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Monthly Archives: November 2024

Postbox Topper, Planting and Peace

A good friend has sent a photo of a beautifully crafted post box topper made to mark Remembrance Day. It’s another lovely piece of creativity and I am delighted to see that there is a Land Girl being honoured here too.

Sometimes at Roots, there are too many seedlings so when they have all been planted to fill their spaces, some are left over and we are invited to give them a home. I brought home a selection last Tuesday and today, in glorious sunshine (the anticyclonic gloom has left Cornwall) I planted them out. At Roots they’ve been planted in poly tunnels and so they may not survive in our garden though I have put plastic covers over them to look after them the best I can.

We wear white poppies that we get from The Peace Pledge Union which promotes peace.  The white poppy commemorates all people who died in conflict, soldiers and civilians, and focuses on achieving peace and challenging the way we look at war.

 

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Crows

I saw this the other day and liked it and then, just after having breakfast with friends, watched some crows being very busy among the autumn leaves in the park..

 
 

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Sky Kiss, Beach Walk and Bonfire Party

While I was making breakfast this morning the lovely Mr S saw a sky kiss in the almost blue sky and took this photo for me.

We walked on the beach this afternoon, the beach being almost empty but dozens of surfers in the water. I asked one of them why there were so many here today, were the waves good and he beamed, saying, “The best we’ve had in weeks!”

Bonfire party night at the allotment this evening, soup and bread, a wonderful bonfire and piggybacking on the town display from our advantage point at the top of the allotment plots.

I had a Happy Anniversary message from WordPress. I started my blog 13 years ago!

 

Swan, Autumn Leaves and Guinea Pigs

After singing this morning there was one swan in the mud where the tidal  Penryn  river had gone out.

Some of the trees across the river were in lovely autumn colour.

Lots of local people were invited to be guinea pigs as our Buttermarket food hall opened for a trial run. We had a fabulous evening in what will be Cornwall’s only street food kitchens in a properly lovely venue, the renovated and restored Buttermarket in Redruth. The official opening will be next week and we can’t wait to go back. We are so lucky to have this wonderful new venue in Redruth.

Thank you to all of you who sent love  and condolences in one form or another today, it’s been good to feel the love.

 

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News, Helpers and Love

What an emotional day this has been – waking to stunning news from America, going for breakfast with lovely friends and coming back to find a message asking me to call the husband of one of my dearest friends. I have lost another friend, a colleague, a sister – a young woman with whom I worked for 15 years, with whom I built the Training School at Hayfield Comprehensive and whom I loved most dearly. We two were a force to be reckoned with.
I have two quotations for you today, one taken from American substack writer Liza Donnelly’s daily email for which I thank her.

“In an interview years ago, Fred Rogers said  that when he was a boy, his mother told him that if he was scared, “Look for the helpers. When you see the helpers, you will know that there’s hope.”

We have so many helpers! Become a helper, join them and let them help you figure out what your role could be. This morning, I am getting many messages from friends asking me if I’m okay. These friends are helpers, their comfort is soothing. We are not alone.”

And from my much loved choir leader, more positivity:

Instructions

Gather your helpers, your people, your community and find hope.

 

 

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Flowers, Asparagus and Hopes

Next door to Roots is a small company van where beautiful flowers grown on a local specialist farm are bunched up for sale. There are fresh blooms and dried flowers and all of them are gorgeous.

Today a small team of us repotted 144 young asparagus plants. Not long ago they were a miniature forest and now they are nearly ready for their permanent home. My Mum, whose birthday is today, would have loved this whole enterprise.

We are watching events in America with bated breath and hope all turns out well with no bad repercussions…….

 

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Cake and A Poem

I love reading a new recipe that sounds good, making it and finding that it is as delicious as imagined! This is Brownie Banana Bread ready for the volunteers at Community Roots tomorrow.

Eating a slice this evening, I was reminded of a poem we used to share with Ti, Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen. It became one of her favourites.  Here is the start of it….

 

 
 

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Leaf, Crochet and A Poem

What a glorious leaf we saw on our walk round the block this damp afternoon.

I am teaching myself to crochet hearts. I am hoping to make heart key rings for Hearts Together, the Hospital Hotel who looked after me so well last month. They’ve put out a call for these little hearts to help raise money for the charity. I can crochet squares but following a pattern is a bit more of a challenge.

Any poem by Mary Oliver pleases me and this is no exception. I especially love the way she imagines how the trees might be feeling at this time of year and the description of the wind ‘pumping its bellows.’

Message for Beth in the comments.

 
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Posted by on November 3, 2024 in Uncategorized

 

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Autumn Tree, Leaves and A Final Flower

The tree I have been showing you each Saturday for the last month has lost more leaves as November gets started.

Here are more Autumn leaves from the lane.

And this is our last Dahlia for this year.

 

 

 

 

 
 

Happiness Calendar

Here is the calendar  from Action for Happiness to encourage us all to stay positive over November. Happy days!

 
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Posted by on November 1, 2024 in Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

 

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