yn y Cymoedd.
Ac mae gen i hyd at ddiwedd Ionawr i dalu fy aelodaeth Morgannwg…🏏
Mae'n gas gen i fod gartref felly ni all mis Ebrill nesaf ddod yn ddigon cyflym.
Nawr ydw i'n mynd allan am ginio i ddathlu cael fy mhensiwn?
Pam ddim?
………
November 3rd
So the day has arrived .

I am officially a Pensioner.
Today I get my first state pension payment.
Not the full amount this time…that starts next month-and annoyingly I have missed this years Winter Fuel Payment by ten days though I apparently get an extra £10 In December.
Whoopee!
So what have I done since the cricket season finished?
Well, I’ve got my rugby but that is only once a week and I’ve been to some concerts.
The next one is next week at a new venue for me-The Riverfront Theatre in Newport.A Meatloaf and Jim Steinman tribute show.
Should be good.
I’ve been watching the Cricket World Cup on TV.
Sadly lacking close matches.
But England XI ,with three Welshmen,won the European T10 Championship.
That was more exciting than the World Cup!
And there was the rugby World Cup…which was very enjoyable.🏉
Hope England don’t think they really are the third best team in the world!
I have a play in January called’Now in a Minute’…a comedy set in the Valleys.
And I have until the end of January to pay my Glamorgan 🏏membership…
I hate being at home so next April can’t come quick enough.
Now do I go out for lunch to celebrate getting my pension?
Why not?
 

Furryanimal said:
Been doing this elsewhere for ages…..in Welsh and English!
..
November 3rd 2023
3ydd o Dachwedd
Rwy'n Bensiynwr yn swyddogol.
Heddiw rwy'n cael fy nhaliad pensiwn gwladol cyntaf.
Nid y swm llawn y tro hwn…sy’n dechrau’r mis nesaf – ac yn annifyr rwyf wedi methu Taliad Tanwydd Gaeaf o ddeg diwrnod eleni er fy mod yn ôl pob golwg yn cael £10 ychwanegol ym mis Rhagfyr.
Pwy!
Felly beth ydw i wedi'i wneud ers i'r tymor criced ddod i ben?
Wel, mae gen i fy rygbi ond dim ond unwaith yr wythnos yw hynny ac rydw i wedi bod i rai cyngherddau.
Mae’r un nesaf yr wythnos nesaf mewn lleoliad newydd i mi-The Riverfront Theatre yng Nghasnewydd.A Meatloaf a sioe deyrnged Jim Steinman.
Dylai fod yn dda.
Dw i wedi bod yn gwylio Cwpan Criced y Byd ar y teledu.
Yn anffodus, diffyg gemau agos.
Ond Lloegr XI, gyda thri Chymro, enillodd Bencampwriaeth T10 Ewrop.
Roedd hynny'n fwy cyffrous na Chwpan y Byd!
Ac roedd Cwpan rygbi'r Byd … a oedd yn bleserus iawn.🏉
Gobeithio nad yw Lloegr yn meddwl mai nhw yw'r trydydd tîm gorau yn y byd mewn gwirionedd!
Mae gen i ddrama ym mis Ionawr o’r enw ‘Now in a Minute’…comedi wedi’i gosod yn y Cymoedd.
Ac mae gen i hyd at ddiwedd Ionawr i dalu fy aelodaeth Morgannwg…🏏
Mae'n gas gen i fod gartref felly ni all mis Ebrill nesaf ddod yn ddigon cyflym.
Nawr ydw i'n mynd allan am ginio i ddathlu cael fy mhensiwn?
Pam ddim?
………
November 3rd
So the day has arrived .

