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Automata, Blue Sky and A Song

Playing with automata yesterday was great fun, such intricate work.

What a glorious blue sky today. This weather vane is at Burncoose Nursery where I called in after singing to see the magnolia blooms (nearly over) and the rhododendrons.

A good friend sent me a video of us singing this morning., Pachabel’s Canon. This is one of my favourites and one I brought to choir 13 years ago after we went to WOMAD and I learned this piece there at a workshop. I love all the parts and start with the basses, moving round all the parts and coming back to the tenors to finish. If you watch carefully , you can watch my progress!

Sewing, Secret and Sea

18 Mar

There are now 30 little creatures on the long fabric strands.

I’m being allowed to show you a little more of the project. The whole piece remains secret until the exhibition starting on March 31st. I wonder if you can work out what it is.

After sewing and my lovely Mr S working in the garden in sunshine, we decided to go out for lunch at the Falmouth Hotel and have a walk by the sea. It really does my soul good to see, smell and hear the sea. The blues were so beautiful today.

Out for lumch

Our next treat was a trip to Falmouth Art Gallery for a wonderful exhibition of automata which I’ll show you tomorrow.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 18, 2026 in art, Cornwall, craft, environment, Falmouth, Gyllyngvase, nature, Postaday 2026, sculpture, Uncategorized

Sunshine, Seeds and Pie

17 Mar

We’ve had sunshine today and at Roots I sowed seeds and more seeds, 14 trays of between 100 and 250 seeds per tray, kale, red cabbage, cauliflower, Romanescue and more. There’ll be plenty of potting on to do over the next few weeks.

I do love a good pie – tonight, Chicken and Sweetcorn Pie

Happy St Patrick’s Day to all my Irish readers and a nod to my Irish heritage on my Father’s side.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 17, 2026 in baking, community, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Clay, Sewing and Solidarity

16 Mar

I’ve done a bit more work on next door’s project, sewing the little clay creatures onto long strands of coloured fabric while Sue worked on the head. I thoroughly enjoyed my self. The opening night will be March 31st at Truro Museum and Art Gallery.

It’s only a few weeks since I shared the song, “Hold On’ which we sang in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis. Life is still very difficult for them and we sang again for them today.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17nRsPprFT/

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 16, 2026 in America, craft, friendship, music, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Tags: Minnesota

Mother’s Day, Flowers and A Poem

15 Mar

It’s Mother’s Day in the Uk and here’s a shout out to all in the role.

I am very lucky and loved – beautiful flowers have been delivered,

I’m intrigued by the fact that the tulips have come with their bulbs still attached and instructions to plant them out later.

I’ll post photos later in the week as the lilies and the alstroemeria open up.

Remembering my babies.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 15, 2026 in nature, poetry, Postaday 2026

Tags: Maura Dooley

Shop Window, Clay and Tulips

14 Mar

I may have been at this workshop if I hadnt already made plans to be creative this afternoon.

Yesterday I helped make some little clay creatures for a new project being created by my lovely neighbour and today I coloured the ones that were dry enough, ready for tomorrow.

All our lovely white tulips are now blooming.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 14, 2026 in art, craft, flowers, friendship, garden, nature, Postaday 2026, sculpture, Uncategorized

Hail, Muscari and More Primroses

13 Mar

It’s been crazy weather today, wind, sunshine that actually gave warmth and many, many wild hail showers. I was delighted to watch a horizontal spider’s web outside the kitchen window act as a hammock for hailstones. If you look carefully at the photo, you can make out the strands of web holding the hailstones.

A bank of primroses

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 13, 2026 in Cornwall, environment, garden, nature, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Spring – A Poem and A Song

12 Mar

Today is the 15th birthday of LiveWire no 3 and the poem for today in A Poet for Every Day of the Year is the delightful
“Spring Has Come back Again” by Rainer Maria Rilke. I hope T likes it.

Translated from the German by Jessie Lamont.

At our rehearsal with The Suitcase Singers this morning, we sang one of my favourite songs, Call in the Spring by Rosie Sleightholme and here is a video made by S, a friend who sings in the sopranos across the room from me. Do click on the link.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2310567282763545

St Michael’s Mount, Wind Surfer and Advice

11 Mar

I need to heed this advice

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 11, 2026 in Cornwall, environment, Postaday 2026

Tags: Marazion

Primroses, Tamar Narcissi and Landays

10 Mar

Our border of primroses is coming on.

The daffodils we bought last Saturday in town are lovely. I usually prefer single blossoms but these doubles are really beautiful. I think we were told that they are Tamar Fire but these seem more delicately coloured than the ones I find online.

This afternoon I listened to a wonderful programme, ArtWorks on BBC radio 4: Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent and regular visitor to Afghanistan, was talking to female Afghan poets about the landay: a 22 syllable Pashtun verse form they create, perform and share to speak of love, sex, war and hardship. There are 9 syllables on the first of the two line poem and 13 on the second. The poems were very moving and the programme is well worth finding on BBC Sounds.