It’s been a rough weather day today with driving rain, fierce winds and wild, wild seas, and we serendipitously met friends at The Falmouth Hotel for a delicious lunch, watching the waves from inside the dining room.
The Falmouth Hotel
Beautiful stairwell
High tide at Castle Beach
Tiramisu with espresso ice-cream!
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.
Collecting our bread order from our local bakery, I noticed that they are ready for Redruth’s International Mining and Pasty Festival this weekend, daffodils wrapped in the Cornish flag..
As we left the car park, I noticed a bit of architectural detail I haven’t noticed before. It looks like two little houses up on the edge of the building. 
The Irish poet Derek Mahon, once described as ‘a source of optimism and replenishment’, wrote this poem which I like very much. I tell myself, “Everything is going to be alright.”
We’ve been wanting to visit Kerdroya, the Cornish labyrinth, since it opened last November and today we made it. What a marvellous idea and being so beautifully executed. Do click on the link here as the whole project is explained and you could even be involved as each yard can be bought with a Hedge Pledge and then you can have a plaque put on the bit of wall that you have sponsored.
At the entrance
Every few yards a different style of Cornish hedging is used and with different stones – it’s fascinating to walk around and there are still large sections to be built. Read here about how many people have been involved so far.
Walk Kerdroya’s winding path and you’ll see all the Hedge Pledge marker discs with their personal messages standing proud. You too can sponsor a yard of Kerdroya’s labyrinth and leave your legacy in Cornwall. Each Hedge Pledge includes a personalised marker disc, set in stone within the labyrinth. Here are some of them that caught my eye.
And when you reach the centre:
It’s a truly beautiful experience to stroll around with nothing but bird song and butterflies accompanying you. What a vision Will Coleman had and what a legacy to leave for centuries to come!
Lovely morning of singing with the Suitcase Singers in Penryn followed by lunch with choir friends at Redruth’s brilliant Buttermarket. We were so busy eating and chatting that I didn’t get any photos! Here’s an old one followed by an even earlier one before all the wonderful renovations. 
Here’s a jigsaw we finished last week and the almost 1000 pieces of the new one ready to go with all the straight edges already removed.
I met a good friend in town today and introduced her to Make A Mends where there was a beautiful handmade rag rug. We each bought something too.
We had a delicious focaccia lunch in the Buttermarket and loved the pansies on our table in the sun.
Tonight’s sunset, seen from the cliff tops at St Agnes, was glorious.
Morning Manx cat on my Mummy morning walk
The Manx cat again
A seagull flew over Truro Cathedral
A flying Magpie
Goldfinch in the limelight
Triple Goldfinch saying Hi
Goldfinches feeding again, eating seeds
LiveWire 4 here again! All photos are hers.
Another beautiful crisp winter day with gorgeous blue skies. After a delicious breakfast with good friends, full of chat and cheer, we drove home and I managed to get a shot of Truro Cathedral through the winter branches.
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.
We have eaten at the Buttermarket this evening along with many others, including our very approachable local MP, Perran Moon, with whom I had a very interesting chat. The place was buzzing inside and out with everyone enjoying delicious food from one of the six kitchens. It’s a remarkable transformation as the two BBC photos show and we are very pleased to have been among the volunteers who helped clear the space prior to the builders moving in. 
There’s a beautiful full moon tonight with a very pretty halo.
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