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Monthly Archives: March 2024

March, Narcissi and A Song

March has lived up to the words of Charles Dickens in Great Expectations – as well as the rain, we have experienced delightful apricity and bitter winds,

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~ Great Expectations

I’ve brought some of our narcissi in so that they don’t get too battered by the rains, hail and wind!

We have been learning the following beautiful song, The Lost Words Blessing, with both my choirs. There is no session this coming week so I thought I’d share it with you as I have been listening to it today, trying to learn it all by heart. .

The following words are taken from the YouTube version. Do click on it to read the rest.
“Spell Songs is a musical evolution of both The Lost Words & The Lost Spells books by acclaimed author Robert Macfarlane and award-winning illustrator Jackie Morris; featuring the multifaceted talents and collaborative genius of Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, Seckou Keita, Kris Drever, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter and Jim Molyneux. Find out more about Spell Songs and order our albums here: https://www.thelostwords.org/spell-so…“

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 31, 2024 in Cornwall, environment, garden, nature, Postaday 2024, quotations, Uncategorized

Tags: Charles Dickens, Robert Macfarlane, The Lost Words Blessing

Crochet, Knitting and Garden

30 Mar

It’s the season for new post box toppers and a good friend has sent me a photo of a splendid one that is in Truro celebrating 200 years of the RNLI.

The Easter bonnet one is just along the road from us.

I managed to get out into the garden today and made a start on reviving my Suffragette garden.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 30, 2024 in Cornwall, craft, nature, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Daffodils, Evening Sky and A Wild Thing

29 Mar

Daffodils we bought yesterday are beginning to open.

I love this evening sky – a hint of pink and more of the dark threatening clouds that have been passing through all day long dropping hailstones between some sunshine breaks.

I pass this little Wild Thing every day and thought it time I shared him with you. He brings lovely memories of reading Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are to our children and latterly to the LiveWires. They may all have grown out of the story by now but I love having the little Wild Thing on our landing.

A Posy and A Poem

28 Mar

We managed to find a small posy to take to our dear friend this afternoon.

We spent a happy hour chatting and sharing poems and this is one that set us talking, especially the middle verse.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 28, 2024 in friendship, garden, nature, poetry, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Tags: Sheenagh Pugh

Masterclass, Penguin and Painting

27 Mar

I spent a very special morning in a Songwriting Masterclass led by the wonderful Angeline Morrison at The Ladder in Redruth… As she put it herself, “I basically got to hang out with immensely creative and lovely people for 3 hours.” It was just brilliant. Look for her Sorrow Songs – a very moving and special collection.

In the entrance to the Ladder is this delightful penguin.

We had to go to Truro in the afternoon and discovered a painting in an alley.

I have told you many times about our work at Community Roots. Last Summer, the chef Andi Oliver came to visit and tonight her programme was on BBC 2, called Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts and we were featured. It was a very pleasing programme that you might like to see. You’ll find it on iPlayer.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 27, 2024 in art, community, Cornwall, environment, mural, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Tags: Andi Oliver, Andi Oliver's Fabulous Feasts, Angeline Morrison, Sorrow Songs, The Ladder

Onions, A Cat and Primroses

26 Mar

In mid January, I sowed thousands of onion seeds while at Community Roots. A few weeks ago we potted them on and today they are being planted out – just magic!

I was in town this afternoon and charmed to see this beautiful cat in a shop window.

Near the car park were masses of primroses.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 26, 2024 in Cornwall, environment, nature, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Tags: community roots

Narcissi, Oranges and A Poet

25 Mar

Down the road, in a neighbour’s garden, are these lovely Narcissi.

I heard on the radio of a tasty sounding, and healthy, snack – orange segments dipped in dark chocolate. Delicious and very easy.

I was introduced to a new poet, Len Pennie, today by a friend at choir and what a treat!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 25, 2024 in Cornwall, environment, Food, garden, nature, poetry, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Tags: Len Pennie, Poyums of Power

New Plants and A Poem

24 Mar

We’ve been looking for a white Camellia for some time and found one we liked today. While at the nursery, I spotted some fabulous purple hyacinths and a lovely delicate white Choisya, both beautifully scented. They are now waiting to be planted in my Suffragette Garden which I had help clearing a couple of weeks ago.

One of my all time favourite poems is today’s poem in A Poet for Every day of the Year, edited by Allie Esiri.

He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W B Yeats

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 24, 2024 in garden, nature, poetry, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Tags: He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, W B Yeats

Lemon Curd, Magnolia and Pudding

23 Mar

I read a delicious sounding recipe in today’s Feast section of The Guardian, Hot Cross Bun and Lemon Curd Pudding, basically Bread and Butter pudding for Easter. I didn’t have any lemon curd so made some so that later I could use up a couple of rather stale hot cross buns to make this scrumptious pud.

In between the hail showers today we have had bright sunshine so in one sunny spell we managed a short walk and I spotted a last bloom on a lovely Magnolia tree.

The pudding turned out well, very tasty and rather filling but we had had a minimal main course tonight! The recipe called for six buns and three eggs but I made it just for us with two buns and one egg, needed much less Lemon Curd (plenty left to have on toast!) and served it with ice-cream.

Recipe by Ravinder Bhogal – thank you

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 23, 2024 in baking, nature, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Tags: Feast, Ravinder Bhogal

Lilies, A Lighthouse and Waves

22 Mar

The lilies that arrived for Mothers’ Day are filling the house with their perfume, almost two weeks since they were delivered. I wish you could share the scent.

I was called at short notice for steroid injections in my ankles this afternoon (I’d been waiting 15 months!) and have been walking on air since they were done! After visiting St Michael’s hospital, we now have a tradition of going to the sea afterwards, Godrevy being very close and a favourite.