Paned Mug

                                             
                                                                6. Paned Mug

A beautifully classic white fine bone china mug with instructions on the inside on how to make the perfect cup of tea, this mug can only grace the most perfect person's home.

The verse inscribed on the inside of the mug is written by the legendary Welsh poet Mererid Hopwood, the nearest thing the Welsh have to royalty. She made history in 2001 when she became the first woman ever to win the Bardic Chair at the National Eisteddfod.

 Can any woman match that?

Well we think so and not only that, she's one of ours! Yes! She's one of our proud owners of the iconic Paned Mug.
Who is she?
A budding poet with her sights on accolades at Eisteddfodau? Not quite, although rumour has it she enrolled in Cynghanedd classes for a while but work took over.

The thing is, she's a bit of a legend in her own right in Carmarthen town.

Let's take a look into her world more closely.

This lady is  well versed in the finer things of life. Hand crafted shoes for her  tiny feet (of which she has cupboardfuls) as well as a pied a terre in far distant shores where she escapes with her fiancee, are top of her list in her down time. Long country hikes also rock her boat .Well she works hard in a profession that gives back to society so she deserves time to chill, unwind and partake in a pint of Guinness of an evening -purely for medicinal purposes of course (It's the high iron content y'know) .

Indeed it is not an over statement to say that without people like her, life would be pretty chaotic, painful and miserable.

Her work is both rewarding,yet demanding.

Is she a solicitor ? An accountant perhaps?

Indeed not!

A  G.P. of course !...................

And she's the best there is.
 Her patients call her by her first name,which instantly conjures up that sense of intimacy.Even shy retiring types find themselves divulging their most innermost secrets within the confines of the consulting room, sharing their inside leg measurement within the first 2 minutes. Well you've got to get it all out as fast as you can isn't it. They only give you a 10 minute slot these days mun! And here's the most important talent this amazing woman has - she is the most brilliant linguist. This is SO essential in her line of work because before she diagnoses the ailment, she has to work out what her patients are saying, or not, as the case may be.

Here are just a few she had to diagnose in the last week.

"Well,  I've been terrible  bard, see? I can't walk with my legs .They just went."
Mrs. William's' Rheumatism

'E took an 'ec of  a bonc.'
Dai Jones's Concussion

"Will she  'ave it all taken away, poor dab?'
Mr. Evan's discussing his wife's Hysterectomy

'O doc, I've 'ad the agonies all week."
Geraint Lewis's diarrhoea

' The Measles? It's getting beyond now I'm tellin' ew.'
A mother 's decision to have her child vaccinated .

' I ve 'ad a real bellyful of this now."
Mr. Llewelyn's  Obesity

"I'm full of it."
 Miss. Robert's  Cold


Thank God this Gog went West.Where would this town be without her.

We reckon she justly deserves that Paned o de.

What a woman!