4 May 2021

"All good things come to an end"

Cassie and Hywel are both peering in through the windows of the closed café;  “All good things come to an end,” he comments and she will miss her flat white in the morning, 

"The coffee at the Deri isn't half as good"

complaining that the coffee at the Deri is not half as good.   “I’m sure Siôn will sell something decent in his new bookshop,” Hywel adds.  

"Siôn talking rubbish while he's grinding his beans"

Cassie does not fancy listening to him talk rubbish while he is grinding his beans.   

"It's a bit late to start queueing"

Jason comes out of the shop opposite, with a copy of Cwm Ni, and looks disparagingly at the front page.   Then he calls across to them, “It’s a bit late to start queueing outside the café now!”

Cassie maintains that it is a sad day for them all;  

"It's a pity people didn't show a bit more support"

as he goes into the café, Jason remarks, “It’s a pity people didn’t show a bit more support when it was open.”

“Did you hear the argument between Kelly and Siôn?”, Cassie asks, and Hywel thinks that she could do well out of this new venture;  

"Quite a demand for erotica in the Welsh language"

he understands there is quite a demand for erotica in the Welsh language.   

"I can only write smut in English"

“Oh, I can only write smut in English,” she replies, “He’ll have to find something else to fill his top shelf,” and she walks off towards the Deri.

Kelly toys with a jar of Nutella

Up in the café flat, Kelly is slouching on the sofa and toying with the jar of Nutella;  

"Would you like some toast to go with that?"

Jason asks if she would like some toast to go with that, and then is about to mention the front page of Cwm Ni.

"Don't worry – I've seen it!"

“Don’t worry – I've seen it,” she says, holding up another copy, and reading some of the words, 

"Him, advertising his shoddy bookshop . . ."

“A new chapter – get it?   A full front page spread of him, advertising his shoddy bookshop – and it’s obvious that he’s written the article himself.   

". . . .and he's got the cheek to plug his book as well!"

“And he’s got the cheek to plug his book as well!”

"You've got every right to be angry, Kelly"

Jason agrees that she has every right to be angry, but she assures him, “I’m not angry, Jase – I’m livid!   If only I’d accepted Garry’s offer!”   

"Garry would have turned it into a strip club or something"

Jason imagines that Garry would have turned the café into a strip club or something, 

"That's better than a poky, poxy bookshop!"

and she snarls, “That’s better than a poky, poxy bookshop – and not just books – Welsh books.   I mean, Garry was offering big money, like!”

"Your chance to try something new"

Jason suggests that perhaps this is a chance for her to try something new – to move on;  

"Glamorous bookshop assistant"

“Yes, as a glamorous bookshop assistant – too late, I’ve already told him to stuff it!   Can you imagine Siôn White correcting your Welsh all day?   Totally soul-destroying, man!”

“I can think of one person who will be glad to have a Welsh bookshop in the village – Ifan,” says Jason, 

"Siôn White having a kiddies' corner?"

but Kelly does not seriously think Siôn White will have a kiddies’ corner, with crayons and rusks, and continues to eat spoonsful of the Nutella from the jar.

Siôn is very pleased with himself

At Y Felin, Siôn is relishing his article on the front page;  “Not just books, but a space to discuss books.   I want about the people to share literary experiences with each other – to debate the contents of the Eisteddfod’s compositions over a cappuccino.”

"Do you really think Cwmderi needs that kind of thing?"

Anita does not look at all convinced;  “Do you really think Cwmderi needs that kind of thing?”   He imagines that people thought the same thing about cafés in Paris at the end of the 19th century, and cannot understand some people’s attitude.

"Kelly's against it before it's started"

“Kelly seems to be against the venture before it’s even started,” he goes on, 

"She's worried about her customers"

but Anita points out that she is worried about her customers.   “The few customers she has left,” Siôn sneers.   Anita does not want to pour cold water on things, 

"Are Welsh books going to attract enough business?"

but is doubtful that Welsh books are going to attract enough business.

"It will be a community resource"

He insists, “This shop will be more than a business – it will be a community resource – a place for people to read in peace, or have a coffee and a chat over a magazine.”

She enquires, “How will people have peace to read if other people are chatting?”   

"It will be divided into areas"

He has the answer to this, and demonstrates a plan he has drawn up, dividing the cafe into several areas, and maintaining there will be plenty of room for classes as well.   (Surely a difficult proposition, bearing in mind the limited size of the café.)

