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Monthly Archives: February 2013

Reflection, Pleasing Patch and A Truth

1 These little Tete a Tetes were broken off by the strong winds. I popped them into a little ink bottle, which we dug up from a Victorian bottle dump many years ago, and then realised that they were being reflected beautifully in the shiny granite work surface.

Tete a tete reflection

2 Crocuses are appearing in my Suffragette Garden and looking lovely.

A little patch of my purple, white and green garden, honouring the Suffragettes

3 Below is a truth that I think many of you will recognise. Thank you to ajaytao for this and to Alastair for re-blogging it so that I could make a new blogger-friend.

If you haven’t seen my last post, please visit it and watch the video. It’s not beautiful but it is something we should all know about. Thank you.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 19, 2013 in environment, flowers, garden, nature, photography, Postaday2013, Suffragettes, Uncategorized

Tags: daffodils, Postaday, postaday2013, Suffragette Garden, Tete a Tete, truth

This film should be seen by the entire world!

19 Feb

Once upon a time there was a beautiful island inhabited only by birds……

This is not a beautiful video but one that should be seen by everyone in the world and so I have it here to share a bit further. Please click on the red link and share/ re-blog it as much as possible.

Library of Most Controversial Files‘s video: This film should be seen by the entire world!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 19, 2013 in birds, environment, nature, Postaday2013, Uncategorized

Tags: destruction, environment, Library of Most Controversial Files's video: This film should be seen by the entire world!, Postaday, postaday2013, sadness

Greens on a Branch, Secret Garden and Cardigan

18 Feb

1 Beautiful moss, lichen and little ferns were growing on this tree at the Bodmin Herb Nursery where we went to get new herbs to refresh our herb wall. I love all the different shades of green against the vibrant blue of the sky.

Moss, lichen and ferns

Beautiful branch at the herb nursery

2 Over the wooden bridge is a secret garden, very overgrown and very enticing. I wonder if a troll lives underneath the bridge………

To the Secret Garden

3 I’ve finished the cardigan for the Grand-baby due in April, and used more of his/her Great Great Grandfather’s beautiful mother-of-pearl buttons.

Cardigan to match the boots

Second size Sally-boots for our Grandbaby due in April

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 18, 2013 in Children, craft, environment, knitting, nature, photography, Postaday2013

Tags: Bodmin Herb Nursery, cardigan, knitting, photography, Postaday, postaday2013, Sally-boots, secret garden

Walk Around Mylor – Graveyard, Boatyard and Harbour

17 Feb

Such a beautiful bright but bitterly cold day – perfect for a walk around Mylor. I love the Graveyard and the water and the lovely Mr S takes great delight in wandering around the boatyard. The propellers on the boats caught my eye – I had never realised how many kinds there are! Do read Joseph Crapp’s gravestone carefully! There is a marina here with some very expensive yachts (many of which are up in the boatyard for the winter) and also many working boats.

Click on any photograph for an enlargement. You may need to for the wording on the gravestone. If you’d like to see more of the fascinating old gravestones in Mylor Churchyard, have a look at this post from last year.

Two blade propeller

Brass propeller

Blue propeller

Three blade propeller

Another blue propeller

Sunlight and shadows

To Joseph Crapp ‘help, help’ he cries

In Mylor Graveyard

From Mylor Graveyard

Cornish Lass, a working boat

A working boat

Another working boat

Memory of Mt

Joseph Crapp : ship

Wright who die by 26^th of

Novbr 1770 Aged 43 years

~ Alas Frend Joseph ~

His End was All most Sudden

As thou the Mandela came

Expres from heaven

His foot it Slyp And he did fall

Help help he cries & that was all

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 17, 2013 in Cornwall, environment, Humour, local history, photography, Postaday2013, Uncategorized

Tags: boat propellers, boatyard, gravestone, graveyard, humorous epitaph, Joseph Crapp, marina, Mylor, Postaday, postaday2013

Blue House, Blue Sky and Blue Boots

16 Feb

1 In Penryn today, this shiny blue drainpipe caught my eye, then the delightful folds in the shadow of the Belisha beacon so I crossed the street to get a better shot of the whole lovely house. The door and the pipe are almost the colour of the deep blue sky behind and the unexpected beauty of it all took my breath away.

Blue drainpipe and Belisha beacon shadow

Beautiful blue house in Penryn

2 The grey branches and the soft green leaves of the Eucalyptus tree looked so beautiful against the bluest of skies. How we have missed blue skies over these last few grey months!

Eucalyptus tree

Today’s sky

3 I’ve just finished some second size boots which should fit our nearly-due Grandchild in the Autumn as the weather is getting colder again. The matching cardigan is almost done.

