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Monthly Archives: December 2015

Solstice, Sugar Tongs and Stained Glass

This beautiful piece was made by Natalia Manley and was on exhibition in São Paulo Brazil 2016. Isn’t it remarkable and just perfect for today, Winter Solstice, as the shortest day passes and the days begin to lengthen. Happy days!

Rising Sun by Natalia Manley

We were in Truro today and had lunch in Charlotte’s Tea Rooms where the cut glass sugar bowl had its own built-in sugar tongs.

Sugar bowl

As we were leaving, I noticed this stained glass window for the first time.

Window near Charlotte’s Tea Room

I have just realised what a gloriously golden post this is! Serendipity in honour of the return of the Sun!

Happy Solstice to all my Readers.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 21, 2015 in antiques, Beauty, Cornwall, Happiness, Photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: Charlotte's Tea Rooms, stained glass window, sugar tongs, Winter Solstice

Weekly Photo Challenge – A Knitted Gathering

19 Dec

When I saw this delightful nativity scene this afternoon when my choir were singing at a wedding, it seemed to be to be an appropriate seasonal gathering.

Knitted Nativity

For others in this challenge click here https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/gathering/

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 19, 2015 in Beauty, Christmas decorations, knitting, Photography, Postaday 2015, Weekly photo challenge

Tags: Weekly Photo Challenge - A Knitted Gathering

A Wedding, An Angel and A Handprint

19 Dec

One of my choirs, The Ingleheart Singers, sang this afternoon at the Wedding of one of our singers which was just lovely and so joyful. Afterwards, I was able to get a photo of the Bride, the Groom and some of her charming bridesmaids.

The Bride and Groom laughing

There was a beautiful nativity scene in the Chapel, all hand-knitted with such care. Here is the Angel.

Knitted angel

On the way out, on the old concrete path, I noticed a handprint and a name, I guess of someone laying the path around the side of the building in 1996!

Eddie’s handprint

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 19, 2015 in Beauty, Christmas, Happiness, Photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: builder's handprint, wedding

Cabbage, Weather Vane and Toadstool

18 Dec

On our walk delivering local Christmas cards this afternoon, it was really easy spotting beautiful things. In a nearby garden we saw purple cabbages, one of which carried raindrops.

Ornamental cabbage

Later, on one of the outbuildings of the old vicarage, there was a delightful weather vane which looks like someone running away from a Trevithick engine! Isn’t the curly smoke delightful?

Weather vane

Just around the corner, at the bottom of the hedge was this beautiful mauve fungus that I am hoping someone, T maybe, will be able to identify for me.

Fungus?

My good friend who lives closer to the vicarage than we do sent me this message about the weather vane:The weather vane depicts the local vicar of the time, running away from the Trevithick engine which appeared out of the fog. So great, isn’t it? Xx

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 18, 2015 in Beauty, environment, nature, photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: Ornamental cabbage, Richard trevithick

Singing, Gingerbread House and Rumi

17 Dec

Singing was brilliant this morning! Claire phoned our friend and choir member, Paul, who is walking on a mission for Peace and Reconciliation from Rome to Jerusalem. I have told you about him before and many of you have now sent messages of peace to his website – thank you so very much from me and Paul. If anyone else would like to send a message, please do! Click on the website.
Back to the phone call! We sang a song of love and joy and peace for Paul and for ourselves and many of us had tears in our eyes. Here it is for you to listen to, kindly recorded by another good friend, J. You can hear some Choir-baby sounds at the start!

This delightful Gingerbread house was on the counter at Miss Peapod’s where we all have coffee after singing.

Gingerbread house

After singing today, it being the last this year, we all went out for lunch. Here is our beautiful choir leader, Claire, delighted with the Spa Day voucher we have just given to her in gratitude for all she gives us through her music.

Spa Day at St Michael’s Falmouth

On this day in 1273, Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian and Sufi mystic died. Many of his words are so very wise and resonate with me. On this day in 2004, my lovely Dad also died. He, too, was a man of letters, an author and a man of great wisdom and I miss him.

Dance!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 17, 2015 in Beauty, Children of Peace, friendship, Peace, Photography, poetry, Postaday 2015

Tags: Gingerbread house, Paul Haines, Spa Day at St Michael's Falmouth, We've got all we need

Advent Candle, Star and Kantha Jacket

16 Dec

I love having an Advent Candle and watching it get smaller as Christmas gets closer.

Our beautiful Danish cut-out star is ready to go up.

I plan on wearing my Kantha jacket this evening. It is made from recycled saris and gets its name from the tiny running stitches which both strengthen it and give it its design and which are called Kantha. I love the design, the colours and the fact that it has had a previous life in another country!

Kantha jacket

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 16, 2015 in art, Beauty, Christmas, Photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: Advent, Camilla Costello, Danish cut outs, Kantha, recycled sari

Pony and Trap, Tete a Tete and Christmas Lights

15 Dec

Is this a pony and trap? Whatever, it was fun to watch the pattern of the hooves change as we followed this vehicle on the road to Truro.I’m hoping that those who know will tell me about the foot pattern and if it is a pony or a horse!

All feet off the ground

Opposite feet off the ground

We went to visit some very old friends this afternoon. They have known me since I was a little girl and were very good friends of my parents. We love hearing their stories, this time of C’s early life in America and on the farm in Townshend. We took along some cheery Tete a Tete bulbs in flower and some of my mini mince pies.

A gift on my knees

Truro’s lights are simple and lovely as always.

Lights in Truro

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 15, 2015 in Beauty, Christmas decorations, Cornwall, nature, photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: horse footwork, Truro

Yarn Bombing

14 Dec

Someone has posted a photo of our Welly Dogs who have been decorated for Christmas. I really need to get into town to see them.

The Tinners’ Hounds by David Kemp, a much loved feature in our town, Redruth, Cornwall.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 14, 2015 in art, Redruth, sculpture, Uncategorized

Tags: David Kemp, Tinners' Hounds

Orange Pastry, Nasturtium and Raindrop

13 Dec

Well, that’s four dozen mini mince pies and a dozen big ones made today. They all have orange pastry like my Mum used to make. It adds a certain something not quite discernible to the pies which makes them even more delicious than usual. I so love spending a whole day baking! See my previous post for a photo of some of the mince pies.

Orange pastry like Mum used to make

One beautiful Nasturtium is flowering in my Monkey Planter.

A single flower

These three leaves seemed to have positioned themselves for me! I like the way they have fallen, their colours and the way the raindrops magnify the veins in such a magical manner. Click on the photo to see the magnification of the veins.