We had a lovely trip to Snowdon last weekend to deliver the Snowdon Horseshoe prints. It's hard to believe how a cottage at the foot of Snowdon, 'Pen-Ceunant Isaf', can be such a hive of activity on a damp and misty March day. The tea rooms and gallery are open every day of the year. Steffan the owner couldn't be more welcoming and his tea and barabrith help too! along with the black lab and the roaring log fire.
Shortly after he had taken the prints from us, a lady arrived with a beautiful picture made from stained glass - she used to live in the village so knew them well. A lot of Welsh was spoken. It turned out that her picture was to be the prize for the winner of the Snowdon race in July. Anyone who is able to run up Snowdon deserves to win her picture, it really was lovely. She sat with us and we chatted over a drink - about all sorts of things including village life and how she missed being in Llanberis. She was married in the church and laughed when she remembered how everyone came to the wedding, the whole village, and how it was important to save seats for the guests! That's how it always was she told us. Her name was Nora. We hugged each other as we said goodbye.
I'm not sure that my prints are going to rush out the door but somehow I feel it's quite a privilege to share a little bit of the gallery. Steffan doesn't want any commission so instead we will make a donation to the Llanberis Mountain Rescue.
www.snowdoncafe.com
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