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Monthly Archives: December 2020

Glass, Lights and Nisse

The Gallery where I sell my glass, Fannie and Fox, closed throughout the pandemic, is doing a Christmas pop-up for the two weekends before Christmas and today I delivered some pieces to go in the display. My pieces are made with recycled or rescued glass and discarded and re-used bits of jewellery. Some pieces also have precious sea glass.

The lights on our tiny tree in a pot in the garden look gorgeous through the rainy window.

We have two Yew trees in the garden and I want to decorate them like these two we saw online, as Nisse.

For Ti.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 11, 2020 in art, glass, Humour, Photography, Postaday2020, Uncategorized

Tags: Fannie and Fox, Recycled glass angels

Stones, The Mount and Tapestries

10 Dec

There are some stones on the beach at Mousehole unlike most, not dark with white streaks but beige and smoothly rounded.

On the way home we went by St Michael’s Mount just as the sun came out.

Yesterday we went to The Exchange in Penzance to see the Grayson Perry tapestry exhibition. It was amazing, we were in there over an hour and intend to go back on our 7 day ticket. If you live close enough, do go to see it. If it visits you elsewhere in the country/world, do try to visit. Here are the introduction board, two complete tapestries and various detailed extracts. They have to be seen to be truly appreciated, dramatic, detailed, thought provoking and so very moving.

Third tapestry

And the last one, so very moving…….

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 10, 2020 in art, Cornwall, environment, Postaday2020, St Michael's Mount, Uncategorized

Tags: Grayson Perry, The Exchange, The Vanity of Small Differences

One Day

09 Dec

Dawn from our window

Rising sun on the sea

Across to the harbour and village

Fisherman coming home

Agapanthus in flower in December

Agapanthus in bud in December

Detail from one of Grayson Perry’s tapestries, more tomorrow

In a bakery shop window in Penzance

Half pint of mulled wine

Pint of Doom Bar

Loved that this is described as ‘moreish’

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 9, 2020 in art, Cornwall, environment, nature, Penzance, Photography, Postaday2020, Uncategorized

Tags: Agapanthus, Cornish dawn, Doom Bar, Grayson Perry, Mousehole, tapestry, Winter sunrise

A View, A Rainbow and Dinner Out

08 Dec

From Mousehole into Mounts Bay

Rainbow falling into the sea

Candle and carafe reflections

Thank you, W.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 8, 2020 in Cornwall, Photography, Uncategorized

Wise Words, Headband and Cake

07 Dec

This came my way today and I share it with you for its wisdom.

Our walk today took us past a favourite Art Deco shop and this headband caught my eye, looks just the thing for our sparkly zoom Christmas parties with my choirs.

This afternoon I used up three over-ripe bananas to make a Cinnamon and Raisin Banana Loaf – scrumptious warm with ice-cream!

Message for my cousin in Australia – I’ve lost your snail mail address, sorry. Please can you email it to me? xx

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 7, 2020 in baking, Photography, quotations, Uncategorized

Tags: Brother David Steindl-Rast, Cinnamon and Raisin Banana Loaf, La Belle

Lichen, Castle and Squirrel Food

06 Dec

On our walk after the rain, I found some lichen floating in a puddle.

The Castle on Carn Brea which was once a hunting lodge was first built around 1379 AD as a chapel to St. Michael. Around 1790 the building was converted into a folly by the Basset Family who once owned the hill as part of their Tehidy Estate. It is now (and has been for many years) a charming restaurant serving Middle Eastern food.

Carn Brea Castle

We have a visiting squirrel that eats the bird food. We put up a baffle to keep him off but somehow he still gets up to the bird feeders. The solution seemed to be to give him his own feeding station so here it is. We have yet to see him getting his peanuts….. It’s been up only a week.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 6, 2020 in Carn Brea, Cornwall, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2020

Tags: carn brea castle

Street Art, Another Stone and Lemon Curd

05 Dec

We came home from town a different way today after the market and spotted a piece of street art that we haven’t noticed before. It made us both laugh.

Along Lovers’ Lane was this lovely coloured stone.

We’ve made Lemon Curd today as the lovely Mr S had a sudden yen for some on toast! You can find the recipe here.

In baby Kilner jars and a half jar to eat right away!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 5, 2020 in art, Cornwall, Photography, Postaday2020, Redruth

Tags: jam making

Truro Cathedral Three Ways

04 Dec

After breakfast with lovely friends we went shopping in Truro, a rare occurrence these days. We love the model of the Cathedral on the roundabout and would love to see it lit up at night. Please note, the hedgehogs have gone into hibernation.

We parked on the top layer of the car-park and caught another view of the Cathedral just before a heavy shower.

Lastly, against a beautiful blue winter sky, from the middle of the city, a sunlit and glowing Cathedral.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 4, 2020 in Christmas decorations, Cornwall, Photography, Postaday2020, sculpture, Truro, Uncategorized

Tags: model of Truro Cathedral

Clock Tower, Rock and Jelly Babies

03 Dec

The lights are on in town. Here is our clock tower with its star.

Another rock from the wall we pass on our walk home.

Regular readers will know of my fondness for Jelly Babies, a rare and much appreciated treat! I learned this weekend that Grace Dent, a radio and print journalist and food critic whose work I admire, has developed a love of Jelly Babies during Lockdown.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 3, 2020 in Christmas decorations, Cornwall, Photography, Redruth

Tags: Cornish hedge, Grace Dent, lockdown

Small Bouquet, December Flowers and A Dessert

02 Dec

I gathered a little garden bouquet for our lovely neighbour in memory of her dear husband’s birthday. Bill-next-door was a very special person remembered here.