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A Bit of Magic, Crops and New Words

I’m back!
In the first photo, you may notice, top right, the little ‘pixie cap’ on one of the yet-to-open Californian Poppies. The short video shows the little bit of magic that I witnessed this morning, the pixie cap hovering in the air. It seems that a silk thread from a spider making her web, caught the little piece as it left the bloom and then the breeze kept it moving in the air, apparently freely, for hours.

It was my first trip in a week to the allotment this evening and there were crops to harvest, some rather large! Thank you very much to S who has been watering our tomatoes while we’ve been out of action.

Golden cherry tomatoes, one large tomato, raspberries and strawberries

Rather large courgettes, rhubarb and a few broad beans

A bunch of lovely words came my way today, some I knew already, though I only learned columella nasi last week as that is where I had my surgery. I am mending well and I thank you all for your concern and kindness. My favourite of the words new to me is ‘overmorrow.’ I am hoping to feel right to go to choir overmorrw (i.e. on Thursday!)

Some new words

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 23, 2024 in allotment, environment, Food, friendship, garden, Kindness, nature, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized, Words

Window Box, Border and Blooms

25 Jun

I’m delighted with having planted Heliotrope at nose level in the window box outside the tool shed as every time I go into the garden, the delightful scent wafts by me.

I’m loving our border with Marguerite Daisies, Foxgloves and Cosmos in white and various shades of pink.

The pollinator border at the allotment is bursting with colour at the moment. TheWall flowers are almost gone and the Sweet Williams and Nigellas have taken over.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 25, 2024 in allotment, environment, garden, nature, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Lovers’ Lane, Hedge and Planting

09 Jun

One of our routes to and from town can be along this lovely Lovers’ Lane.

Hedges all around are covered in Foxgloves, Pink Campions, Cow Parsley and something yellow!

We have had no luck with our squash this year, hardly any even germinated and those few that did were eaten by slugs. Happily, another allotmenteer has very kindly given us some beautiful plants which we have planted out today.

Sea, Stickers and First Tomatoes

30 May

Our eldest daughter came down for the day which was a surprise and a delight. We went to our favourite place for lunch, The Blue Bar in Porthtowan, and then had a walk on the beach in a biting cold wind.

We followed a car with a good array of stickers on the back showing her love of Cornwall and a random one of Highland cattle. 🙂

We all three did some work in the allotment this afternoon, so good to have some help, and I was delighted to spot the first two baby tomatoes on the plants in the poly tunnel.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 30, 2024 in allotment, Cornwall, environment, family, Food, Happiness, nature, Porthtowan, Postaday 2024

Tags: Blue Bar Porthtowan

Shadows, Tomatoes and New Plants

16 Apr

The evening sun last night shone through the glass agapanthus and its glass jar making coloured shadows on the sunlit white wall.

Lots of potting on to be done today at Community Roots and a gift of some tomato plants for each volunteer who wanted some. Ours are now in the poly-tunnel at the allotment.

Also there are some baby Asparagus Kale plants which sound very interesting, an old variety, listed in Vilmorin’s ‘The Vegetable Garden’ in 1885. Reputed to be one of the tastiest of kales and is treated like broccoli. We’ll look forward to the next Spring!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 16, 2024 in allotment, community, Cornwall, environment, growing, nature, Postaday 2024

Tags: community roots

Tulips, Camellia and Clematis

12 Apr

We’ve had a beautiful day today and have been at the allotment, weeding, tidying up and preparing for the next plantings. The tulips I planted in my pollinator border are looking gorgeous, better than the ones at home but these were freshly planted last autumn.

The Camellia we bought a couple of weeks ago but which we haven’t planted out yet is growing on apace and has given us one flower which we are delighted about.

One of our Clematis, Haldine, is beginning to flower and the Nelly Moser isn’t far behind.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 12, 2024 in allotment, Cornwall, environment, garden, nature, Postaday 2024

New Book, New Recipe and Cake

31 Jan

Many of you will know Jenny Joseph’s wonderful poem about growing old, “Warning” which you can read here. When browsing, I came across another of her books, not poetry this time but all about her garden and it came in the post today. As the title suggests it is about the smells and scents of the garden and I am really looking forward to reading it.

A couple of weeks ago I spotted a recipe in the paper that I fancied and cooked it tonight – Rukmini Iyer’s Mushroom, Spinach and Leek Tagliatelle with Pangrattato. I used vermicelli and it was delicious!

I’ve made a cake for us! Most of what I make is for others – today, the Heligan Pineapple Cake is for us as a birthday cake for my lovely Mr S tomorrow.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 31, 2024 in allotment, books, Food, poetry, Postaday 2024

Tags: Jenny Joseph, pangrattato, Rukmini Iyer

Onions, Raindrops and A Frog

30 Jan

Just two weeks ago I sowed about 8,000 onion, shallot and garlic seeds. Just look at the onions now! We spent this morning at Community Roots transplanting baby onions into their own little cells.

I love how the raindrops have collected on one of our Iris Reticulata flowers.

I came across a delightful froggy ornament in one of the allotment plots today.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 30, 2024 in allotment, community, Cornwall, environment, growing, nature, Postaday 2024

Tags: community roots

Bunting, Donation and Pie

29 Jan

I met a friend for coffee at the lovely cafe at Krowji Creative Hub today and spotted this unusual bunting in the corridor as we left.

Last week I told you about my choir’s donation to ShelterBox. This week we gave a cheque for £1,000 to our local food bank, CPR Foodbank. Each gig we do, we have out our collection buckets and over the last 12 months, our wonderful audiences have been very generous.

I made a Turkey and Leek pie for tonight, Christmas leftovers that went in the freezer and leeks pulled today from the allotment.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 29, 2024 in allotment, art, baking, community, Cornwall, CPR Foodbank, Postaday 2024, ShelterBox

Fire and A Feast

15 Dec

It was the Christmas get-together at the allotment this evening with a wonderful fire (which will result in biochar for us all to use as a soil enricher ) and a delightful selection of mince pies and mulled wine – a lovely warm evening in every way.