“Literary groups, reading clubs – but most importantly, Welsh language lessons!” he exclaims, 

"Will there be any room for books?"

and Anita wonders if there will be any room for books in the shop.   “Imagine the bustle – the shop will be the focal point of Cwmderi’s cultural revolution!” Siôn rather extravagantly claims, 

"The bellows in the furnace"

“And that’s where I’ll be – a familiar face behind the counter – the bellows in the furnace!”

"Sounds like a lot of hot air"

She remarks that it sounds as if it will be full of hot air, 

"Not air, Anita – but inspiration!"

but he corrects her, “Not air – but inspiration!”

Rhys seems to have a permanent hangover these days

Rhys come downstairs, again suffering from a hangover, 

He is unable to face a glass of water

fills a glass with water, and then puts it down and takes out his phone;  

"I don't usually cry like a schoolgirl"

“Hey, Dyl, about last night – I overdid it a bit, didn’t I?   I don’t usually cry like a schoolgirl – that’s the last time I mix my drinks.   I’ll see you later.”

He looks in the fridge . . .

He looks in the fridge, then sees a reply on his phone;  

. . . then has a reply from Dylan

“Don’t worry about last night – sort out the gym.”   However he heads back upstairs.

"I can't believe you were so stupid!"

At Cysgod y Glyn, Guto is being severely reprimanded;  “I can’t believe you were so stupid!   What were you thinking?” shouts Ffion, 

"What if Arwen found it?"

“And down the side of the sofa – what if Arwen had found it?”   

"It must have fallen out of my pocket"

He apologises that it must have fallen out of his pocket, and assures her that he has not smoked in the flat.

"What a mess!"

“What a mess!” she sighs, and he is very surprised that his father did not mention it last night;  

"I took the blame!"

“Of course he didn’t – I took the blame!” she informs him, “You’ve got a lot going on at the moment – you don’t need another reason to fall out with your father.”

He is very grateful to her, pointing out that she did not have to do that;  

"So Dad thinks you're a 'pothead'"

“So Dad thinks you’re a pothead,” he sniggers, and she reminds him that it is not funny, as she is a deputy headteacher and could lose her job.

He asks if his father was OK about it, 

"I don't think he'll be back any time soon"

and is told, “I don’t think he’ll be back over any time soon – and I don’t blame him!”

Dani finds a book of Welsh baby names . . .

Dani comes downstairs into the Deri, where Dylan has left something for her;  she finds that it is a book of Welsh baby names, together with a note, 

. . . plus a note

‘Take a look at this today, and we’ll chat over dinner.”

Gerwyn is sitting in the Deri

Guto comes in and finds his father sitting in the corner;  “I talked to Ffion,” he begins, 

"This is my fault, Dad"

“This is my fault, Dad – you and Ffion were friends and now that’s ruined.”   Gerwyn cannot believe that she would do such a thing, 

"I think I ought to tell Gaynor"

and thinks he ought to tell Gaynor.

"No – it was my stuff you found!"

“No – don’t do that – it was me – it was my stuff you found,” Guto tells him, 

"Don't you protect her!"

and Gerwyn warns him not to protect her.   “She was protecting me – she took the blame.   She knew how you would react if you knew the truth.”

"How long have you been smoking?"

“How long have you been smoking?” roars his father, “Is that why you go to Ffion’s flat – because she lets you smoke?”   

"She would never let me do that"

Guto emphasises that she would never let him do that, and he is very sorry.   

He promises to sort out everything with Ffion;  “I don’t want you to lose a friend because of me.”   

"I thought she was my friend"

Gerwyn is furious that a so-called ‘friend’ let his son take drugs, and marches out.

"She's given me a month"

Rhys is telling his troubles to his father;  “She’s given me a month – it’s not much notice, is it?”   Hywel reminds him that they are not partners any more, 

"You have to face the truth in business"

and he has to face the truth in business;  the figures never lie.

"I need an investor, that's all"

“I was just about keeping the place going as it was – now Ffion wants her money back, I just need an investor, that’s all,” whines Rhys.   

He is advised that no-one will invest in a failing business, 

"You were expecting me to . . ."

then his father realises, “You were expecting me to . . .”   Rhys tells him to forget it, and he points out he is not looking for anything to invest in at the moment.