I am officially a Pensioner.
Today I get my first state pension payment.
Not the full amount this time…that starts next month-and annoyingly I have missed this years Winter Fuel Payment by ten days though I apparently get an extra £10 In December.
Whoopee!
So what have I done since the cricket season finished?
Well, I’ve got my rugby but that is only once a week and I’ve been to some concerts.
The next one is next week at a new venue for me-The Riverfront Theatre in Newport.A Meatloaf and Jim Steinman tribute show.
Should be good.
I’ve been watching the Cricket World Cup on TV.
Sadly lacking close matches.
But England XI ,with three Welshmen,won the European T10 Championship.
That was more exciting than the World Cup!
And there was the rugby World Cup…which was very enjoyable.🏉
Hope England don’t think they really are the third best team in the world!
I have a play in January called’Now in a Minute’…a comedy set in the Valleys.
And I have until the end of January to pay my Glamorgan 🏏membership…
I hate being at home so next April can’t come quick enough.
Now do I go out for lunch to celebrate getting my pension?
Why not?
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Yes, let's all party! 🥳
 
November 27th 2023
So here we are.
I had my epic trip to Llandovery on Saturday.
It’s only about 46 miles away but far from easy to get to on public transport.
Pictures on here.
So it was a 14 hour trip for an eighty minute match.
Something I used to do regularly in the ‘old days’ when Newport had fixtures against the top English clubs.
I miss the days of travelling to places like Nottingham,Coventry ,Moseley,Blackheath,Torquay and a little closer to home Bristol,Bath and Gloucester.
And my receipt of Pension Credits is proving very handy.
Was at the opticians today and my new glasses cost me a mere £40.
And I’ve geed up the council who are being very tardy with my application for a Council Tax reduction.
Every little helps!
And I need a haircut…may splash out next week.
It’s pay day on Friday….one of two in five Friday December.
Shame I missed out on the Winter Fuel allowance this year!
But I’ll get it next year.
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Tachwedd 27, 2023
Felly dyma ni.
Cefais fy nhaith epig i Lanymddyfri ddydd Sadwrn.
Dim ond tua 46 milltir i ffwrdd ond ymhell o fod yn hawdd ei gyrraedd ar drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus.
Felly taith 14 awr oedd hi am gêm wyth deg munud.
Rhywbeth roeddwn i’n arfer ei wneud yn gyson yn yr ‘hen ddyddiau’ pan oedd gan Gasnewydd gemau yn erbyn prif glybiau Lloegr.
Dwi’n colli’r dyddiau o deithio i lefydd fel Nottingham, Coventry, Moseley, Blackheath, Torquay ac ychydig yn nes at adref Bryste, Caerfaddon a Chaerloyw.
Ac mae'r ffaith fy mod wedi cael Credydau Pensiwn yn ddefnyddiol iawn.
Roeddwn yn yr optegydd heddiw ac roedd fy sbectol newydd yn costio dim ond £40 i mi.
Ac rydw i wedi codi’r cyngor sy’n bod yn hwyr iawn gyda fy nghais am ostyngiad Treth y Cyngor.
Mae pob ychydig yn helpu!
A dwi angen torri gwallt...efallai sblash mas wythnos nesa.
Mae’n ddiwrnod cyflog ddydd Gwener…un o ddau o bob pump dydd Gwener Rhagfyr.
Cywilydd fy mod wedi colli allan ar y lwfans Tanwydd Gaeaf eleni!
Ond byddaf yn ei gael y flwyddyn
 
December 9th 2023
Time for a rant.
Why can’t councils write letters in plain English?
Mine has

just awarded me a big council tax reduction but I had to do some sums to work out I am now paying £29 a month.
Why couldn’t they actually say that?
And it’s possible they have refunded me a couple of hundred quid.
But it’s not obvious!
Oh hum!
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Rhagfyr 9fed ,2023
Amser am rant.
Pam na all cynghorau ysgrifennu llythyrau mewn Saesneg clir?
Mae gan fy un i

newydd roi gostyngiad mawr yn y dreth gyngor i mi ond bu'n rhaid i mi wneud rhai symiau i weithio allan fy mod yn awr yn talu £29 y mis.
Pam na allent ddweud hynny mewn gwirionedd?
Ac mae'n bosibl eu bod wedi ad-dalu cwpl o gannoedd o quid i mi.
Ond nid yw'n amlwg!
O hum!
 
