tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post5011072817691256889..comments2023-11-05T09:37:36.840+01:00Comments on A View From Rural Wales: Laura Ashley drawing back the blinds.Glyn Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442114752573417252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-7803402040957703252009-09-03T18:37:08.969+01:002009-09-03T18:37:08.969+01:00And no doubt the loopy local Mp was extremely gate...And no doubt the loopy local Mp was extremely gateful to them for hostin the book event on the Mochdre Estate. See his unbelievable remarks about the Thomases hosting the Welsh Food Fair this weekend. Who on earth does he think he is?! It reminds me of his remarks when upon his third engagement, he thanked the whole of Mid Wales for their hapiness on his behalf. Talk about illusions of grandeur......Theses are exactly the kind of arrogant and deluded remarks that offend people in the area. But, I guess, what we've come to expect from the MP for Hello!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-91867440889715092662009-09-03T15:54:59.251+01:002009-09-03T15:54:59.251+01:00It's '[a] kind of magic' (Queen), but ...It's '[a] kind of magic' (Queen), but my mum was looking at some produce with the Laura Ashley label just the other day in a local store just across the county line in Fairfax (we live in Arlington, near DC). Laura Ashley stuff is still on sale here (in the USA), but since its not made in Wales on a return visit I will look at the label to see where the Laura Ashley stuff is made. Perhaps its not made in Laura Ashley factories per se, and just has Laura Ashley labels of the "Welsh Lamb" variety.ststemidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-67629623283915279162009-09-03T15:23:44.271+01:002009-09-03T15:23:44.271+01:00and of course she was a Merthyr girls , born in Do...and of course she was a Merthyr girls , born in Dowlais.<br />Something I think Merthyr should make more of,along with a whole lot of other notable people the town producedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com