"You were considering buying APD"

“It wasn’t long ago you were considering buying APD,” Rhys reminds him, and is informed that APD is a business that is thriving.   

"Aren't you going to stay for coffee?"

Rhys gets up to leave, alleging that he has things to do.

Now Gerwyn is at Cysgod y Glyn 

Now Gerwyn has gone to Cysgod y Glyn, 

"The last thing I wanted was to create another rift"

and Ffion tries to explain, “The last thing I wanted to do was create another rift between you.”   He argues that is exactly what she has done, and she says that she tried to help Guto give it up.

He sceptically suggests, “One addict helping another, was it?”   She exclaims that she thinks the world of Guto, who is a nice, polite boy and he works hard.   He is a credit to Gerwyn and Jaclyn, 

"I would never let him put himself in danger"

and she would never have let him put himself in danger.   

Gerwyn leaves the flat

Gerwyn walks out of the flat without a further word.

"It was only about this size!"

In the Deri, Eifion is chatting to Mathew and Tesni when Rhys comes in;  

"I'll get you a pint"

he offers to buy them a pint 

"No thanks, we're OK"

and they refuse.

"Not a single prawn, I promise"

Upstairs in the flat, Dylan has brought some food from Tapas;  “Patatas Bravas, Chopitos, Tortilla, and not a single prawn, I promise.   Did you get a chance to look at that book of names?”   

"I only got as far as Berwyn"

Dani answers that she got as far as Berwyn and then fell asleep.

Garry arrives, also bearing food

Then they hear Garry coming upstairs, announcing, “Dinner for Cwmderi’s busiest mother!”   He sees Dylan, with his offering, and remarks, “If I knew you had brought the starter, I wouldn’t have got so much.   Am I interrupting?”

"Is that Indian?"

He has been to the new Indian takeaway, Karalan, in Llanarthur, which is supposed to be fantastic;  

"There's enough for everyone"

“There’s enough for everyone.”   

"An Indian-Spanish fusion"

Dani predicts that it will be like an Indian-Spanish fusion.   

"I'll be back in a second"

“There’s one more thing – I’ll be back in a second,” says Garry.

"I've heard terrible things about that Indian place"

Dylan recommends that Dani stick to the Tapas stuff, alleging that he has heard terrible things about that Indian place, 

"And I've heard just the opposite"

but Dani has heard the very opposite.   

"We don't want to risk food poisoning, do we?"

“We don’t want to risk food poisoning, do we?” Dylan goes on.

Ffion is watching a TV quiz

Ffion is relaxing, alone, watching a quiz programme, when Guto returns;  “It’s not half as much fun without your father shouting out the wrong answers,” she tells him.

"I'm sorry for everything, Ffion"

He apologises to her about everything, and she acknowledges she should not have taken the blame;  

"I made things a million times worse"

“I made things a million times worse, didn’t I?”   Guto says that he is not going to stop coming there, but she does not think it is a good idea.

"If word gets out that I'm running a drugs den!"

“It’s my problem if word gets out that I’m running a drug den!” she explains, 

"I've given up the weed, I promise!"

and he promises that he has given up the weed, which she regards as a very sensible move.   Therefore, he reasons, there is no reason not to go there.

"I'd prefer it if you didn't"

“I’d prefer it if you didn’t,” Ffion tells him, “I don’t want to make things worse between you and your father – you do understand that, don’t you?”   This time, it is Guto who walks out without a word, 

She turns on the television again

and Ffion returns to her quiz programme.

Siôn is full of this new venture

Anita comes in with the washing, and Siôn is enthusing once again, 

"The renaissance of the Welsh novel"

“Imagine it, Anita – my little shop playing its part in the renaissance of the Welsh novel.   I could invite literary giants to come and discuss their work – Manon Steffan, Caryl Lewis, Alun Llwyd.”

Anita is not very interested as he goes on, “And when the shop’s quiet, I can carry on with my translating work.   

He will publish a sequel to his book

“It’s about time I published a sequel to ‘Y Dyn Handi’.” [The Handyman]

"You won't be able to do all that at the same time"

“I don’t think you’ll be able to run a shop, translate and write a novel at the same time,” Anita considers, “Just think about it – your head will be all over the place.”   

"Every shop has quiet periods"

He argues that every shop has quiet periods, but she continues, “You can’t predict when it will be quiet, and when it will be busy – what are you going to do if you’ve got a deadline?   