Furryanimal said:
Been doing this elsewhere for ages…..in Welsh and English!
..
November 3rd 2023
3ydd o Dachwedd
Rwy'n Bensiynwr yn swyddogol.
Heddiw rwy'n cael fy nhaliad pensiwn gwladol cyntaf.
Nid y swm llawn y tro hwn…sy’n dechrau’r mis nesaf – ac yn annifyr rwyf wedi methu Taliad Tanwydd Gaeaf o ddeg diwrnod eleni er fy mod yn ôl pob golwg yn cael £10 ychwanegol ym mis Rhagfyr.
Pwy!
Felly beth ydw i wedi'i wneud ers i'r tymor criced ddod i ben?
Wel, mae gen i fy rygbi ond dim ond unwaith yr wythnos yw hynny ac rydw i wedi bod i rai cyngherddau.
Mae’r un nesaf yr wythnos nesaf mewn lleoliad newydd i mi-The Riverfront Theatre yng Nghasnewydd.A Meatloaf a sioe deyrnged Jim Steinman.
Dylai fod yn dda.
Dw i wedi bod yn gwylio Cwpan Criced y Byd ar y teledu.
Yn anffodus, diffyg gemau agos.
Ond Lloegr XI, gyda thri Chymro, enillodd Bencampwriaeth T10 Ewrop.
Roedd hynny'n fwy cyffrous na Chwpan y Byd!
Ac roedd Cwpan rygbi'r Byd … a oedd yn bleserus iawn.🏉
Gobeithio nad yw Lloegr yn meddwl mai nhw yw'r trydydd tîm gorau yn y byd mewn gwirionedd!
Mae gen i ddrama ym mis Ionawr o’r enw ‘Now in a Minute’…comedi wedi’i gosod yn y Cymoedd.
Ac mae gen i hyd at ddiwedd Ionawr i dalu fy aelodaeth Morgannwg…🏏
Mae'n gas gen i fod gartref felly ni all mis Ebrill nesaf ddod yn ddigon cyflym.
Nawr ydw i'n mynd allan am ginio i ddathlu cael fy mhensiwn?
Pam ddim?
………
November 3rd
So the day has arrived .

I am officially a Pensioner.
Today I get my first state pension payment.
Not the full amount this time…that starts next month-and annoyingly I have missed this years Winter Fuel Payment by ten days though I apparently get an extra £10 In December.
Whoopee!
So what have I done since the cricket season finished?
Well, I’ve got my rugby but that is only once a week and I’ve been to some concerts.
The next one is next week at a new venue for me-The Riverfront Theatre in Newport.A Meatloaf and Jim Steinman tribute show.
Should be good.
I’ve been watching the Cricket World Cup on TV.
Sadly lacking close matches.
But England XI ,with three Welshmen,won the European T10 Championship.
That was more exciting than the World Cup!
And there was the rugby World Cup…which was very enjoyable.🏉
Hope England don’t think they really are the third best team in the world!
I have a play in January called’Now in a Minute’…a comedy set in the Valleys.
And I have until the end of January to pay my Glamorgan 🏏membership…
I hate being at home so next April can’t come quick enough.
Now do I go out for lunch to celebrate getting my pension?
Why not?
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Llongyfarchiadau ar ddod yn bensiynwr. Mae pennod newydd yn dechrau. Lloniannau!

Congratulations on becoming a pensioner. A new chapter begins. Cheers!
 
