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Bluebells, Clematis and A Song

Driving to choir this morning was a blur of beautiful blueness as the hedgerows along the way are thick with bluebells. I couldn’t take a photo (as I was driving) but here are a few of the lovely flowers from our garden.

Our Clematis Montana is wonderful this Spring having been cut almost to the ground two years ago.

We sang this beautiful song, Keep You in Peace, at choir today, rehearsing for singing at the funeral next week of our very dear friend and much loved member of our choir. Thanks to S for the video.

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Dandelions, Jigsaw and A New Word

29 Apr

We completed another jigsaw yesterday but, in a hurry to clear the table, I forgot to take a photo so here’s a photo of the cheat sheet in the box.

In fact it’s an old word but it’s new to me and I love it!

Yesterfang (Old English) A meal or a catch from the previous day as in: “I don’t feel like cooking tonight. Let’s reheat the yesterfang!” .”

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 29, 2026 in environment, nature, Postaday 2026, puzzles, Uncategorized, Words

Mud Kitchen and Crops

28 Apr

Today we took a washing up bowl and some toy ‘crockery’ and ‘cutlery’ up to Community Roots as the new mud kitchen was about to be made by one of the volunteers. It really pleases me that the toys used by our children and their children will now have a new life with the children who come to Community Roots. .

And here is the finished kitchen for the youngsters who come to Roots to have fun with.

All the tomatoes are in their poly-tunnel, just waiting for the stringing up.

The onions in their outside plot are coming along nicely.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 28, 2026 in community, Cornwall, environment, growing, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Tags: community roots

Sea, Cabaret and Book

27 Apr

After singing this afternoon, it was such a glorious day I had to go to the sea, to hear the waves, to smell the salty air and see the blues.

Tonight we have been to a cabaret, Kernewek Keskesow Cabaret.

This was cabaret, community and creative protest honouring the extraordinary contribution Cornish women made to the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp with an evening of theatre and music.

It featured renowned performers Rebecca Mordan, Bec Applebee, Fiona O’Cleirigh and Claire Ingleheart, this powerful and uplifting show combined first-hand testimony with songs – in both Cornish and English – and was an extraordinary evening. If you can catch the tour, do! You won’t regret it..

I bought the book!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 27, 2026 in community, Cornwall, environment, music, nature, Porthtowan, Postaday 2026, theatre, Uncategorized

Tags: Greenham Common, Greenham Women Everywhere, Rebecca Morden, Scary Little Girls

St Day Blossail

26 Apr

This afternoon I sang with my choir at the St Day Blossail where the blossoming apple trees were blessed and sung to, there was maypole dancing, Morris dancing, face painting and finally a concert from us, The Suitcase Singers.

Afterwards as I walked away I passed the lovely old roofless church.

Gallery 89, Textiles and A Painting

25 Apr

Today we have bought our third piece from an exhibition in Gallery 89, a fabulous small gallery in Redruth with ever changing exhibitions.

I fell in love with a wonderful textile piece which is, as the artist Carolyn Young says herself, made of – “little bits: threads, fabrics, fibres, paper and found natural materials. Creating intuitively, I piece, knit, stick, felt, weave or stitch fragmented parts together to become whole.” Sadly, it was both too big and too expensive to bring home.

Calling Back Her Joy by Carolyn Young

Detail

The beautiful painting we did buy is Horizon by Lizzie Moran and can be collected tomorrow – so I’ll show you tomorrow.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 25, 2026 in art, community, painting, Postaday 2026, Redruth, textiles, Uncategorized

Tags: Carolyn Young, Lizzie Moran

Honey Scent, Spring Green and A Windmill

24 Apr

Walking along the beautiful Walsingham Place in Truro this morning the honey scent of the many choisya bushes was just wonderful.

Driving under a canopy of fresh green leaves was a delight this morning.

My lovely Mr S has re-seeded parts of the lawn and the pigeons are finding it a good olace to find food.so today we bought a coupls of over-sized windmills which are now spinning above the seeds in the hope of putting the pigeons off.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 24, 2026 in Cornwall, environment, nature, Postaday 2026, Truro, Uncategorized

Waves, Topper and A Planter

23 Apr

There were waves on the Penryn River driven by the wild winds we have at the moment. We have lovely sunshine and beautiful blue skies and gusts of wind up to 40mph. I tried to make a video to capture the singing of the masts as the wind played them but sadly the wind was too noisy.

The newest topper on our local post box is a beauty, a family of hedgehogs.

Nearby there’s an unusual planter full of brightly coloured pansies.

For Ark:
Thought you’d like to know – from the Wildlife Trust post: “We’re delighted that Cornwall Council has voted to delay the planned reintroduction of glyphosate based weedkillers.
Councillors voted 61 to seven to challenge the decision, following public protests, concerns raised by organisations including Cornwall Wildlife Trust, and more than 13,000 petition signatures from Cornish residents.
We’re hopeful this extended timeframe will now allow for proper public engagement and exploration of safer alternatives.”
Good news indeed!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 23, 2026 in art, Cornwall, craft, knitting, nature, Penryn, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Aromatherapy Course

22 Apr

I’ve been on a brilliant course today, Aromatherapy for Personal Wellbeing. We learned about the properties of many oils, and the effect they each could have. After a guided meditation, we practised olfactory analysis and ended by blending oils to make an aroma stick. Each aroma stick was unique as we chose which oils to blend and made our own recipe. I blended Bergamot with Neruli, Sweet Orange and Petit Grain and now have a lovely inhaler in a beautiful little emerald green bag to aid relaxation whenever I feel the need!

I was so relaxed by the end of the course, I did nothing else all day!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 22, 2026 in Postaday 2026, senses, Uncategorized

Tags: aromatherapy oils, Promas

Nasturtiums, Sunflowers and A Poem

21 Apr

Our excellent and very efficient team at Roots today potted on tray upon tray of courgettes and squash of many different kinds while outside others prepped beds, weeded and planted more of the 8,000 onions – such a busy morning. In one of the poly-tunnels, the nasturtiums are already flourishing.

We have brought back some spare sunflower plants, part of today’s volunteer harvest, to grow here in our garden.

I picked up the poetry book, ‘Being Alive’ edited by Neil Astley to choose one for today and the book fell open at this poem which seemed very apt as I read it through.

I did, in fact ,share this once before in May 2016. I think it sums up being grateful for what we have each day as tomorrow may well bring something ‘otherwise’. It is certainly one to ponder.