"Will you ask the customers to help themselves?"

“Ask the customers to help themselves, and put an honesty box on the counter?   I want it to succeed as much as you do – but you have to be realistic,” she insists, and he realises that she is right;  he does not want to fall between two stools – or shelves, 

Then Siôn has an ides

and has an idea.

At least, Tesni is talking to Rhys now

Tesni explains to Rhys that the stuff for her make-up business should arrive tomorrow, but worries that no-one will want to buy from her.   He is confident that she will have no problems;  “With your looks and charm, you could sell ice to Eskimos.   

"I could come over and give you business tips"

“I could always come over to give you business tips.”

Tesni knows exactly what he wants . . .

Tesni knows exactly what he is doing and tells him to stop it, 

. . . so he slinks back to the bar

so he walks away, crestfallen.

An enormously expensive pram

Garry has brought his surprise for Dani, and asks what she thinks;  “Its Isofix compatible – you can even jog with it,” he tells her, “It’s the Rolls-Royce of baby strollers – the exact one you wanted.” 

"It was my idea in the first place"

At this point Dylan intervenes, pointing out that it was his idea in the first place, 

"It doesn't matter whose idea it was"

but Garry insists that it makes no difference whose idea it was;  “Dani deserves the best, doesn’t she?”

"There's a lot of Seren's stuff in the attic"

As they start to bicker, Dani shouts that she does not need it, as there is a lot of Seren’s stuff in the attic, and suggests that Garry return it for a refund.

"Probably off the back of a lorry"

Dylan scornfully maintains that it is probably off the back of a lorry, but is assured by Garry that he bought it from the manufacturer and has a receipt.   

"Don't worry, I'll get the £1,500 back!"

“Don’t worry, I’ll get the £1,500 back – this is a top of the range one!”

Then the name-Colin erupts again . . .

As the shouting-match begins again, Dani has to stop it;  

. . . and Dani has to put a stop to it

“My blood pressure is through the roof as it is – I don’t need any more stress!” she yells.   

"You would have looked fab, cruising around with that!"

Garry remarks that it is a pity, as she would have looked fab, cruising round the village with that.

Disheartened Rhys returns home . . .

Rhys returns home in a downhearted mood, takes off his jacket and slumps down in the chair.   

. . . and finds that the can is empty

He picks up a can from the table, but finds it empty, so replaces it.

"I  might as well make the most of being unemployed"

Jason comes upstairs to the café flat and starts clearing up;  “Don’t look at me like that,” says Kelly, “I might as well make the most of being unemployed.”

"By scoffing Nutella in your pyjamas all day"

“By scoffing Nutella in your pyjamas all day, and watching rubbish on the box?” he comments, “Come on, Kelly, you’re better than that.”

"I've tried counting my blessings"

She is not convinced, and groans, “Do you know what?   I’ve tried counting my blessings – all right, I’m healthy, sort of, I’ve got a roof over my head . . .”   

"Good – you're making an effort now, Kelly"

Jason says that she is trying to make an effort, and has an app on his phone, ‘Find my Dream Job’.

"I'm not really in the mood, Jase"

She is not really in the mood, but he suggests it might be fun;  

"It will only take you five minutes"

“Come on, Kelly – it will only take you five minutes.”

The last person Kelly wanted to see

Then Siôn arrives, much to Kelly’s annoyance;  “I’ve been thinking, and I’m going to adapt my plans a bit – as well as running a bookshop, I want to continue with my translating and writing.

"You want me to hold the fort while you're scribbling"

“Oh, I get it – you want someone to hold the fort while you’re scribbling,” she says, 

"No – this will be my office"

but he informs her that this is where he will be writing – this will be his new office.

"I'm giving you a month's notice"

“I realise this is a short notice – as your landlord, I am giving you a months notice – I want you out in four weeks.”

"You what?"

Both Kelly 

Jason cannot believe it, either

and Jason are stunned;  

"Does Auntie Anita know you're throwing us out?"

“Does Auntie Anita know you’re throwing us out?” Kelly squeals, and he replies that it was Anita’s idea.   

"Four weeks"

He leaves the flat, reminding them that they have four weeks.   

Kelly, in desolation . . .

Kelly, who was sitting on the arm,

. . . subsides on to the sofa

 collapses on to the sofa.