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Monthly Archives: December 2016

White Roses, Cherry Blossom and Excitement

My lovely Sister-in-law sent us this photo of White Roses flowering today in her garden despite the early morning frost in Atlanta, Georgia. Aren’t they beautiful? They are a bouquet to send us off on our special journey.

More beauty was found outside our bedroom window this morning – next door’s Winter Flowering Cherry.

I brought a couple of Mince Pies with me to our overnight stay near Bristol airport, the rest I left with our lovely neighbours who are watching over our place while we are in Barcelona. We wil be celebrating Christmas with that part of the family and hopefully the arrival of the Grandbaby twins! Are we excited? You bet we are! 🙂

Happy Winter Solstice to you all.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 21, 2016 in Beauty, Christmas, Food, Happiness

Tags: Mince Pies, nature, photography, postaday2016

Rumi, A Sunset and A Summer Meadow

20 Dec

We all need hope in these dark days of Winter. These words from Rumi and the accompanying photo came my way today and I thought I would like to share them with you.

“Even the darkest night will end,
And the sun will rise again.

~ Rumi”

A lovely friend and neighbour has looked after me today, bringing over some ginger and lemon Yogi tea. On the label were more wise words which conjure up for me a picture of a wild flower filled meadow – Poppies, Cornflowers, Daisies. The photo is of the smiling wild meadow in The Lost Gardens of Heligan.

“The clouds must weep before the meadow smiles.”

wild flower meadow

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 20, 2016 in Beauty, environment, nature, Photography

Tags: Hope, Rumi, wild flower meadow

Truro’s Winter Pansies, Tea Cosy and Keep Calm

19 Dec

Christmas shopping in Truro this morning was made even better by the planters full of colour, Primulas and Winter Pansies.

I have posted photos from the pasty shop before, always seasonal and delightful tea-cosies. There is a skilled and imaginative knitter in there somewhere.

On the way home we followed a pasty van, another with a sense of humour.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 19, 2016 in Beauty, Cornwall, Humour, knitting, Photography, Postaday 2016, Truro

Tags: Cornish Pasties, winter pansies

Fungi, Feather and Frolics

18 Dec

It was a beautiful frosty and very bright morning and we headed off early for a walk at Godrevy. Catch the waves with us, see the fungi as we walk around the headland and watch the seals in the bay. Click on photos to see the dew drop detail.

Across to the Lighthouse

Surfer waiting for a good wave

The bench remembering Ken Bray, ice cream van man

99 ice-cream on the Ice-cream van man’s bench

Fungi 1

Fungi2

Frosted feather

Fungi3

There is a sign asking visitors to whisper to avoid disturbing the seals here.

Mother seal and baby, zoomed in

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 18, 2016 in Beauty, Cornwall, environment, fungi, Godrevy, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016

Tags: baby seal, seals, wood carving

Fathers, Brine and L R Knost

17 Dec

It was on this day in 2004 that my lovely Dad died and he has been in my mind and my heart more than usual today. The following cutting was found by my Mum many, many years ago and clearly made her think of her Father, my Grandfather, The Rev W R Richards, whom I knew for only a couple of years when we lived in the Vicarage in Cockerham, Lancashire with him and my Granny.

If only – my lovely Dad was a very wise man.

The turkey is sitting in the brine I made yesterday. Isn’t it a beautiful colour?

These words from L R Knost touched me.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 17, 2016 in Beauty, family, Peace, Postaday 2016, quotations

Tags: Bloggers 4 Peace, Bloggers for Peace, In Wesley's Words, peace

A letter to children with rheumatoid arthritis

17 Dec

I don’t usually reblog but this is such a beautiful, sensitive and moving piece of writing from Mamamifsud that I thought my readers would also appreciate it. Stay strong,K. 🙂

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 17, 2016 in Uncategorized

Spice Mixture, Chapel Porth and A Seed Head

16 Dec

Brining mixture

Wheal Coates

Golden seas

Sunset reflections

Sand bubbles

See the rainbows in this sea foam

Reflections as the tides comes in

Peachy clouds

Seed head

We are having Christmas lunch on Sunday so I have been preparing the brining mixture for the turkey – gloriously coloured and scented fruit, spices and vegetables. Late afternoon took us to Chapelporth where the waves were huge and the tide racing in at a speed that I have never seen before. It was an utterly exhilarating walk along the beach with the roar of the breakers and then up the cliff walk to Wheal Coates. There was some gorse in flower but the best things were the seed heads lit by the fading sun. Click on any photo for the caption and to see it in its full glory!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 16, 2016 in Beauty, Chapel Porth, environment, Food, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016, Sea

Tags: beach beauty, reflections, wave action

Love, Bosses and A Warmup

15 Dec

The world is in such great need of love – we can each do our bit and be willing to practise.

This evening my choirs have sung in a very beautiful building, The Alverton Hotel in Truro which was a convent in a previous life. I loved the bosses on the ceiling.

We did our warmup in The Great Hall, another beautiful room.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 15, 2016 in architecture, Beauty

Tags: love, The Ingleheart Singers, The Suitcase Singers

Front Doors, Shop Windows and A Memorial

14 Dec

Walking through Penryn, after a haircut this afternoon, I photographed Christmas wreaths, a couple of delightful shop windows and a most touching memorial to the eighteen people killed by a bomb in The Square, Penryn in 1941 – Eighteen Trees for Eighteen Lives. What a beautiful way to commemorate these lost lives. Click on any photo for detail and the caption.