Ikhaya e-St Davids
Isilinganiso esingu-4.98 kokungu-5, ukuphawula okungu-1094.98 (109)I-Dan y Graig-19-Century Farmhouse Phakathi koLwandle Nentaba
Njengoba amagagasi eqhamuka esihlabathini segolide umsindo wolwandle ufika e-Dan Y Graig futhi ngokubukwa okumangalisayo ngaphesheya kwendawo kwenza ukuhlala lapha kube okumangalisayo. Sithemba ukuqalisa ukuguqulwa kwethu kwe-Barn ngo-2019 ukuze sigcine intuthuko ethokozisayo.
Dan y Graig indlu iyi-Victorian Farmhouse, ngakho-ke siye sazama ukugcina okuningi ubuhle nohlamvu izici zayo zasekuqaleni zinikeza, kuyilapho sethula izakhi zesimanje ukuvuselela isikhalazo sayo futhi siyenze ifaneleke kakhudlwana esihambini sanamuhla, kube ngumuntu ohamba ngezinyawo, i-surfer, noma iqembu labangane noma umndeni ofisa ukuchitha izinsuku ezimbalwa kokunethezeka ogwini. Umzila omncane okhuphukela epulazini unamadwala amancane ezindaweni. Ugibela intaba ungakhohlwa, kodwa kuyafaneleka! Ukubukwa okuvela ku-Dan y Graig kuphefumula, kubheke ngokuqondile ku-St .Davids phezu kwendawo yokudlala igalofu yedolobha bese phansi ebhishi lase-Whiteitesands, amayadi angu-300 kuphela, futhi ngokuqinisekile uye olwandle, e-Ramsey Island kanye ne-Smalls Lighthouse! Ndawonye nendawo enhle kakhulu yentaba yase-Carn Llidi kanye nendlela emangalisayo engasogwini ehlinzeka ngendawo engaphatheki kahle.
Indlu esepulazini evulekile ihlalisa izivakashi eziyisishiyagalombili phakathi kwamakamelo ayo okulala amane asesitayeleni – amakamelo amabili e-King, amabili namawele. Igumbi ngalinye lokulala lihlinzeka ngobunewunewu be-Goose boather nezinto zokulala ze-Duck Down, ilineni likakotini waseGibhithe namathawula e-Laura Ashley. Ikamelo lokulala eduze nolwandle lizokwenziwa kusetshenziswa imicamelo yokwenziwa neduvethi uma kwenzeka othile enokungezwani komzimba nemvelo. Ihlotshiswe emhlophe ehlanzekile futhi ekhanyayo ngamathoni afudumele angwevu kanye nokukhanya kombala okuvela ezinesekeli ezimangalisayo ezenziwe endaweni – Tregwynt Woollen Mill izingubo zokulala namakhabethe; Amaragi ase-Solva Woollen Mill. Ubuciko bokudonga lwe-Monochrome ngumculi wase-Solva u-Ian McDonald nezindawo ezimibalabala ezingasogwini ezaziwayo zikaPauline Beynon ezithuthukisa izindawo. Nakuba amakamelo okulala angaphambili makhulu futhi akhanyayo, anemibhede emikhulu, amabili angemuva kwendlu anamakamelo ‘esitayela se-loft’ aholela ezitebhisini zawo ezincane ezizimele. Lokhu kunikeza okokuzithokozisa okuhlukile, okulungele izingane noma isivakashi esingathanda indawo ethokomele. Ukuze sikhulise isikhala, sisebenzise imibhede ye-loft eklanywe ngokukhethekile engaphansi kancane kunokujwayelekile, ngakho-ke ungangqongqozi ekhanda ophahleni olubheke njengoba uvuka ekuseni.
Indlu yokugezela esitezi sokuqala inobhavu onombono oyingqayizivele, uphumule ngamaqamu futhi ubheke ngokuqondile uye e-St .Brides bay nasendaweni esogwini. Kukhona neshawa enamandla engilazi enhle kakhulu futhi iwindi linezimpumputhe eziphindwe kabili nesikrini somlingo sanoma yiziphi izinga lobumfihlo isivakashi esidingayo.
Jabulela amazinga endlu ngezitebhisi ezindala, eziqediwe nge-Solva Woollen mill runner ukuze uthuthukise le ndawo emangalisayo! Isitayela ‘esiphefumulelwe olwandle' sihambisana namacebo ka-Alice e Wonderland ukuze ahlanganise imibono yomunye umhlaba. I-chandelier yesimanje yamalambu okukhanyisa i-amber Edison alenga njengama-ardrops asuka esibhakabhakeni igqugquzela umcabango.
Indawo ephansi iveza isikhala esanele sokuphumula nokuzijabulisa. Hlala futhi ufunde endaweni ethokomele kodwa esemthethweni kakhudlwana ’- uncike emuva ezihlalweni zangemuva ezinamaphiko, hlala ku-chesterfield ye-tweed futhi ujabulele ukubuka. Khanyisa isitofu se-log uma kunesiphepho sokuphuza ngaphandle futhi ujabulele ukunethezeka kokuphepha ngaphakathi lapho ungahlela khona uhambo lwakho olulandelayo usebenzisa umhlahlandlela we- ‘Twr Y Felin’ ebalazweni lase-St .Davids elenga phezu kwendawo yomlilo. Lelibalazwe liyingcebo yolwazi futhi lasungulwa nguMalume wami Omkhulu ngo-1923, futhi empeleni kade yayiphethe indlu yasepulazini. Nakuba kuphawulwe kabusha eminyakeni engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, manje kunzima ukuyithola.
