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Singing, Cake and Thoughtfulness

14 Mar

1   We had our usual singing this morning, rehearsing for our Gig tomorrow evening,  followed by a singing workshop with delicious cakes made by several members of the choir.

All that and the view of the Penryn River outside. Bliss!

The Penryn River and a beautiful yacht

The Penryn River and a beautiful yacht

I wonder where the ladder leads.....

I wonder where the ladder leads…..

2   The cakes were truly scrumptious! Thanks to all who baked.

Lemon Butter Cake

My Lemon Butter Cake

3   I love the flowers and the mosaic which cheer visitors to the hospital.

Crocuses in the hospital grounds

Crocuses in the hospital grounds

This lovely piece greets people as they enter the hospital.

This lovely piece greets people as they enter the hospital.

 
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Posted by on March 14, 2013 in art, ceramics, Cornwall, environment, mosaic, mural, music, Penryn, photography, singing, Uncategorized

 

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Phoneography Challenge – My Neighbourhood 2

14 Mar

I’ve shown you some of the countryside in my neighbourhood here (the countryside) and here (the sea).

Now I’d like to show you some of the pleasing features of our small town.  I love the street signs and the hounds make me smile every day! There are many more beautiful Tregellas tapestries.If you would like to see more; I posted about some of the others here. These are the ones in the market area.

The Old Court House
The Plaque
Butcher’s Opeway
Cross Street
Delightful design around the base of each tree
Fairmeadow Opeway
Tinners’ Hounds by David Kemp
Lemins Court
The Tin Miner
Lidgey’s Passage
One of the Tregellas Tapestries, showing Cornwall’s export of daffodils, cauliflowers and potatoes
Symons Terrace and self-portrait
These two got away
Tregellas tapestry showing emigration. Thousands left Cornwall taking their mining skills all over the world
The viaduct that takes the line to Penzance and to London
Bench
Sign over the gateway leading out of the market
 
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Posted by on March 14, 2013 in architecture, art, Cornwall, craft, embroidery, embroidery, environment, History, local history, photography, Postaday2013, Redruth, sculpture, Weekly photo challenge

 

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