Cwmderi Diary 2017: 22 February 2017

DJ, full of the joys of spring

Dai has packed his bag for the Scotland trip, including alcohol, and asks DJ why he is so miserable. “I’m stuck here, looking for a replacement for Dol,” is the reply,

Dai looks forward to the rugby and the drinking

while Dai is looking forward to the rugby and drinking ahead of him.

Eifion arrives, wondering if there is room on the bus,

"You'll have to find your own ticket"

and Dai informs him there is one seat left, although he will have to find his own game ticket when they get there.

"Knew the farm would be too much for you!"

DJ comments, “I knew the farm would be too much for you – and it’s calving season. Are you going to leave Cadno all alone?”

When Eifion has gone, DJ asks who is going with Dai,

"Kath Jones, if you must know"

and when told that it is Kath Jones,

"What about Diane?"

he asks, “What about Diane” She is your wife!”

“Next time you see her, remind her of that!” snarls Dai, “The last I heard she was in the bush ‘on the lash’!

"That's the problem!"

“I don’t know what she’s doing – that’s the problem!”

Mark hands over the ncesssary tablets

Mark selects the correct number of tablets for Kath; “Here you are – enough to last until Sunday. If you take more than one a day, you won’t have enough!”

"I have managed to work that out!"

Kath replies that although maths was not her strong point, she has already managed to work that one out, and pleads with him to trust her, reminding him that Dai will be there to look after her, and he has been very supportive.

"You're treating me like a teenager!"

“You’re treating me like a teenager!” she complains, then picks up her bag and leaves, bidding him, “Och aye the noo!”

Garry has not consulted her again

Dani is angry when she receives a text from Garry, informing her that he has arranged to provide a buffet for the stag party tomorrow.

She cannot contact him by phone

She tries, unsuccessfully, to phone him,

That briefcase should never have been left lying around

then trips over his briefcase on the floor.

DJ has not cheered up yet

Kath arrives at Bryntirion, where DJ is still looking dejected.

Dai is all ready for the off

Dai conducts a final check; “Cash, tickets, beer, clean pants – I’ve got everything – hi, ho, silver, as they say!” He picks up his bag, and DJ glumly hopes they enjoy themselves.

Look who has suddenly appeared!

Suddenly the door opens and Diane walks in; “Oh, a welcoming committee!” she exclaims,

and Dai demands what she is doing there.

"Aren't you glad to see me?"

“I live here!” she advises him, “Aren’t you glad to see me?”

Kath is definitely not glad

By her expression, Kath is certainly not glad.

"If you'd phoned, I would have told you!"

Dai tells Diane, “I’m on the way to Murrayfield – you didn’t know because you didn’t get in touch – if you had phoned, I would have told you! Right, come on, Kath – I gave your ticket to her, as I didn’t think you’d want it, wandering around Wagga Wagga!” Diane appears rather deflated.

"There's a bus to catch!"

“I’m thirsty and there’s a bus to catch!” insists Dai, while DJ tries to remind him that there are more important things than rugby.

Kath thinks she had better go, and DJ also intends to make himself scarce,

"Can I come in now?"

but at the moment a face appears round the door and enquires, “Can I come in now?” Diane announces this is Hannah, Emma’s daughter, who is visiting them.

"G'day!"

“G’day!” she says

"You don't give me a thought!"

As they eat their meal in the Deri, Cadno is displeased with Eifion’s decision to go to Scotland; “You don’t give me a thought!” He is sure that Morgan, Tycroes, will help her with the calving, but she goes on, “You never thought I might like to go – you didn’t ask me!”

"Told you Cadno wouldn't be happy!"

DJ arrives and remarks, “I told you Cadno wouldn’t be happy – I’m concerned about Penrhewl, even if you’re not!” Eifion accuses him of only being concerned about Cadno,

"You can stop this right now!"

and confronts DJ, before Dani breaks up the argument.

Before he leaves, DJ addresses Cadno, “I left you, so you could be happy with Eifion – but you’re not happy at all.

"The biggest sacrifice of my life!"

“That was the biggest sacrifice of my life!”

"DJ may have a point there"

Cadno confesses to Eifion that DJ may have a point.

"Diane came back!"

Kath returns in a very subdued mood to Maes-y-Deri and informs Mark, “Diane came back – I don’t see how we can go now, and I was really looking forward to it.”

"Perhaps I ought to have the tablets back"

Mark’s primary concern is that he should get the tablets back, as she is rather upset. “Thanks for all your faith in me!” she rages,

"How else am I going to prove I can do it?"

“How else am I going to prove to you – and myself – that I can do it?”

"Here you are"

but gives back the tablets.

"Got anything to say to me?"

As Diane loads the washing machine, Dai asks if she has anything to say to him, and she expresses regret about his trip to Scotland.

