Welcome to Issue 114 ~ November 2024: Welsh Rare-Bits

This month’s issue is called: Welsh Rare-Bits.

But what exactly is Welsh Rare-Bit? 

Well besides a ’rarebit’ being the tastiest, cheesiest, toastiest, most scrumptious, suppertime snack of all time, Welsh Rare-Bits are all the wonderful things that make our glorious country Wales, so special and unique, and makes us oh so proud to be Welsh!

Let’s start with its spectacularly beautiful scenery: The majestic Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) mountain, the dramatic Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), the stunning coastlines and our outstanding natural beauty spots.

Wales is the land of: 

• creatively-talented legends: Sir Tom Jones, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dame Shirley Bassey, Michael Sheen, Richard Burton and Dylan Thomas.
• castles and dragons - even our national flag is emblazoned with one!
• song - from the amazing Sir Tom to the Manic Street Preachers, Charlotte Church, aka the voice of an Angel, and the absolutely mesmerising male voice choirs!
• culinary gems and delicacies such as Welsh cakes (fresh off the griddle - accept nothing less!), cockles, laverbread (not a bread but a seaweed), bara brith, cawl and Glamorgan sausage.

And putting Wales on the international stage we can give thanks to the popular and oh so funny TV sitcom, Gavin & Stacey, co-written by Welsh talent Ruth Jones (with James Corden). Hollywood’s A-lister actors  Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenny who jointly bought Wrexham Football Club to elevate it from a lowly National league position to EFL’s League 1, and not forgetting Swansea’s very own Catherine Zeta-Jones who nailed the big screen - and Hollywood acting legend - Michael Douglas…

And last but by no means least we have the sheep! Or maybe that’s a conversation for a later day, and a later hour, after the watershed…! 

Enter the Dream Factory to watch the magic unfold as #TeamHeaven indulge their creativity and bring to life, the famous Welsh Dragon.

Featuring this month:

The Ladies With Attitude ~ our panel of straight-talking ladies are discussing: “The Rare-Bits that make Wales’ Best Bits.”

The Zodiac Zingers are here to guide your month ahead ~ failure to comply with this essential and life-changing advice may result in us calling the celestial police to arrest you for a sense of humour failure.

Pull up a pew to read fabulously decadent & divine ‘Lady P ~ this month she’s getting her tongue around the Welsh language along some other Welsh delicacies. In the words of Sir Tom Jones: “What’s new pussycat?”

Brace yourselves for: The Good, The Bad & The Dragly, in Life's A Drag. Come join the party as we enter the fabulously riotous and the (not so) glamorous world of Drag ~ complete with over-the-top tears, possible diva tantrums, laughter, and downright naughty behaviour! What could possibly go wrong?!

Extra-celestial Angie Barnett, with her extraordinary psychic powers. Are you a believer? #CosmicWhisper

‘Menopausal Hotties’ continues with the final instalment of the ‘Hotties Menopause Manual’, where we share our insights on the challenges and joys, capturing the accompanying highs, lows and undulations of the many symptoms of the menopause. Or as one of our Hotties likes to call it: something to save us from the cycle of “Eat, sleep, rage/rave, repeat”!

Enjoy this month’s extravaganza ~ we will be back next month with a fabulous new issue on Monday 16th December.

Be part of something special…and be part of the magic…