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Delicious Spread, Pop-Up Exhibition and Lights Switch-on

Last night’s party was enormous fun – all those big hearted people who have helped us out in one way or another over the past year who came for a Thanksgiving dinner and laughed all night!

Last night’s party food – there were desserts too!

This afternoon we went to support a young friend who had organised a pop-up exhibition in aid of the refugees in Lesvos and there was some amazing art for sale!

Ruby’s Pop Up Exhibition to raise money for the refugees in Lesvos

Ruby, the brilliant organiser and her sister, Saffron

Look at this!

Looking at some exhibits

The Cellist

Frida Kahlo and Diego

Me being done up as Frida Kahlo

Many as Frida Kahlo

Cakes and more cakes

Peace Tree

Beautiful people

Quick portraits

Beautiful people

Tonight was the Switching on of the Lights in our town, Redruth, and the two choirs I sing with combined to sing Christmas Carols to the queue waiting to see Father Christmas, who was dressed in traditional green I was very pleased to see! The rain held off until the very end.It delighted me to see Father Christmas with his umbrella!

Father Christmas and his brolly!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 28, 2015 in art, Beauty, charity, Food, friendship, Happiness, Peace, Postaday 2015

Tags: Bloggers for Peace, refugees, Thanksgiving meal

Sunrise and Paul’s Pilgrimage – Update

21 Nov

I love Winter dawns, not just because they are not too early in the morning but also because they are so beautiful.

Winter dawn

I have told you before about our friend Paul who is walking from Rome to Jerusalem on a Pilgrimage for Peace and Reconciliation. Today we received this email which I would like to pass on to you just in case you feel that you could visit his website and leave a message of peace, even support the charity that he is collecting for on his way, Children of Peace. I have put links at the end.

Hi All

Well it feels like this is the last part of the journey. I’m just about to get a ferry from Turkey to Cyprus and then in just over a week I hope to be going by boat from Limassol to Haifa. I’ll have roughly a month exploring Israel and Palestine, and spend Christmas there.

I won’t go in to great detail here other than to say that helping the refugees on Kastellorizo was a very moving and exhausting time but very worthwhile. When I left the island there were about 700 refugees, 250 local residents (and 250 military that took no part).

Please look in on my website, Facebook, Twitter and PLEASE leave your Message of Peace, and lastly please donate generously to the charity I’m supporting, Children of Peace. And, finally please pass this on to anyone you know that might be interested.

Love and Peace

Paul

Here are the links

http://www.peacewalk2015.com/messages/ to write your message of Peace,

http://www.peacewalk2015.com/route/ to follow Paul’s amazing journey,

https://www.justgiving.com/peacewalk2015/ if you feel able to contribute to the Charity, Children of Peace, which is a non-partisan children’s charity dedicated to building trust, friendship and reconciliation between Israeli and Palestinian children, aged 4 – 17, and their communities. Our aim is to develop a shared spirit via arts, education, health and sports programmes; so future generations might live and work peacefully side-by-side. We believe in working for peace. That’s why we don’t take sides.

And here is Paul

Our Friend, Paul

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 21, 2015 in Beauty, charity, Children of Peace, friendship, nature, Peace, photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: Bloggers 4 Peace, Bloggers for Peace, Paul Haines, peace pilgrim

Singing, The Penryn River and KniTZTanzania

15 Oct

It was another fabulous session at choir today, as always enhanced by our beautiful Choir-babies.

Big brother with six week old baby brother and Mum

The weather was again crisp and bright and I just managed to get these photos before the tide went out too far.

Still waters

Reflection in the Penryn River

One of my choir friends has been knitting for KniTZTanzania as well and brought three beautiful sets to choir to be posted along with mine today. They have gone in the post this afternoon, 11 sets all bagged up with a message of love on each bag along with the name of the knitter – that’s Jen, Pauline, Ti and me. It is lovely to think that our little outfits will be protecting babies in Tanzania from hypothermia.

Three sets made by Pauline

All bagged up and ready to go.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 15, 2015 in Beauty, Choir-baby, Cornwall, knitting, KniTZTanzania, Penryn, photography

Tags: KnitzTanzania, reflections, The Penryn River

Gerbera, Knitting and Lebanese Sfouf

14 Oct

I bought a couple of bunches of these Gerbera yesterday, one for us and one for our lovely neighbour Sue. The sun caught some of them this morning and they were positively glowing in the beams.

Gerbera

I heard from KniTZTanzania this morning that a new consignment of knitted outfits for new-borns is going out soon so all need to be posted asap. I had several knitted but not sewn up so I have spent all afternoon sewing up tiny little jumpers. Six of these are mine – the yellow one made with love by Ti, the dark red one and the green one with the blue hat made by likewise by Jen Thank you both.

Outfits for KnitZTanzania

I did some baking too this afternoon, a Lebanese Sfouf which looks lovely. It is going to be a treat, served with Cardamon Yogurt, when we get home tonight after going to see Suffragette, the new film, with our neighbour.