"Don't I deserve an explanation?"

“I’m not talking about that – but your trip to Australia, via Ireland! Don’t I deserve an explanation?

"It's freezing here!"

Hannah comes in, complaining of the cold, and Dai asks her how her Mam is; “She fine – in love – with Dirk the berk!” Hannah answers, “He’s always at our house, nagging me about getting a job or doing the chores.

"It's awful when someone invades your home!"

“It’s awful when someone invades your home like that!”

"You're spot-on there!"

“Yes – you’re spot-on there!” agrees Dai, “How long’s this holiday?”

"A couple of weeks, probably"

Diane rather non-committally suggests a couple of weeks, and Hannah thanks Dai for letting her stay.

"No-one's asked me if you can stay!"

“No-one’s asked me if you can stay!” he grumbles.

"Don't you dare make her feel unwelcome!"

Diane warns him, “Don’t you dare make her feel unwelcome here! It was very awkward in Australia!”

Dai points out that things have not been ‘hunky dory’ here either;

"Waltz back in here with someone else's child!"

“You disappear for weeks without explanation, then waltz back in with someone else’s child!” Diane reminds him that Hannah is her grand-daughter.

"A wombat up your jumper?"

Dai’s impression is that she is, “An excuse to avoid talking properly to me. Do you have any other surprises? Two koalas in your hand luggage? A wombat up your jumper?”

"Where are you off to now – the divorce court?"

Diane walks out of the room, and he goes on, “Where are you off to now? Kuala Lumpur? Timbuktu? The divorce court?

The staff seem to have deserted Awyr Iach

At Awyr Iach, DJ sits sullenly, surrounded by unmanned sewing machines; Anita comes in and comments, “Someone looks happy – what’s wrong?”

"Living in the same village as Cadno is too painful!"

He explains that living in the same village as Cadno is too painful.

"Eifion is poncing around!'

“Eifion is poncing around like some shampoo advert – I saw them arguing in the Deri – she’s not happy with him, I’m sure, but she told me to stay out of it.” Anita is impressed that he still cares, but he must accept that she has moved on;

"You need more confidence"

she also diagnoses that he needs more self-confidence.

An unwelcome call from Garry

Dani has an unwelcome phone call from Garry; “You can’t – there’s too much to do here!” she protests, then says, “Right then, forget it! See you tomorrow!”

Dani takes the briefcase . . .

Furiously, she looks at the briefcase,

. . . but cannot get into it

and tries to work out the combination for the locks.

"Did she say why she left Cwmderi?"

“You must have been surprised to see Diane on the doorstep – did she say why she left Cwmderi?” Dai asks Hannah, and a voice from the kitchen warns him that it is not fair to ask her questions like that. “I’m none the wiser asking you, am I?” he demands.

"No point in raking up the past"

Diane insists there is no point in raking up the past, and that they need to look forward. “I bet it was sunny in Australia – I’m surprised you didn’t stay there,” Dai remarks,

"If it wasn't for the tension, you wouldn't have come back"

“Tell the truth – if it were not for the tension between Emma, Hannah and Dirk the berk, you wouldn’t have come back. If life was that perfect, you wouldn’t want to come back.”

"I'm back, and that's the end of it!"

She replies that Dai is reading too much into it; she just wanted a break, now she is back and that it the end of it.

"It's the end of something!"

“It’s the end of something!” he muses, “For some reason, I’m not in the mood for rugby any more!” He walks out of the house.

"What's this new stock, then?"

DJ discovers some new stock at Awyr Iach, and is told by Anita that Sara is devising a way or marketing them. “Can’t you come up with an idea? You need to be more positive,” she says. He replies that he has nothing to be positive about, but she maintains that he has a roof over his head, and that

"You're young and lovely!"

he is young and lovely.

He kisses her

He kisses her, then apologises, realising that she was just being nice;

"What do you do when Colin is nice to you?"

“What do you do when someone like Colin is nice to you?” she wonders,

"Don't do that to anyone else"

“Just don’t do that to anyone else any time soon – you don’t want a bad name, do you?”

"I'm pathetic, Mark!"

As Mark brings her a cup of tea, Kath admits she should not have shown how much she was looking forward to the trip, and she feels a real idiot now. “I’m back to square one – I’m pathetic!” she wails.

He fetches the tablets

Mark goes to the kitchen cupboard, takes out all the tablets and hands then to her;

"You haven't had one chance"

“You’re not pathetic, Mam. How many times did you give me a second, third and fourth chance when I was a child?” he enquires, “And you haven’t had one chance to look after your own tablets. I hope I can trust you – I think I can.

"It's up to you now!"

“There’s only one way to find out – it’s up to you now! We’ll have our own international here on Saturday, in front of the telly with a couple of cans and some chips!”