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Forget-me-Nots, Glass and Sewing

I have just found this! Somehow yesterday, I forgot to post it!

I love seeing the first Forget-me-nots in the garden. The plant came from Mum and Dad’s garden in Truro after Mum had died and has seeded itself every year since in memory of my lovely Mum.

Before I cleared up all my glass, I finished off my newest piece and here it is for you to see.

I have washed the fabric, ironed, cut out and pinned ready to make the porterage bags for the scrubs that others will be making.

Mum is here with me too as I use the patchwork pincushion that she made about 40 years ago! They are her pins too.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 4, 2020 in art, Cornwall Scrubs, garden, nature, Photography, Postaday2020, Uncategorized

Tags: #CornwallScrubs, sewing

Bubbles, Sunset and Scrubs

02 Apr

With the help of my brother in Atlanta, Georgia, I am learning to make Sourdough bread. Here is our starter at Day 3.

We went out to clap for the NHS and all carers again this evening and there was a pretty sunset which I captured in the side of my car.

A new group has been formed in Cornwall and in the 24 hours since it started, 550 people have signed up. The group is called Cornwall Scrubs, a Cornish group of volunteers making scrubs for hospitals, GPs and Carers in Cornwall. Today I cleared my glass workroom, put everything away and tomorrow, I will set it up for sewing. I’m going to be making the porterage bags for the scrubs which can be made out of any cotton fabric so I can use up stuff I have in.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 2, 2020 in baking, charity, Cornwall, Photography, Postaday2020

Tags: #CornwallScrubs, #saveourNHS

Today’s Walk

01 Apr

Please join us on today’s walk, wild flowers, a view of the sea, of Carn Brea, of our house and a horse called Zeita……. Click on any photo for a bigger version and the caption.

The start of our walk

Name?

Violets

Primroses

Carn Brea and Gorse

A horse called Zeita

Sheep in the back field just behind our house and the sea in the distance

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 1, 2020 in Carn Brea, Cornwall, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2020

Tags: Great Flat Lode Trail

Kintsugi, Potting On and A Posy

31 Mar

Some years ago I learned of the Japanese art of kintsugi, the ancient art of mending broken pottery with gold, thus making the mended piece even more precious that it was when whole. Last year I broke a very precious green glass pot inherited from my Granny. It smells still of her powder as it contained powder and a puff which, as a little girl, I found quite fascinating. I was heartbroken and then found a kintsugi kit online! I mended the powder puff glass and an old serving dish that was broken some years ago. Today, needing a pot to plant up the rest of the Sweet Peas, we decided to mend an old terracotta pot inherited from my Mum which she had mended once but which had come apart at one of the joins. So, kintsugi into action again!

Granny’s glass

Small serving dish

Terracotta pot

Lots of little plants arrived earlier than expected and needed to be potted up so I spent a happy couple of hours doing just that in 9cm pots donated by our lovely neighbour, looking forward to a summer of beauty. These will all going into pots on the steps.

I picked a beautiful little posy this evening.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 31, 2020 in antiques, glass, Photography, Postaday2020

Tags: Family Heirloom, family treasure, Grape Hyacinths, primroses

Today’s Walk, Donations and Growing Lambs

30 Mar

It was lovely that on our walk, while keeping two metres apart, everyone smiled, said hello and wished each other to stay safe. Here is a view from TheGreat Flat Lode looking out over St Euny Church and over to the sea on the North Coast of our beloved Cornwall.

Last week, St Petroc’s, the local charity for the homeless, put out a call on Radio Cornwall, for towels and soaps. We put together a couple of bags but could find no way to get them to Truro. Today a young woman who works with the charity came by and picked things up. Being homeless in today’s circumstances must be just about impossible but St Petroc’s are doing a wonderful job.
A donation came my way today too, of some very lovely pieces of glass. These belonged to our Dear Neighbour Bill Mitchell and S has just given them to me and I thank them both. I think these pieces will make a beautiful Tree of Life.

The lambs in the back field are growing. We love watching them bounce about and here share a joyful few moments with you.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 30, 2020 in Beauty, charity, Cornwall, environment, glass, nature, Photography, Postaday2020

Tags: baby lambs, Radio Cornwall, Redruth, St Euny, St Petroc's

Daffodils, Lentils and Preparation

29 Mar

Our order from Sarah Raven arrived much earlier than we anticipated so we have had to empty the daffodil pot in order to plant the Sweet Peas. I cut the Daffs to bring in and we have buried the bulbs so that the leaves can die down naturally.

I have made a Ragu sauce with lentils instead of meat tonight and it was delicious.

We have prepared the planting place for the Sweet Peas with their wigwam. I’ll put the beautiful looking little plants in tomorrow.

Tonight my neighbours and I will be in the garden at 8.30 to sing for peace as people around the world will be doing. Join in if you would like to singing Peace, Salaam, Shalom.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 29, 2020 in community, Food, garden, nature, Photography, Postaday2020, Uncategorized

Tags: Bloggers 4 Peace, Denver Women's Chorus, peace, Peace Salaam Shalom, Sarah Raven

Narcissi, Lunch and Cushions

28 Mar

Our last Narcissi of this type in a jar with some Rosemary prunings are brightening up the kitchen.The words are from Bob and Roberta Smith who think that the common goals humanity aims for; love, peace and well-being, outweigh the things that divide us.We agree.

We had lunch in the garden again, in the sunshine and sheltered from the very cold wind in our arbour.

The back of the arbour is wood and hard to rest back on, so we came up with the idea of hooks to hang seat cushions on and we are very pleased with the result.