----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Phillips" < Sorry to do an instant thread-jack, but every time I walk down to the > pub in the next village I pass a house called Cartref and have just > realised why it rings a tiny bell in the back of my mind. Is there a > story to the naming of your boat?
As has been explained, it is Welsh for home and was the name of our property when we lived in West Wales for nearly thirty years. As we live on the boat it seemed appropriate and we thought we may have an unique name. However, cruising along the Oxford last summer we found another one which was a bit of a blow. Another, and more popular Welsh name is Cariad, meaning sweetheart (or similar endearment). Could someone explain the connection between homepage and hafan please? As is usual with IE, my posts never show up on my email downloads. And before someone suggests Thunderbird, I use it already for newsgroups and find it about as user friendly as an alligator with toothache. Richard Tanner NB Cartref
