LLwy cariadon

[Gareth Williams]

My friend Darren makes Love spoons for a living. Dont really know about the history of the love spoon, google it and I bet you'll find out.
But I dont think its unique in world cultures, seem to recall a Fijian betrothall spoon.
Woodcraft is a common 'gwerin' theme, Dad made hand crafted walking sticks made to measure for his friends and I still got one he made for me with a dogs head handle

[Roguefemme]

I think the love-spoon custom started sometime in the late 1500s. The first time I learned of them was doing research for my writing, and I remember they were too recent for my late-15th century character to be familiar with. Do you have any tips or interesting tidbits about them?

"'gwerin' theme"?

[Gareth Williams]

Hi Rogue, ye GWERIN is the colloquial term for or Welsh peasentry, like we'd call ourselves it a bit like the brothers in Dertroit n places over there in the states use the 'N' WORD if you understand where Im coming from?

[Gareth Williams]

Haha, ye so we are like white 'N' people!!!
In fact theres a good song by Bryn Fon called 'gwlad y rasda gwyn' Land of the white rasta, 1990, brilliant it is

[Roguefemme]

Okay, so is it considered impolite if someone not of that group uses the term, or is it like "paisan" for Italian-Americans, which is inoffensive (and even a little playful)?

[Seraffa]

You know what, my dad wasn't even Welsh but he made me a little wooden purse when I was about 5 years old that I carried to church with me every sunday. It was replete with mirror and my name in metal lettering on the outside. That's a happy memory!

[Wild Canary]

Those walking sticks sound interesting. I just collected a bunch of sticks the beavers cut down from saplings. They have been driving and I thought to give them out to my family to make their own walking sticks. I like using them just the way they are. That is how I developed the 'collection'. When I went out walking and came upon the beaver dam, I picked up one to help me over the marshy areas and carried them home. They have a nice weight and balance to them whatever length they are.
I guess I should look up gwerin, unless you feel like translating for me.
Do you have photos of your walking stick.

[Wild Canary]

Oh, i just read what gwerin means...thanks already. Hmmm. Right now we are trying to be non-consumers. It was an experiment before the economy went south.