December 30th 2023
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Rhagfyr 30ain
Felly dyma ni ar ddiwedd 2023 ac rwy’n rhyfeddol dal yn fyw ac yn casglu fy mhensiwn nawr.
Felly beth ydw i wedi'i wneud yn ystod y diwrnod neu ddau olaf?
Rwyf wedi adnewyddu fy aelodaeth criced Morgannwg ar gyfer yr Haf sydd i ddod – cywilydd nad ydym yn chwarae llawer yn yr Haf ei hun ond mae hwnnw’n flog cyfan ynddo’i hun.
Gallaf fynd i mewn am ddim mewn saith sir gyda fy aelodaeth y tymor hwn.
Stwff da.
Roeddwn ychydig yn brin ar gyngherddau felly i fynd gyda fy nrama (Now in a Minute) ym mis Ionawr , rwyf wedi archebu sioe Glam Rock yng Nglan yr Afon ym mis Chwefror a byddaf yn gwylio grŵp ieuenctid fy theatrau lleol yn perfformio Evita ym mis Mawrth.
Un neu ddau o bethau eraill mae gen i ddiddordeb ynddynt ond dydw i ddim wedi sgwario’r dyddiadau gyda’r criced eto.
Ddim yn ffan mawr o'r Gaeaf.
Gormod o amser gartref...mwynheuais fod gyda fy chwiorydd ar Ddydd Nadolig.
Achos roedd yn rhywle gwahanol!
Efallai y byddaf yn mynd i Fae Caerdydd am ginio un diwrnod yr wythnos hon. Tywydd
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December 30th
So here we are at the end of 2023 and I’m amazingly still alive and now collecting my pension.
So what have I done in the last day or two?
I have renewed my Glamorgan cricket membership for the forthcoming Summer -shame we don’t play much in the actual Summer but that is a whole blog in itself.
I can get in free at seven counties with my membership this season.
Good stuff.
I was a bit short on concerts so to go with my play(Now in a Minute) in January , I have booked a Glam Rock show at the Riverfront in February and will be watching my local theatres youth group perform Evita in March.
One or two other things I am interested in but I haven’t squared off the dates with the cricket yet.
Not a great fan of Winter.
Far too much time at home…I enjoyed being at my sisters on Christmas Day.
Because it was somewhere different!
May take myself off to Cardiff Bay for lunch one day this week.Weather looking better
 
