Oh, so that's what it's called!

 You know when the rain stops, and everywhere smells fresh and new?

petrichor, n.

Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈpɛtrɪkə/, /ˈpɛtrʌɪkɔː/,  U.S. /ˈpɛtrᵻˌkɔ(ə)r/, /ˈpɛtraɪˌkɔ(ə)r/

Etymology: <  petr- (in petro- comb. form¹) + ichor n.

  A pleasant, distinctive smell frequently accompanying the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather in certain regions. Also: an oily liquid mixture of organic compounds which collects in the ground and is believed to be responsible for this smell.

1964  I. J. Bear  & R. G. Thomas in Nature 7 Mar. 993/2 The diverse nature of the host materials has led us to propose the name ‘petrichor’ for this apparently unique odour which can be regarded as an ‘ichor’ or ‘tenuous essence’ derived from rock or stone. This name, unlike the general term ‘argillaceous odour’, avoids the unwarranted implication that the phenomenon is restricted to clays or argillaceous materials; it does not imply that petrichor is necessarily a fixed chemical entity but rather it denotes an integral odour.

1971 Listener 4 Nov. 612/3 No matter what kind of rock or earth was used, the oily essence always possessed the aroma of petrichor—the smell of rain falling on dry ground.

1975 Sunday Mail(Brisbane) 2 Nov. 32/2 The globules, nicknamed ‘petrichor’ or ‘essence of rock’ by the researchers, contained at least 50 different compounds, not unlike a perfume and were absorbed into the ground from the air.

1993 Canad. Geographic Sept.–Oct. 13/1 Petrichor comes from atmospheric haze, which contains the terpenes, creosotes and other volatile compounds that emanate from plants.

1998  L. Forbes Bombay Ice (1999) 11 First there is petrichor, the dry smell of unbaked clay, from the Greek for ‘stone-essence’.

Not quite the traditional Welsh funeral

Not that I know what a traditional Welsh funeral would be like, not really. But that wasn't it.

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One of the songs - the only traditional one had been "Calon Lan" - had been about wanting to leave a mark, to be remembered. Oh, yes. We'll remember Karen. That little JustGiving page she started, along with some of her bingo-playing friends, is a full charitable trust, now. So, if a hairdresser from a tiny village can do all that, what are the rest of us doing?

Edit: yes, this really was taken seriously - and just how many thigns was she involved in???
They cancelled a football match.