Driving home from Truro, there was a pretty golden lollipop-shaped tree, photo taken from the moving car.
Driving through a village later, one house was properly decorated for Hallowe’en.
Coffee cake for tomorrow’s Redruth market has been collected.
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Tree, Hallowe’en and Cake
Singing and A Good Read
It was a good sing this morning. This was our warm-up song.
My reading for the last week has been ‘Mad Honey ‘ by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. it was brilliant, informative, compelling and one of those books you just can’t put down. Like others of her books, it deals with very important issues while being a cracking good story.
Quince, Topper and Sunset
I was given more quince yesterday. Having already made quince jelly and membrillo, these I am going to roast following a recipe given to me yesterday by one of the volunteers.
Thanks W for the honey roasted quince recipe
There’s a new postbox topper to celebrate Hallowe’en and I love it!
Coming home from taking the photo, I just caught some sunset. It looks like a raging fire in the sky.
Cabbages, Waves and Thimble Cases
Another busy day for Roots with lots of volunteers working in the field. Cabbages are looking good.
Forgetting it is half term, we went down to Porthtowan to go to the Blue Bar but it was absolutely stuffed. The sea looked good though, of course.
Porthtowan
I inherited thimbles and thimble cases from my Mum. The thimbles have mostly gone to family but I kept the cases. Somehow they no longer give me joy so I’m thinking they need to move on too.
Bee, Baking and A Poem
I was dead-heading the Cosmos this morning when a bee came to visit even this late in October.
We have made Carrie’s Date Slice for coffee time tomorrow. Here it is, just gone into the oven.
I’ve another Mary Oliver poem for you. Every one of hers that I read hits a chord.
Geranium, Compote and A Poem
Our clocks went back overnight and it really feels like autumn outside though the geraniums still have flowers.
I made Blueberry Compote today to have on autumnal breakfasts of waffles or porridge.
And a pleasing poem about Autumn for you.
A Door, A Roadsign and Mantles
Our old library was falling into disrepair some years ago but along came two young men with a vision and now it is a thriving hub of creativity having been restored in the most sympathetic and beautiful way. Sadly we missed the Grand Opening of The Ladder yesterday but we have been involved in volunteering there in a small way over the last few years and have seen some of the transformation.
Here is another of the creative road signs, one of which I showed you a week or two ago.
Looking up at one of Redruth’s other lovely (if somewhat neglected) buildings while shopping today, I noticed the engravings on the glass – in one window Dresses and in the other, Mantles.
Pumpkins, More Pumpkins and a Pumpkin Gift
It’s been a stay home day today as the wind howled, the rain fell and the temperature dropped so it was lovely to receive photos from my dear SIL of pumpkins in the Botanical Gardens of Atlanta, Georgia. Thank you V. perfect timing!
Pumpkins
More Pumpkins
It was very special too, to receive a gift in the post today of a beautifully knitted pumpkin which will take pride of place on our table through this Hallowe’eny time of year.
Thank you so much, Judith. I love how the knitted pumpkin is such a perfect replica of the ones in the photo above.
Cosmos, Autumn and A Rope
Lifting the blind at the back this morning, I was delighted to see the Cosmos still giving their best.
Seen through a rain drenched window
I love the view across the Penryn River as I park for Thursday’s singing. The autumnal leaves are developing more colour each week.
The sun came out after a heavy shower and lit up the golden leaves.
The beautiful neatness of this coil of rope on the edge of the quay caught my eye this morning.
I love the shadows too.
Bay Leaves, Oranges and Wreaths
I joined a group this afternoon to make bay leaf wreaths. They are intended to hang in a kitchen so that the cook always has bay leaves to hand for recipes. I think a bigger one, maybe with some red berries, maybe little lights, would be lovely as a front door wreath for Christmas. The ones we made this afternoon will be on sale at the Christmas lights-on market. 