Now in a Minute
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January 30th
So this time last year I saw a play set in Ystrad Cwm Gelli called ‘Whose Coat is this Jacket.’
It was hilarious and the show was stolen by the character of Owen Brimble who was predicting the Apocalypse and building a bunker under Gelli mountain.
A year later and life in Ystrad Cwm Gelli goes on.
This years play’ Now in a Minute’.
Set in the ‘Now in a Minute’ food hall in YCG.
Owen is now the odd job man at the mall having saved the Apocalypse by hacking into MI5’s computer,as we learned.
And he survived the disgrace of appearing naked in a certain type of magazine having insisted he thought it was a shoot for bandages,
And he is living the bunker he built!
Other characters returned too…and I have no doubt playwright Julia Lewis will come up with a third play for this amazing set of characters.
She played Susan….involved in a love triangle.
I can watch so called comedies on the TV and barely raise a smirk.
But Julia gets the audience laughing…and her shows deserve a wider audience than local theatres and the excellent Amateur Dramatic Theatre Adhoc.
The actors could have been professionals…they really are brilliant.
They have another show in April..not written by Julie this time but other Welsh playwrights.
And in the Summer they tackle ‘Darling Buds of May’
That could be good.
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Ionawr 30ain
Felly yr adeg hon y llynedd gwelais ddrama wedi’i gosod yn Ystrad Cwm Gelli o’r enw ‘Whose Coat is this Jacket.’
Roedd yn ddoniol a chafodd y sioe ei dwyn gan gymeriad Owen Brimble oedd yn darogan yr Apocalypse ac yn adeiladu byncer o dan fynydd Gelli.
Flwyddyn yn ddiweddarach ac mae bywyd yn Ystrad Cwm Gelli yn mynd yn ei flaen.
Chwaraewch ‘Nawr mewn Munud’ eleni.
Wedi’i osod yn neuadd fwyd ‘Nawr mewn Munud’ yn YCG.
Owen bellach yw’r dyn swyddi rhyfedd yn y ganolfan ar ôl achub yr Apocalypse trwy hacio i mewn i gyfrifiadur MI5, fel y dysgon ni.
A goroesodd y gwarth o ymddangos yn noeth mewn math arbennig o gylchgrawn ar ôl mynnu ei fod yn meddwl mai saethu rhwymynnau ydoedd,
Ac mae'n byw y byncer a adeiladodd!
Dychwelodd cymeriadau eraill hefyd…a does gen i ddim amheuaeth y bydd y dramodydd Julia Lewis yn creu trydedd ddrama ar gyfer y set ryfeddol hon o gymeriadau.
Roedd hi'n chwarae rhan Susan…yn ymwneud â thriongl cariad.
Gallaf wylio comedïau fel y'u gelwir ar y teledu a phrin yn codi smirk.
Ond mae Julia
yn cael y gynulleidfa i chwerthin…ac mae ei sioeau’n haeddu cynulleidfa ehangach na theatrau lleol a’r Theatr Dramatig Amatur ragorol Adhoc.
Gallai'r actorion fod wedi bod yn bobl broffesiynol…maen nhw'n wych.
Mae ganddyn nhw sioe arall ym mis Ebrill..heb ei hysgrifennu gan Julie y tro hwn ond dramodwyr Cymreig eraill.
Ac yn yr Haf maen nhw'n mynd i'r afael â 'Darling Buds of May'
Gallai hynny fod yn dda.
 
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Furry went back to the seventies last night..

I saw this show last night.
Loads of us Oversixties being transported back to the seventies.
I left my platform shoes and flowery shirts at home...
But a great time was had
Amy Matthews belting out Can the Can,Brian Connelly junior one of the male singers.
Can't remember the other ones name but he did a great 'Life on Mars'

Next up for me-Evita next month.
band photo of last night
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Never mind the cricket season coming up shortly when i’m out a lot it’s quite a busy year for me..
I just booked to see Leo Sayer in September and will probably book for Suzi Quatro when tickets go on sale tomorrow.
This follows on from my Glam Rock show last week.
I’m seeing a performance of Evita in March,an ELO tribute band in April,a show dedicated to The Bee Gees in May,and one featuring the music of the Searchers in October.
Then the years highlight.The Corrs in November.
Quite a busy year!
I’ve also seen a play and have two of them in one evening in April.
Now ,I need to find something for December…
 
Evening all.
I’ve got ELO songs in my head.Not sure I’m going to sleep anytime soon.
Getting ELO Again to small my local theatre is quite a coup.
They are playing the Cardiff International Arena in September -a huge venue!
It was the second time I’ve seen them.If anything they were even more brilliant this time.
Definitely will see them again.
This is the band photo taken before Telephone Line
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I’m way up the back.
But Cwmbran rocked tonight 🎶😀🎶
Ian Bostick is a great Jeff Lynne.
Will find some ELO to post in the morning.
 
Furryanimal said:
Evening all.
I’ve got ELO songs in my head.Not sure I’m going to sleep anytime soon.
Getting ELO Again to small my local theatre is quite a coup.
They are playing the Cardiff International Arena in September -a huge venue!
It was the second time I’ve seen them.If anything they were even more brilliant this time.
Definitely will see them again.
This is the band photo taken before Telephone Line
Reduced to 29% of original (2052 x 1540)
Attached Image


I’m way up the back.
But Cwmbran rocked tonight 🎶😀🎶
Ian Bostick is a great Jeff Lynne.
Will find some ELO to post in the morning.
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I love them. Luckily for me, we saw them in concert in Hartford, I think 1982.
 


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