Hlanganyela nomndeni noma abangane ngakolunye uhlangothi lwehholo ekamelweni lomndeni eliphumule kakhudlwana elivulela indawo yokudlela yekhishi. Inomuzwa okhanyayo futhi wesimanje, onosofa ababili abathokomele. Ilungele izinsuku zemvula, ikamelo lomndeni line-smart tv enkulu yokubuka i-movie noma indawo eyanele yemidlalo yebhodi nezinye izinto zokuzijabulisa komndeni. Esinye isitofu esincane se-log silula ukukhulisa ukushisa okuhlinzekwa kakhulu. Kunolunye umbono okhangayo wendawo enamahlumela ngefasitela, futhi ungabuka izingane zidlala ngaphandle kwe-terrace yangaphambili. Sivule leli kamelo ekhishini/ekudleni ukuze sithuthukise ikhwalithi yendawo, sinikeza ukugeleza okukhulu nokuvuleka kwesakhiwo. Uma umatasa ekhishini, ukuba nesidlo sakusihlwa noma ukuphumula ekamelweni lomndeni, usengakwazi ukuxhumana.
Jabulela ukudla ndawonye etafuleni elinzima lasemaphandleni. Kunendawo eyisishiyagalombili yokuhlala ngokunethezeka etafuleni futhi kunamaqabunga engeziwe afihliwe ngaphansi kwawo uma ufuna ukwandisa itafula uma abangane bangenile.
Umpheki wendlu ungapheka usebenzisa imishini ye-Le Creuset phezulu kwe-Rangemaster Range cooker – i-hob yokushisa igesi emihlanu, enegridi efanelekayo namahhavini amathathu kagesi kufanele agcine ukudla okumatasa nokudla okuningi kuwo wonke umuntu! Villeroy & Boch ‘Manoir’ porcelain tableware kanye Dartington cutlery ukuthuthukisa isipiliyoni sakho sokudlela ngaphakathi, futhi kukhona isethi bamboo tableware uma isimo sezulu emangalisayo futhi unquma ukudla ngaphandle. Ubani ofuna ukugeza uma useholidini?! Akekho odinga ukukwenza njengoba kukhona umshini wokugeza izitsha wosayizi womndeni ukuze nje wenze izinto zibe lula. Kukhona neshalofu lesithupha le-Siemens efrijini elinama-drawer amathathu efriza uma ufuna ukuthenga futhi ugweme isitolo sansuku zonke, ehlobo esingaba yinto enhle kakhulu. Izivakashi eziningi zincamela uku-oda ku-inthanethi futhi zihanjiswa konke endlini yasemapulazini.
Ifakwe ngemuva kwekhishi, ngaphandle nje kwehholo elingemuva liyigumbi lokugezela elincane eliyingqayizivele. Kuhlukile kuvela kushawa ekamelo elimanzi elingavamile eliklanywe ku-chimney elidala. Kuyindawo emangalisayo futhi eyingqayizivele ngekhwalithi ecishe ibe nomhume. Wonke umuntu kufanele akuzame okungenani kanye phakathi nokuhlala kwakhe!
Emnyango ongemuva kukhona ikamelo le-boot elinosinki omkhulu we-Belfast lapho ungageza khona amabhuzu akho ngemva kokuhamba usuku olulodwa hlanza ama-flip-flops uma ufika ekhaya usuka ebhishi. Lahla izingubo zakho ngqo emshinini wokomisa umshini wokuwasha lapha. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba ungene endlini, uma ubulokhu usebhishi noma ukutshuza emagagasini, hlambulula yonke leso sihlabathi ngaphansi kweshawa yangaphandle bese ulenga izimpahla zakho ukuze zome. Uzothola nethepha elingaphandle uma udinga ukugeza inja enodaka!
Indlu esepulazini inethala ngaphambili elibheke igceke elidala lasepulazini lapho ungapaka khona izimoto zakho ngokuphepha. Lokhu kuzoshintsha lapho silungisa izinqolobane ezindala zizungeze igceke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka, kodwa sizobe sisungule indawo yokupaka eyengeziwe ngemuva kwendlu ngaleso sikhathi. I-Terrace ngokwayo iyindawo enhle. Iningizimu yayo ibheke futhi inemibono emangalisa kakhulu ngakho ilungele usuku lonke ukuhlala futhi ipholile, epikiniki, noma ukujabulela ingilazi ye-Champagne njengoba isibhakabhaka sivuleka sibomvu ngelanga lokushona.
I-Dan y Graig itholakala kahle kulabo abafuna ukuhlala ngasolwandle. Umklomelo wethu wokuwina, ibhishi eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka i-Whiteitesands iphansi nje emzileni cishe ngo-300yds, ngakho-ke asikho isidingo sokushayela nokupaka njengoba ungacishe uphume embhedeni uye esihlabathini. Kuyinto endleleni ogwini, thatha intaba phezulu Carn Llidi noma azungeze Porth Melgan futhi St .Davids Head noma uye kolunye uhlangothi ku-Porth Sele amd St .Justinian lapho uzothola khona izinkulungwane ezintathu zeziteshi ze-Lifeboat ezisebhishi.
Ukujabulisa nokuzijabulisa kusezandleni zakho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhambe ngayiphi indlela.
Ngokuvamile ngizungeza endaweni isikhathi esiningi futhi ngikujabulela kakhulu ukusiza nganoma yimiphi imibuzo phakathi nokuhlala kwakho.
Wangalele endaweni esezinyaweni zentaba yase-Carn Llidi, i-Dan Y Graig ingamagceke angu-300 ukusuka ebhishi eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka elingezansi. Thatha umzila ogwini, uhamba ngezinyawo uye e-Porth Melgan nase-St .David 's Head, futhi ngenye indlela eya e-Porth Sele nase-St .Justinian.
