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Stream, Raindrops and Gravestone

1 We love the stream at Gwennap; it is a very special place for all the family and we were there today with Daughter No 1 and Daughter no 3.

The stream at Gwennap, featured in Dad’s book, Jeremy Visick

2 There were raindrops like tears in the grass by the edge of the stream.

Raindrops like tears in the grass

3 We had a walk around the churchyard where the stone that inspired my Dad to write his first novel, “Jeremy Visick” can be found. I found the wording on another stone, to Johanna Gray, very interesting:

She was an affectionate wife
and a tender mother
and a pattern of kindness
to her neighbours and friends.

A ‘pattern of kindness’ must be that she set an example and was kind to all. I like that. One of the definitions of pattern is ‘ A person or thing considered worthy of imitation.’

Gravestone for Johanna Gray of Lanner, near Redruth

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 4, 2013 in Beauty, family, Kindness, nature, photography, Postaday2013, Words

Tags: 'Jeremy Visick' David Wiseman, Gwennap Churchyard

Xylophone, Brass Owl and Shop Window

03 Dec

1 This video was sent my way this morning and my daughter now tells me that it is an advert. I hadn’t realised and anyway, it is rather lovely so here is the link to a delightful video of a kind of xylophone in the forest.

2 We love our brass owl trivet, especially when he’s all freshly polished as he is today.

Brass owl trivet

3 The shop windows in our town are full of decorations made by local school children and they are looking very beautiful. This one is by pupils of Redruth School (which was once Tolgus School and where my lovely Dad used to be the Headteacher many years ago!)

Optician’s window display for Christmas

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 3, 2013 in Beauty, music, photography, Postaday2013

Tags: Christmas decorations, polished brass, Redruth School, Tolgus School

Satisfaction, Box and Concert

02 Dec

1 The decorating is almost finished! We just have to put the paintings back and all will soon be well. That’s a job well done!

2 Today, I polished up my box where I keep special things like first haircuts. wedding and birth announcements and noticed again the bee with the flowers. This box was given to me when I was about 11 years old; my Mum bought it at an auction in Truro. Another time, I will show you some of my treasures.

Beautiful painted box

3 Our choir, The Inglehearts, sang with the children from the village school in whose hall we practise each week. It was so lovely to sing with the little ones from 4 – 10 years old who did beautifully in their Christmas Concert. I learned a delightful action song about penguins which I will do with our Grandchildren when they are with us at Christmas.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 2, 2013 in Beauty, music, photography, Postaday2013, singing

Tags: Christmas concert, memorablia, The Ingleheart Singers

Cactus, Poem of the Day and 3 Daft Monkeys

01 Dec

1 This beautiful Christmas cactus was a present several years ago from our eldest daughter and this year it is flowering rather early.

Christmas Cactus

2 I love this poem, “Lines for Winter” by Mark Strand. It is today’s poem in Poem for the Day Two, a favourite volume.

Lines for Winter

Tell yourself
as it gets cold and gray falls from the air
that you will go on
walking, hearing
the same tune no matter where
you find yourself—
inside the dome of dark
or under the cracking white
of the moon’s gaze in a valley of snow.
Tonight as it gets cold
tell yourself
what you know which is nothing
but the tune your bones play
as you keep going. And you will be able
for once to lie down under the small fire
of winter stars.
And if it happens that you cannot
go on or turn back
and you find yourself
where you will be at the end,
tell yourself
in that final flowing of cold through your limbs
that you love what you are.

Mark Strand

3 A friend who was with us last night took some amazing photos of the wonderful Three Daft Monkeys launch party. I have his permission to show you the following photos and I also offer you a link to the whole set on his Facebook page.

3 Daft Monkeys Photo taken by David Wheeler

Such fun! Photo taken by David Wheeler

Athene Photo taken by David Wheeler

Tim and 12 string guitar Photo taken by David Wheeler

Athene and her violin Photo taken by David Wheeler

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 1, 2013 in Beauty, flowers, gigs, music, photography, poetry, Postaday2013

Tags: "Lines for Winter" by Mark Strand, 3 Daft Monkeys, Christmas Cactus, David Wheeler, Of Stones and Bones

November 30th – A Non-Stop Day

01 Dec

We were home too late last night to post this so here is a photo gallery of our day starting with a walk in the afternoon on the cliffs at Chapelporth with our eldest daughter who has been with us for a lovely few days, moving on to The Redruth Christmas Parade where my choir was singing Christmas carols for the families waiting to see Father Christmas and on to dinner with friends prior to dancing the night away to the music of The Three Daft Monkeys at their album, Of Stones and Bones, launch party. I left out the morning getting on with the decorating! A beautiful day from start to finish! Click on any photo for detail and the caption.