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Cookies, New Book and A Steamroller

I had occasion to go the the surgery today, yes, on Sunday! Having waited many months for a steroid injection in my hip for the Trochanteric bursitis which has been bothering me, I was delighted to get a message giving me an appointment for this morning. The lovely Mr S suggested that, working on a Sunday, the Doctor might appreciate some home-made cookies so I made some yesterday but forgot to photograph them. The Doctor was, indeed, delighted. He doesn’t get a day off in lieu which really does seem very wrong.  By the time I thought of photos, the rest of the bake had been eaten by the lovely Mr S!

Last cookie

I was told to rest for 24 hours to allow the injection the best chance of success so I have spent another day reading. I’ve just started a book I couldn’t leave in the bookshop when we we were in Truro the other day – Sarah Winman’s ‘Still Life,’  and the loveliest coincidence – my cousin who lives in Australia wrote today about a possible visit and said she has just finished reading this book and loved it.  I also loved SW’s novel, ‘A Year of Marvellous Ways’

We heard the steamroller before we saw it…….

 

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Magpie, WildWorks and Letterbox

The magpie waited for me to focus before flying off. I love the tree trunk / branch it perched on.

We went to St Austell this evening to see the new production by WildWorks, ‘I Am Kevin’, and it was brilliant from start to finish. It was poignant, thought provoking  and funny. The music was perfect, the lighting effects clever and effective, the setting magical and the whole evening just so very satisfying .

The set as we waited for the start

At the end after perambulation along the beach

At one point in the production my eye was caught by this letterbox shaped hole in the clouds.

 

 

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Posies, Wood and Lunch

We took flowers to our Dear friend today and a second bunch  for the old gentlemen whom we see in the lounge and who always comment on the scent of the Sweet Peas as we go through. We had a lovely cheery chat with them about the Cosmos and Verbena Bonariensis also in the little garden bunch.

Two bunches of garden flowers

Our lunch today was freshly cut and boiled Sweet Corn cobs with butter, tomatoes (Chocolate cherry)  warm from the vine in the garden and cucumber from the allotment.

We collected logs for the winter today from a local wood yard.

 

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Flowers, Clock and Hot Pooches

We shopped in Truro today and were very taken with all the hanging baskets and tubs which add a glorious touch of colour to every street and passage .

We knew which way the wind was blowing but the clock was not much use for keeping us on time!

Outside the bookshop was this lovely sign with a dish of water for the dogs passing by in the heat.

Today’s blog is dedicated to my lovely singing friend M and her dear Mum who is in hospital.

 

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Flowers After Rain

Our garden is looking much fresher after a number of showers in the last 24 hours. There have been flash floods in nearby towns, even a water spout in Fowey,  but we have just had gentle rain which the garden has loved.

 
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Posted by on August 17, 2022 in garden, nature, photography, Postaday2022

 

Volunteer Tuesday, Tomatoes and A Dog

Community Roots was our destination today for whatever jobs were necessary.  The tomato tunnel is overflowing with wonderful fruit and we volunteered to record all the varieties on photos, pick a few of each and organise a taste test. Here are some of the tomatoes being grown.

There is a jobs list for morning and afternoon and as we all chose our jobs this wee chap was watching me closely.

 

 

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Moth, Flower and Bee

This little creature came indoors  today. I think it might be a Rufous Minor but I will  hope to ask our moths expert at Community Roots tomorrow.

The Gazanias are glorious in the sunshine.

Bees love the Verbena Bonariensis.

 

Heatwave and Reading

It has been 32C / 90F in the shade again (45C / 114F!! in direct sunshine)  and I have stayed indoors reading for most of the last five days. Happily, our Victorian semi stays cool even in such extreme heat.

I  have read two very different, and each unputdownable, books where the characters drew me in so completely. The first was The Distant Shores by Santa Montefiore, a family history told through the eyes of an historian writing a biography of said family.  It’s a good summer read, not too demanding but nevertheless, a proper page turner.

The second, quite different, a Booker prize winner last year, The Promise by Damon Galgut.  This one was utterly compelling, set in South Africa over four decades with all the political backdrop of those years and again, is a family saga but told from a very unusual standpoint where the narrator pops from one character to another sometimes taking first person but mostly as an observer.  Utterly fascinating and one of those novels that stays in your head……

Thank you very much to the two friends, H and J, who kindly lent me these to read.

 
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Posted by on August 14, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

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Golden Tomatoes, A Poem and Storm Coming

The sunshine is ripening our golden tomatoes but the red ones, in a different part of the garden,  have cooked on the vine with the extreme heat.

The following poem and met map explain the heat we are experiencing. My first reading of this ‘Heated (August 2022)’ made me think of our personal and collective responsibility. Our grass was crisp and crunchy as I walked over it late this afternoon.  I am very grateful to Kim for letting me share his poem here.

We think a storm is coming. Our ship’s barometer is suddenly up and overflowing.We will all be glad of some rain, especially the garden. .

 

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Car, Beach and Theatre

I liked the stickers on a car that we followed to the beach.

We have never seen Chapel Porth so busy! Iy must be the heatwave bring everyone down.

This evening we went to our ButterMarket to see The Pantaloons performing The Wind in the Willows. Just three actors, quick costume changes and some music made for a wonderful evening full of laughter! Just what we all need.

 
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Posted by on August 12, 2022 in Uncategorized