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Monthly Archives: January 2025

Tree Planting, Mini Muffins and Eggs

Our four ‘children’ bought us a Family Apple Tree for Christmas and today a very lovely friend planted it for us. There are three varieties of apple grafted onto a semi-dwarf stock. You can find out more by clicking on the red link.

We had no treats in to go with coffee for our friends when the work was done so I quickly made some mini muffins in our air fryer that we got just before Christmas and which I am using for almost everything. I forgot to take a photo before we started on them. Being only a mouthful each, they didn’t last long.

Rhubarb and Blueberry muffins

Our friends brought us some beautiful eggs, a piece of art almost too good to eat – but they taste so good so will be our next few breakfasts.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 19, 2025 in baking, environment, friendship, garden, Kindness, nature, Postaday2025, Uncategorized

Tags: Bountiful, Braeburn, family apple tree, Lord Lambourne

Completed, Starting and Plums

18 Jan

We finished off our first jigsaw today and made a start on the next one which looks rather more tricky.

I love the colour of the plums in orange juice about to be made into compote.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 18, 2025 in Postaday2025

Tags: jigsaws

Celebration, Sea and Stones

17 Jan

We have been back in Cornwall for 17 years and today celebrated a few days late by having lunch at The Blue Bar in Porthtowan, just about our favourite place!

View from the cafe

Reflection of the clouds in one of the tidal pools

I love watching the waves and listening to them crashing onto the beach.

There were some beautiful stones as we walked down to the edge of the water.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 17, 2025 in Celebration, Cornwall, environment, Happiness, nature, photography, Porthtowan, Postaday2025, Sea

Tags: sound of the sea, The Blue Bar

A Beautiful Song

16 Jan

I heard this today and love it. My Dad’s birthday was a couple of days ago and yesterday his spirit was with me as we made the marmalade.:

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 16, 2025 in Uncategorized

Tags: Mama Nous

Marmalade, Surfer and Sunset

15 Jan

We made this year’s batch of marmalade today. As always, my lovely Dad was in the kitchen with us in spirit. As readers may know, it was my Dad who made enough marmalade for the family every January and who taught me how to do the same.

The lovely Mr S had an appointment with his physio in Perranporth this afternoon so, it being a glorious day, I went too and spent an hour mooching around the beach and having a hot chocolate with a wonderful view. I love this beach, so many lovely childhood memories from when we lived in Perranporth before moving to Truro.

Driving home, I loved the shape of the new bridge against the sunset sky.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 15, 2025 in architecture, Cornwall, environment, nature, Perranporth, Postaday2025, Uncategorized

Tags: Seville orange marmalade

Wolf Moon, Seeds and Sea

14 Jan

I missed the full moon last night but it greeted us as we drew the curtains this morning, still full and in a pinky sunrise sky.

Wolf Moon, the name of the first full moon of the year

Last year, on onion sowing day, I was the only one in the polytunnel and planted all 8000 seed alone. This year there was a brilliant team of four of us, weighing, counting, sowing and in a couple of weeks we’ll be potting them on as here, just two weeks after sowing!

Weighing 1gr of seeds for one seed tray.

It has been a gloriously sunny day, apricity at its best, so much so we had our coffee break outside at Roots this morning. In the afternoon, we went to the cliffs at St Agnes to see the sea and catch the sun on the waves.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 14, 2025 in community, Cornwall, environment, growing, nature, Postaday2025, St Agnes, Uncategorized

Tags: community roots

Singing and Heralds of Spring

13 Jan

That was just the best afternoon! Singing started again after a break of a whole month. It was really good to see everyone but that was eclipsed by singing together in harmony again. My goodness, it raises ones endorphins! We started with Pachabel’s Canon, a five part harmony that I first learned at a workshop at WOMAD and went on to ‘We wish you all good things.’ I don’t have a recording of us singing but I do have our leader, Claire, singing all the parts. I pass on all the sentiments to you, Dear Reader.

And a lovely choir friend has just sent me a video of this afternoon’s singing – so full of joy – thank you L..

Just one Grape Hyacinth has appeared in a tub, not where I planted them!

Crocuses are beginning to appear.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 13, 2025 in community, environment, friendship, Happiness, music, nature, Postaday2025

Tags: Alison Burns, Claire Ingleheart, May your cup always be full by Alison Burns, Muscari, The Ingleheart Singers

Snowdrop, Horses and A Grand Piano

12 Jan

I spotted our first snowdrop today – perhaps Spring really is on its way. We had some sunshine today too.

The horses were in the back field again today. We haven’t seen them for a while so were very pleased to see them back. You can also see some of the very welcome sun on the grass and the hedge.

Taking down my birthday cards today, I thought you might like to see this rather special one – a grand piano! Isn’t it just exquisite?!

Thank you P&V

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 12, 2025 in animals, art, environment, nature, paper, Postaday2025

Poster, Lamb and Cat

11 Jan

In town this morning, we noticed a delightful display with an advert for an exhibition coming soon.

Love this little wooly lamb in our favourite coffee shop.

Today’s cat was a picture we saw in the back windscreen of the car in front of us at the lights where the wiper is the cat’s tail. This made me smile.