10 Fragen an Sally (Anglesey, Wales)

Describe your home, the Welsh island of Anglesey, in one sentence.

Ynys Môn (the Isle of Anglesey) is an island steeped in (1) history and surrounded by beautiful beaches and cliffs with amazing wildlife like the cheeky (2) red squirrel right on our doorstep.

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What is typically Welsh?

The obvious answer is sheep, daffodils (3) and leeks (4) and of course the Welsh Dragon. But Wales is so much more than that. It is a country proud of its heritage (5) and the Welsh people are passionate (6) about their land and their language. 

Here are some great Welsh words:

Cwtch:         A very welsh hug!

Bendigedig:   Wonderful (a word that describes many things here on Anglesey!)

Lechyd da:     Good health

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Which are your 3 favourite places in Wales?

• Newborough forest
• Tryfan (awesome mountain)
• Puffin Island

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Which are your 3 favourite places in Great Britain?

• My mum’s and dad’s house
• Anywhere with donkeys (7)!
• Anglesey

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What is your motto for life? 

 Work to live not live to work

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Which three things would you take with you to a desert island?

• My husband – he can catch fish and light fires!!
•  Plenty of food in beeswax wraps (8)!
•  Mosquito repellant- I always get bitten!

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How did you get to make beeswax fabric wraps?

I decided a couple of years ago that I needed to reduce my own plastic use. I saw beeswax wraps online as an alternative to clingfilm (9) and decided I could make my own. It wasn’t quite as simple as I thought to get them as good as I wanted them to be. So I did a lot of experimenting and eventually got the recipe right (it’s a top secret recipe now!!). I then started making them for friends and family and the idea grew and grew into the business I have today!

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What are your 5 favourite things that you like wrapping in your beeswax wraps?

• Chocolate brownies – although they don’t stay in the wrap for long…!
• Half an avocado
• Cheese
• Sandwiches
• Strawberries in a pouch (10)

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What was your best nature-experience? 

Seeing orangutans in the wild in Sumatra whilst trekking in the jungle.

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What is your favourite sandwich?

Roasted veg (11) and hummus 

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*********Kleines Wörterbuch********

(1) steeped in: durchdrungen von

(2) cheeky: frech, vorlaut (meist freundlich gemeint)

(3) daffodils: Narzissen

(4) leek: Lauch

(5) heritage: Erbe

(6) passionate: leidenschaftlich

(7) donkey: Esel

(8) wraps: Wickeltücher

(9) clingfilm: Frischhaltefolie

(10) pouch: Beutel

(11) veg = vegetable: Gemüse