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Borage, Shallots and Plastic Pots

I loved how a blue borage bloom had landed on a vibrant green courgette leaf and near the gold of a courgette flower.

We have harvested our shallots today, a bit earlier than expected but with the heat and dryness they had stopped growing. They are a lovely colour but rather smaller than usual.

Here we have two expandable plastic pots with lids, not conventionally beautiful, I agree but they hold wonderful memories. They have been to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon with us on each of our many adventures.  We used them for our breakfasts in the cabins, for our picnics on the various trails and for desserts collected from the deli.

Sadly, we probably won’t be able to go again (the awful and very sad fire of last year destroyed so much that will take years to restore) though we do hope to be able to visit family and friends in 2028 perhaps.

 

Our Garden – Six on Saturday

I haven’t joined in the Six on Saturday, now run by Jim, for a while but here are six for today.

I’m sure Jim would love to see you over on Garden Ruminations and, as always, if you want a peek over other people’s garden walls, then please pop over to his site where you find links to many more wonderful garden enthusiasts from all over the world. (Thanks Jude)

Six on Saturday

 

 

Garden Arch, Passion Flower and Star Jasmine

The sunshine has certainly encouraged aome flowering. On our garden arch we have our first Passion Flower and going up the other side is the Trachelospermum Jasminoides, Star Jasmine, which has the most delightful perfume wafting around as you walk up into the garden.

 

Rope, Trifle and Outdoor Theatre

Rope, Trifle and Outdoor Theatre

It’s been a delightful day starting with Thursday’s always excellent singing with The Suitcase Singers.

Beautiful coil of yellow rope outside our rehearsal space

Afterwards, the coffee crowd went for lunch together to remember our Dear friend John whose birthday was on this day. We raised a glass to his memory and shared some fond memories.

My scrumptious dessert – Pimm’s Trifle with Elderflower Sorbet

This evening we have been to an outdoor theatre performance of Peer Gynt by Miracle Theatre at Scorrier House. Their adaptation was hilarious – costumes, set, music and each performer just brilliant. If you are in Cornwall, Devon or Dorset,  find a performance near you. You won’t regret it and I guarantee that you, like us, will love the Trolls!

Performances are often in lovely settings too, castles, gardens, even clifftops!

 

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Hanging Baskets, Cornish and Clematis

The flower filled baskets in town are stunning and, I’m told, are watered by a team at 6am every morning.

This next basket is outside our Greengrocers/ Butchers and Deli – Grow Box, a shop we love. Kisttevi is Cornish / Kernewek for Grow Box.

Our Clematis is climbing right up the yew tree, higher each day!

 

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Breakfast, Dinner and A Treat

A dish of granola with Greek yogurt, chia seeds, banana, strawberries, blueberries and maple syrup has become a favourite ever since we went out for breakfast in High Barnet with family on our last visit.

I foolishly cooked tonight and the kitchen got far too warm but it’s one of our favourites and we had a homegrown courgette to use.

Aubergine, Courgette, Tomato and Halloumi Bake

Regular readers will know that I do love a jelly baby now and again.

 
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Posted by on July 14, 2026 in Food, Postaday 2026

 

Orange, Blues, Pinks and Purples

Last night’s sunset was another pretty one with the golden light reflected in the windows across the road.

Our choir rehearsal was by the sea again today and the variety of blues, from turquoise to navy, was just lovely. My photo doesn’t do it justice.  The beach was full of people enjoying the continuing heatwave. (Unlike me. I melt.)

I picked a posy of our first Sweet Peas today and they smell wonderful. Whenever I pick a small posy, I am reminded of our dear friend Ti, whom we used to visit regularly and always took a garden-grown  posy to brighten up her room.

 

Evening Light, Long Tails and Tomatoes

We are getting beautiful sunsets at the moment and here the golden light is streaming into our hallway and being reflected in the mirror.

The Long Tail Tits are back! We havent seen them for a couple of years but today they were feeding in the morning and again in the evening. The photos were taken on a very long zoom from inside the kitchen so that I didn’t frighten them off.

We’ve harvested our first tomatoes today. The black one wasn’t really ready, the red cherry ones were delicious.

 

Another Good Read and A Postcard

Another scorcher out there today.   I did find some shade this morning to finish a book a friend has lent me, “The Correspondent” by Virginia Evans, that I started yesterday. What a brilliant, beautiful novel, full of humour but also bringing me to tears several times. I loved the heroine, Sybil, whose life is told through the many letters she writes and receives. All the characters are carefully drawn and utterly believable. It’s one of those stories where you feel as if you know all the people, their quirks, their loves and their lives and yet the story is full of surprises. Put this one on your reading list!

My reaction to the book reminded of a postcard I showed you recently and here it is again.

 

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Passion Flower, Flower Boxes and A Poem

Passion Flower, Flower Boxes and A Poem

Walking along an alley in Penzance to the car park after yesterday’s talk at The Acorn, we saw a trellis full of Passion Flowers – such a beautiful and intricate bloom. Our plant is nowhere near blooming but we do have lots of buds.

Driving away we went past these colourful flower filled boxes.

I’ve long loved this little poem by Goethe. It is called  Song of the Traveller at Evening and was translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  It was in a little collection I had as a child.

It has been an indoor day for me again as the heatwave continues, 29C today, doing lots of reading!

 

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