I read this lovely story today and thought I would share it with you.
“Sorry, I stole your car. Saved my family!” – an incredible story from a resident of Kyiv.
“I left the bomb shelter and saw a car with keys in the ignition near the store. I watched it for two hours, waited for the owner – I didn’t wait. I took my family, got in the car and drove to Vinnitsa to visit relatives. I found a phone number in the glove compartment and called the owner:
– Sorry, I stole your car. Saved my family.
– Thank God, don’t worry, I have 4 cars. I took my family out in my jeep. The rest of the cars I filled with fuel and left in different places with the keys in the ignition and the number in the glove compartment.
I received calls back from all cars. There will be peace – see you. Take care of yourself!”
There is kindness in the world! Ukrainians are heroes!
Taking a photo of the rain inside an iris flower, I saw the bee and it stayed still long enough for me to get its portrait.
I spent the morning with a dear friend who is also a potter and we worked on making tiles, pressing flowers, leaves, grasses and ferns into the soft clay. These are mine now ready for firing.
Lily of the Valley
Fern, Grass and Plantain
My choir, The Ingleheart Singers, has been learning a beautiful song about welcoming refugees to our land,” Harbour”, written by Anna Tabbush. We are finding it very moving knowing how the people want to help but on all sides are being thwarted by our government.
Harbour – Anna Tabbus
When you’ve crossed the stormy waters Come walk ashore Bring your sons and bring your daughters Wander no more
Chorus:
For our door is always open And our hearth is always warm When you need a place to shelter We’re a harbour in the storm
There’ll be time for rest and sleeping Come walk ashore There’ll be space for peace and healing Wander no more… For our door etc
For in days of lesser fortune Come walk ashore We may need a door to open Wander no more… For our door etc
I have so much admiration for the bravery of those who protest directly. We’ve marched many times over the years but this protest about sending migrants to Rwanda took bravery. Well done, Holly and friends. I was first alerted to this protest by an article in The Guardian and later by by one of our singers whose niece is a friend of Holly, the second one to stand up to protest and the writer of the piece in the paper.
Last night we disrupted @pritipatel because her #Rwandaplan is cruel, morally bankrupt & it will cost lives.
We demand the Government drops this widely condemned policy & provides support for people seeking safety.
For the first time since the lovely Mr S had his new knee we went for a walk up to the Flat Lode, a 2km walk which was very pleasing. The lanes are full of bluebells are are really lovely.
Later we went along to the allotment where there is a delightful little scarecrow.
We collected the baby Sweetcorn plants which I have grown in the poly tunnel and have brought them home to grow in one of our raised beds in the garden. I’ve replaced them with tiny Kalette plants for planting out later at the lottie when they have had the poly tunnel warmth and done some more growing.
I had a busy baking day yesterday, making Coffee cake for today’s cake stall at Redruth Butter market (and a tiny one for us) and a cake for today. Friends whom we haven’t seen for years came for lunch in the garden today and we have talked for hours and hours and hours! I made Salad Nicoise served with some locally made sourdough followed by a truly delicious Lemon Polenta Cake with raspberries.
Yesterday was our Dear Friend’s 103rd birthday and today we called round with a garden bouquet to share her birthday cake.
One of T’s other cards was this beautiful hand drawn owl with the lovely explanation written inside.The very talented writer/artist pens wonderful little stories set in medieval times and publishes them on YouTube. Have a look at this one. It is delightful..
Yesterday, friends at choir said they had eggs if we would like them. Fresh eggs? Of course! I had no idea they were so beautiful until I opened the box to put them on the egg rack. The paler ones are the loveliest pale blue that isn’t showing too well..
Regular readers will know how I love the knitted post box toppers that turn up on Facebook from time to time. This time, one turned up on our road! It has been made by Jessica and is an absolute delight – Cup Cake Tea.
Happy Eid to all our family and friends and to everyone celebrating Eid today.
A dear friend lent me a novel by Mary Lawson, The Other Side of the Bridge and I loved it so much I looked for her first, Crow Lake, also set in the wilds of Ontario, and am now halfway through that one. I love the stories of family life, its tensions and its joys and the descriptions of the world they live it. Her writing is utterly compelling. If you haven’t read any of hers yet, do.I think you might enjoy them too.