Tonight was the opening of the exhibition, Cornish Myths and Legends, at the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery.
Arghans by Sue Hill and Pete Hill (with a little input from me!)
The hair and little creatures
Discussing the creation
Sue and L, in a very beautiful coat, talking about the exhibition
On the ride home
There are now 30 little creatures on the long fabric strands.
I’m being allowed to show you a little more of the project. The whole piece remains secret until the exhibition starting on March 31st. I wonder if you can work out what it is.
After sewing and my lovely Mr S working in the garden in sunshine, we decided to go out for lunch at the Falmouth Hotel and have a walk by the sea. It really does my soul good to see, smell and hear the sea. The blues were so beautiful today.
Out for lumch
Our next treat was a trip to Falmouth Art Gallery for a wonderful exhibition of automata which I’ll show you tomorrow.
I may have been at this workshop if I hadnt already made plans to be creative this afternoon.
Yesterday I helped make some little clay creatures for a new project being created by my lovely neighbour and today I coloured the ones that were dry enough, ready for tomorrow.
All our lovely white tulips are now blooming.
We loved the Spaceman in the Lemon Street Market in Truro today.
In one of the shops were these lovely felt flowers.
I love Truro Cathedral in all weathers but on a beautiful sunny Spring day like today, it’s even more lovely.
Today is our last official day with an allotment. From tomorrow it will be cared for by a lovely young family.
The flowers on the first stem of the Amaryllis have finished and the second stem is so top heavy we’ve had to put it on the floor to lean against the arm of the chair! It is still remarkably lovely six weeks after planting. I’m hoping there’s at least another week of loveliness in it.
The Tête à Tête miniature daffodils are appearing all over the garden. I love the ones in the monkey planter.
Photo from 2018
I’ve been browsing again through an old paperback about life in Cornwall 100 years ago and was amused by the description of the wet weather in Cornwall – plus ça change!
From “Exploring Cornwall 100 Years Ago” Selected and Edited by Stuart D. Ludlum
There’s a new postbox topper on our street, four frogs fishing. 
The evening sunlight lit up our lovely boat sculpture and threw a pleasing shadow. 
I came across this poem, Rhapsody by William Stanley Braithwaite, today and wondered why I had never read it before. It’s in the book, A Poet for Every Day of the Year edited by Allie Esiri.
By William Stanley Braithwaite 1878 – 1962
Regular readers will remember the fox sculpture being built next door. Tonight was the unveiling of the remarkable sculpture in the Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Even having watched ithe sculpture being constructed in the garden next door over months, to walk down the path and come across the wonderful 6 meter high fox was amazing, a breathtaking moment that actually made me weep. Here she is in her new home where she truly looks as if she has landed in her rightful habitat.
First view as we came around the bend
Crowd in awe
Some sense of scale with the children underneath
Close up of her head
The beautiful fox next door is now a “Flat pack fox’ as one of the makers described it! The pieces are going to be galvanised and then they will go straight to Heligan to be re-assembled in its permanent home. The wood pieces are all numbered and bagged up ready for the re-make..
It’s the turn of the day Lilies in our garden and they are gorgeous.
Day Lilies with Welly Dog and our ‘meadow’ in the background
We are picking raspberries every day at the allotment. I’ve frozen some and every other day we eat a bowlful!
There was an air of stillness around the Penryn River this morning as we gathered for the Suitcase Singers rehearsal, the mist dampening all sound. I love the reflections of the masts.
I made a Chocolate Cake for the party we were to go to this afternoon. It was a disaster! The cake almost fell apart as I tried to cut it in half to fill with ganache so I left it in two together halves with no filling. Then, when I poured over the ganache, a section fell off! I decorated it with Violas and Cornflower petals and took it next door anyway. We decided it couldn’t be sliced so invited the guests to scoop a spoonful. It went down very well with several people asking for the recipe, one of whom was a delightful fourteen year old who loves baking as I do. !
The party was to ‘wet the fox’s head’ prior to her being disassembled to go first for galvanising and then to be taken to The Lost Gardens of Heligan. Each piece of wood will be taken off, numbered and then reassembled in situ in the Lost Gardens. Lots of neighbours and friends who have been watching the development of the sculpture with awe were there. We raised a glass to the makers.
What a remarkable job they are doing!
She has eyes though they are not fixed yet
We spotted an umbrella on a pole next door near the fox…….
More rhododendron wood on the fox and if you look closely, you may spot the ears on the head which is being worked on, on the ground.
We have two lovely young people who work in our garden with us. Today, they left the lawn looking very neat and tidy as well as helping with a bit more of the wall garden which is now empty and ready for me to fill. I love a new project in the garden. 
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