Second size Sally-boots for our Grandbaby due in April

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 16, 2013 in Children, Cornwall, craft, environment, Grandchildren, knitting, nature, Penryn, photography, Postaday2013, Uncategorized

Tags: beauty, Belisha beacon, blue, matching cardigan, photography, Postaday, postaday2013, Sally-boots

Weekly Photo Challenge – Kiss

16 Feb

Sun-rise kissing the Ganges

Dawn kissing the peaks of the Annapurnas

Sun-kissed daisy in our lawn today

Butterfly kiss in Nepal

Giraffes about to kiss

Spider kiss in Nepal

Kiss is the Challenge _

Too intimate for photos.

Nature’s kisses! Done!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 16, 2013 in animals, butterflies, environment, flowers, haiku, nature, Nepal, photography, poetry, Postaday2013, spiders, travel, Uncategorized, Weekly photo challenge

Tags: haiku, nature, nepal, photography, Postaday, postaday2013, Weekly Photo Challenge - Kiss

Seed-Head, Bell Tower and Snowdrops

15 Feb

1 The birds have been enjoying the seeds on the fennel. There aren’t many seeds left but the heads are still beautiful.

Fennel seed head against a Cornish sky

2 I love this three bells tower in Tresillian.

Tresillian Church

3 Snowdrops just clothe this corner of Pine Lodge Gardens.

Snowdrops in Pine Lodge Gardens, St Austell

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 15, 2013 in Cornwall, environment, flowers, garden, nature, photography, Postaday2013

Tags: fennel, gardens, Postaday, postaday2013, snowdrops

Suitcase Singers, Dancing for One Billion Rising and Valentine Baking

14 Feb

1 First it was singing which was wonderful! Beautiful choir-babies, all buns sold, I met A, the baby I showed you yesterday and we learned Snow Patrol’s ‘Chasing Cars’ a capella (as all our singing is) in four parts – hard work, great fun and very satisfying indeed and afterwards……

2 We danced! We were some of the One Billion Rising protest that invited women all over the world to dance today to highlight violence against women and we danced in the Jubilee Wharf Courtyard outside Miss Peapod’s Cafe.

Choir baby T exploring while we sing

Choir-baby E

A and his Mum

We danced today!

The main cake for my Valentine

For our lovely neighbours and I’ve put two in the freezer for G&N for when she returns from NZ

3 This afternoon I’ve baked the most amazing cakes using fresh eggs, brought to choir this morning by G, as he does each week. He also brought, especially for me, some beetroot which he pulled up only this morning as I had mentioned last night that I wanted to try making a Chocolate and Beetroot Cake for Valentine’s Day. How much fresher a cake could you have? I’ll put the recipe up later if anyone would like it. It’s so delicious and moist and very chocolatey! If I hadn’t told about the beetroot, no one would guess!

Les Miserables was brilliant! We all enjoyed the film enormously.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all my readers!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 14, 2013 in baking, charity, Choir-baby, Food, growing, music, One Billion Rising, photography, Postaday2013, singing, Uncategorized

Tags: a capella, Chasing Cars, Chocolate and Beetroot Cake, Jubilee Wharf Courtyard, Miss Peapod's cafe, One Billion Rising, Postaday, postaday2013, Snow Patrol, The Suitcase Singers, Valentine's Day

Raindrops, Baking for Comic Relief and Les Miserables

13 Feb

1 The good thing about the almost incessant rain is that I can take some of my favourite shots -macro raindrops!

Raindrops on grass

2 I’ve been baking for Comic Relief again. As it will be Valentine’s Day tomorrow I’ve made some heart shaped cup cakes. I’m not sure I like the deeper pink! I’m not really a pink sort of person!

A plateful of heart buns to sell at choir tomorrow for Comic Relief

3 Posting early today as we’re meeting a friend to see Les Miserables tonight. (N, we are looking after G as promised while you gad about NZ!)

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 13, 2013 in baking, charity, Comic Relief, Food, nature, Postaday2013

Tags: Comic Relief, Comic Relief baking, Les Miserables, Postaday, postaday2013

Thank-you Card, Wise Words and Pancake Day

12 Feb

1 The post today brought a thank-you card for the Sally-boots I knitted for the baby born on my birthday. He is so gorgeous!

Thank you card

2 I came across this cutting from a newspaper from the 50’s which I found in Mum’s desk when I cleared it for polishing. What wise and timeless words indeed, especially, for me, the last bit.

“Life with Father” Author unknown

3 It’s Pancake Day. First we had Savoury Pancakes stuffed with chicken in a white sauce and we followed that tasty course with Boozy Crepes Suzettes – utterly scrumptious!