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Christmas Boxes, Tree and Hugs

You may have read a few days ago of the Christmas Boxes we have contributed to, to provide Christmas dinner in a box for the most impoverished families in Cornwall. Today, they have been collected from all over Cornwall and these are the words of the lovely, hardworking organisers.

“965 boxes donated – that’s something like £30,000 of food, helping around 5,000 people this Christmas.
That is awesome!
We are so proud of the people of Cornwall!!”

Isn’t that amazing? What generosity from one of the poorest areas of Europe!

The lovely Mr S put up our tree today. We’ll decorate it tomorrow.

Our Scandinavian tree

I loved the idea of hugs being like jump start leads. Thank you so much to the makers, creatorsneverprosper.

Hugs

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 11, 2018 in charity, Christmas decorations, friendship, Happiness, Kindness, Photography, Postaday2018, Uncategorized

Tags: Christmas lights, Cornwall Christmas Boxes, creatorsneverprosper, emotional jumper leads

Lights Tree, Cyclamen and An Angel

10 Dec

The lovely Mr S put up our lights tree in the back garden. What a delight when darkness had fallen!

The tree of lights

I have put two Cyclamen we were given in among the various house plants and added the glass lights tree-cone which illuminates it all beautifully. Thanks A and P.

Forest of leaves and lights

We were also given a pretty little angel to add to my collection. It is simple and very lovely and I will add it to the tree when we get it up later this week.

Porcelain Angel – thanks A

To all those kind people who have been wishing me well, I am on the mend and I thank you all for your love and concern.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 10, 2018 in Christmas, nature, Photography, Postaday2018

Tags: Christmas decorations

Vitamin C, Flowers and Friendship

09 Dec

A Very Dear Friend called round today to bring love and extra Vitamin C for me in the shape of a Lemon Cheesecake – both delicious and healthy! Thank you so much, J.

Delicious Lemon Cheesecake

Later our lovely neighbour called in with bunch full of recovery love in the shape of some gorgeous flowers.Thank you, S.

Flowers from Sue next door

Thank you too, to all of my lovely readers who have been wishing me a swift recovery from this horrid virus.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 9, 2018 in Food, friendship, Photography, Postaday2018, Uncategorized

Tags: Lemon Cheesecake

Mirror, Painting and Sky

08 Dec

Some beautiful things that I can see from my bed:

Mirror, necklaces and other little treasures

Glasgow Art School, one of our favourite buildings, sadly seriously damaged by fire

Out of the bedroom window-a glimpse of blue

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 8, 2018 in painting, Photography, Postaday2018, Uncategorized

Tags: African beading, Charles Rennie Macintosh, Glasgow Art School, raindrops on windows

Marguerites, Reflection and Paul Coelho

07 Dec

Marguerites in the boody garden

Reflection in the wet slate

Paulo Coelho

Thank you for all the good wishes for my recovery – still rough and again the lovely Mr S has taken these photos for me today.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 7, 2018 in environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2018, Words

In the Garden in December

06 Dec

The lovely Mr S has been out into the rather damp garden to find me some beautiful things as I am laid up with some vile lurgy that has knocked the stuffing out of me. Postings may be sporadic over the next few day and I apologise to followers for no beautiful things yesterday.

Yellow spike on the Canna Lily

Hiding Hare

Pansy in the edibles trough

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 6, 2018 in environment, garden, nature, Photography, Postaday2018

Tags: edible flowers, pansy

Dawn, Fox and Dessert

04 Dec

It was a beautiful dawn this morning.

Dawn

As I was watching the sun come up I noticed a fox walking across the back field.

Fox and a Rabbit

I made a Chestnut and Amaretto Roulade today and it was scrumptious!

Chestnut and Amaretto Roulade

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 4, 2018 in environment, Food, nature, Photography, Postaday2018

Tags: Chestnut and Amaretto Roulade

Christmas Boxes, Scented Rose and Supper

03 Dec

We delivered our boxes today and were pleased to see others at the collection point.

Christmas Dinner Boxes

I called in to see my lovely neighbour this afternoon. Her rose, which smells divine, is still in flower and there is one more outside to be picked soon.

Young Lycidas

I tried another vegan recipe last night and it was delicious. I served it with onion gravy and broccoli.

Mushroom, Lentil and Spinach Wellington

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 3, 2018 in community, Cornwall, Food, nature, Photography, Postaday2018

Tags: Cornwall Christmas box, Lentil and Spinach Wellington, Mushroom, vegan meal, Young Lycidas

Stars, Paintings and Do Good December

02 Dec

We went back to Krowji today, to their Open Studios event, so that I could show the lovely Mr S some of the beautiful art work I had seen on Friday. We sang under these stars on Friday.

Backdrop in the entrance of Krowji

We both fell for some of Kerry Harding’s paintings seen below with her permission – fabulous dramatic work that, sadly was beyond our price tag.

Kerry Harding’s beautiful work

I also loved one of Chloe Tinsley’s paintings, vibrant and catching at my heart strings – again with a rather large price tag though I am figuring out how to do this! Click on the red link to see the painting that I fell in love with.

It’s December and I am sharing another positive poster from Action for Happiness.

Do good December

We have started on the Do Good thing by making up two boxes for Cornwall’s Christmas box project where a whole Christmas dinner plus treats are packed up in a decorated box and distributed, via the council, The boxes are given out by Cornwall Council’s teams working with vulnerable and impoverished families, the poorest in Cornwall, to give them something for Christmas. More than 500 were donated last year. If you are local and would like to contribute, here is the link.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 2, 2018 in art, charity, community, Cornwall, painting, Photography, Postaday2018, Uncategorized

Tags: actionforhappiness, Chloe Tinsley, Cornwall Christmas box, Kerry Harding, Krowji arts studios

Leaves, Singing and Nativity Scene

01 Dec

The Cotoneaster’s leaves are as red as its berries.

Red leaves

This afternoon The Suitcase Singers sang on the top deck of an open-topped bus to entertain the shoppers in Falmouth. The lower deck was a Santa’s Grotto!

Suitcase Singers entertaining Falmouth shoppers on a damp Saturday afternoon. Thanks to M for taking the photo.

I love this knitted Nativity scene found in the window of Book Mark, Falmouth’s second hand bookshop. Note the selfie stick held by Joseph, reminiscent of all the selfies we saw being taken in the Sagrada Familia earlier in the week.