Lebanese Sfouf

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 14, 2015 in baking, Beauty, knitting, KniTZTanzania, nature, photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: KnitzTanzania, Lebanese Sfouf

Pansy Surprise, A Visit and Generosity

27 Sep

Last night, as the lovely Mr S was locking up, he found a bag on the doorstep. I contained a very pretty purple and white Pansy plant in a container. There was no message or card but it has to be from someone who knows me well, the colours being the Suffragette colours. If you read this, lovely friend, please give me a call!

Purple, white and green, photo taken at night with flash

2 Daughter No 3 is in Devon for a couple of days so came down for lunch today. What a delight to have them here, if only for a couple of hours! Littlest Live-wire is so full of language and stories, questions and make-believe. The garden, as always, found her exploring.

B feeding a flower to the Hare sculpture

3 A young friend has been the instigator of a Charity project to collect items for the refugees in Calais – Falmouth’s Donation Day Drop-off for Calais. We went over this afternoon with our contribution to find J and her friend almost overwhelmed by the fabulous generosity of the people in Falmouth and around. People had been arriving all day with tins and packets of food as well as warm coats, hats and scarves for the increasingly cold weather and many other items. Volunteers have been helping to sort and pack things into boxes and it just shows how lovely so many people are. I am a great believer in the fact that he humanity of humans will always shine through.

In the theatre at Princess Pavilions with boxes and boxes of donations.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on September 27, 2015 in Beauty, charity, family, Kindness, nature, photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: Calais, humanity, kindness, refugees

Today’s Post, Visitors, Blackberries and A September Sky

26 Sep

Today’s post delighted me! Last Comic Relief I baked cakes to sell at The Suitcase Singers, one of the choirs I sing with, and sent off the money to the Charity. Today this card arrived for the choir – isn’t it a splendid way to encourage us to raise money for the next event too?

Proud indeed

2 A couple of lovely choir friends called in today which was very much appreciated. They brought a lovely card from the Choir – thank you all – and a jar of M’s delicious homemade Blackcurrant Jam.

3 We have a few Blackberries in the garden!

Blackberries

4 It has been another beautiful day with the glorious special colour that is a cerulean September sky.

Seed pods and a blue September Sky

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on September 26, 2015 in Beauty, Comic Relief, environment, friendship, nature, photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: appreciation, cerulean, seed pods

Weekly Photo Challenge – Grid

22 Sep

A rather different take on a grid, the pattern on this baby blanket making the grid. For others in this week’s Photo Challenge, click here.

Baby blanket

Detail of the grid

This is a blanket made for Blue Light Babies, a group aiming to provide every frontline ambulance in the UK with little hats and blankets, especially for babies who are born under the blue light as they arrive in the world before arriving at the hospital.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on September 22, 2015 in Beauty, Blue Light Babies, knitting, photography, Postaday 2015, Weekly photo challenge

Tags: knitting for charity, Weekly Photo Challenge - Grid

Knitting and Pencil Sharpener

13 Sep

I’ve made another little hat for Blue Light Babies in a gorgeous soft multicoloured baby wool. I have a blanket nearly finished but that takes much, much longer.

I’ve had another go at my Mindfulness colouring book which is quietly therapeutic. When we were in London in July, I bought myself a fabulous five hole pencil sharpener from the RA shop. With it I can sharpen pencils of five different sizes! I have been a stationery geek ever since I was a little girl, just loving each September when I could get my new pencil case and contents for the new school term. I had that joy throughout my teaching career too!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on September 13, 2015 in Beauty, Blue Light Babies, knitting, photography, Postaday 2015

Tags: knitting for charity, Stationery

Blue Light Babies, Violas and A Walk

07 Sep

As I recover, I need things to do and I have started knitting for Blue Light Babies. This group is aiming to provide every ambulance in the country with little hats and blankets, especially for babies who are born under the blue light as they arrive in the world before arriving at the hospital. They have also asked for slightly bigger sizes for slightly older babies who need to travel under the blue light to get the help they need. One of my twins once had to travel from Yorkshire to Guy’s Hospital in London and the last part was a very frightening blue light ride.

I picked the last of the tiny Violas from our edible garden today so that we can sow winter salad leaves there – and maybe some winter flowering pansies….

I have walked over 100 yards this afternoon! I’m feeling much stronger and am itching to get going! It’ll be three weeks on Wednesday since my op was done and I’m feeling happy!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on September 7, 2015 in Beauty, Blue Light Babies, charity, Happiness, knitting, nature, photography

Tags: Emergency ambulance ride, knitting

Knitting, Clematis and Friendship

02 Sep

A friend’s Mum has joined me in knitting tiny jumpers and beanie hats for the babies in Tanzania. She has posted them off to KnitzTanzania already and sent me a photo. Aren’t they beautiful?

My favourite September Clematis, Lady Betty Balfour, has crept all the way along the green and white Pittosporum hedge and is tumbling down in a beautiful purple cascade.