1 What a joy to be back at singing again this morning. I couldn’t join in everything but enjoyed watching our beautiful Choir baby, playing, dancing and singing.
The joy of singing
2 Choir baby E has grown up so much in the weeks I have been away. Our last song today was the rousing Bella Ciao and our choir leader gave E her own copy of the words. She held them very seriously and sang along with fervour with the rest of us.
Daisy and E singing Bella Ciao
For a special treat, watch this short video, not very good quality but a treat nevertheless, listening to Choir-baby E singing Bella Ciao, backed by The Suitcase Singers.
3 A quick and easy supper was called for so Kedgeree (of a sort) was our choice.
Kedgeree
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1 What a lovely sing this morning and with the added delight of the choir-babies who always make us smile.
Dance of the umbrella
2 There were spare fresh eggs this morning so I bought them and therefore had enough to make Lemon Curd this afternoon. I have never seen such beautifully golden Lemon Curd and all because of the fabulous golden yolked eggs.
Golden Lemon Curd
3 The lovely Mr S called me into the garden to see a beautiful visitor this afternoon – a Red Admiral Butterfly, looking a bit rough around the edges but lovely to watch fluttering around the garden.
Red Admiral butterfly
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1 First it was singing which was wonderful! Beautiful choir-babies, all buns sold, I met A, the baby I showed you yesterday and we learned Snow Patrol’s ‘Chasing Cars’ a capella (as all our singing is) in four parts – hard work, great fun and very satisfying indeed and afterwards……
2 We danced! We were some of the One Billion Rising protest that invited women all over the world to dance today to highlight violence against women and we danced in the Jubilee Wharf Courtyard outside Miss Peapod’s Cafe.
Choir baby T exploring while we sing
Choir-baby E
A and his Mum
We danced today!
The main cake for my Valentine
For our lovely neighbours and I’ve put two in the freezer for G&N for when she returns from NZ
3 This afternoon I’ve baked the most amazing cakes using fresh eggs, brought to choir this morning by G, as he does each week. He also brought, especially for me, some beetroot which he pulled up only this morning as I had mentioned last night that I wanted to try making a Chocolate and Beetroot Cake for Valentine’s Day. How much fresher a cake could you have? I’ll put the recipe up later if anyone would like it. It’s so delicious and moist and very chocolatey! If I hadn’t told about the beetroot, no one would guess!
Les Miserables was brilliant! We all enjoyed the film enormously.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all my readers!
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1 Three choir-babies with us today. It is such a joy to be watching these little people growing up.
Choir baby T, walking and really confident. Says Hiya!
Choir baby E, has her first shoes and walks with help
Our newest choir-baby
2 Two of our choir members keep chickens and regularly bring their delicious eggs to sell. Only 5 in the box this week as one poor chicken has met a sad demise courtesy of the local fox. I made us a beautifully golden frittata for lunch and it was scrumptious served with some salad.
Beautiful fresh eggs
Sunshine Frittata
3 We have our first crocus!
Our first crocus
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1 Choir-baby T, in her Christmas party tu-tu, is happy to be cuddled at the splendid Christmas lunch put on for us by the lovely staff at Miss Peapod’s cafe.
Choir-baby T at the Christmas lunch with a good friend
2 Outside the cafe were these gorgeous, somewhat unconventional Angels.
Flying Angel at Miss Peapod’s
Cycling Angel at Miss Peapod’s
Angel with a pasty
3 It was quiet and still in Falmouth after yet another very wild night.
Seagulls in a blue dinghy
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1 We had the most delightful phone call with J who is 4 today. He sounded so grown-up and listened all the way through Happy Birthday and then told us all about his cake and his Birthday Breakfast of croissants, a family tradition we’ve done for many, many years and which we are delighted is being carried on.
2 This delightful little plant was brought by our friends last night. I have yet to discover what it is but love its little pink pompom flowers.
Pompom flowers
3 Our choir baby loves it when Claire plays the accordion. We are learning Leonard Cohen’s ‘Dance Me To The End of Love’ and it’s fabulous! The harmonies are just lovely and the accordion accompaniment, perfect.
Choir-baby T admiring the playing of the accordion
4 It was a very cold, still morning and the reflections on the Penryn River quite beautiful. I love how the mist is just hovering above the water.
Silver reflections on The Penryn River
Colourful houseboats and their reflections in the Penryn River
Thank you to all the lovely bloggers who have given me awards. I will get going with them as soon as I can!
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1 This morning at choir a friend told us about the moles in their garden, such beautiful little creatures, velvety smooth with little pink noses. When I asked if they didn’t do damage in the garden, G said that, no, they work together. The moles make the mole hills and he collects the wonderful finely worked soil that results and puts it in the polytunnel. Now that’s what I call working with Nature – just beautiful!
I don’t have a photo of a mole so will just share this lovely one of our choir leader, Claire and one of our delightful Choir-babies, T.
T, one of our Choir-babies, enjoying the session. We are all enjoying watching him grow up.
2 The lovely Mr S bought me my first Cornish daffodils of the season. We have some in bud in the garden but they aren’t quite ready yet.
First Cornish daffodils of the season
3 I had a lovely conversation with KJ tonight who tells me that suddenly Grand-baby T’s talking is taking off and she is repeating everything said to her and beginning to make jokes with words. I just love the magic of a child learning to talk!
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1 Fantastic singing this morning. It’s three years since Claire started this choir and we go from strength to strength! I needed a photo today to send to Spotlight Southwest for tomorrow night’s Children in Need show for which last week’s buns made £25 in the end. I told the choir that I’d already sent a photo of my buns and that I needed an up-to-date photo of the choir. The place fell apart and I realised what I had said! That’s an Americanism that is pretty new over here!
The Suitcase Singers
Choir baby E
2 Driving through Ponsanooth, there were temporary traffic lights so I had the opportunity to take a photo of this very pretty bell tower – and with a bird on top!
Bell tower in Ponsanooth
3 We have friends coming to dinner tomorrow evening and I’ve spent the afternoon making Brandy Snaps to go with my Rhubarb and Ginger Fool.
Brandy snaps in the making
Brandy snaps
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1 Singing this morning was wonderful – some carols for our Christmas repertoire and a hauntingly beautiful Leonard Cohen piece called ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ and all the while our beautiful Choir Babies to amuse us!
Choir Baby E
All three beautiful Choir-babies
2 I watched a woman in wellies throwing something for her dog to fetch in the Penryn river. I loved the wake left by the dog and the reflections in the river.
Woman in wellies with her dog
Across the Penryn River
3 I met the lovely Mr S in Truro for lunch and to start looking at new curtains to replace the water damaged ones. We met in The Lemon Street Gallery and found these very beautiful pots by Chris Hawkins on display.
Beautiful pots by Chris Hawkins
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1 Imagine our delight when 11 month old Choir-baby T, set off to walk across the room this morning! Last week he could wall-walk; this week he can walk confidently and turn around without falling!
Choir-baby T walking
I’ve had enough of this grown-up talk! I’m off to explore!
2 Only the other day, I was admiring a photo of pumpkins from America and then today when I went shopping, I saw all these. Wish they were as beautifully displayed as the ones mentioned.
Glorious pumpkins
3 I’ve frozen the Curried Cauliflower Soup today and have put the recipe on my Recipe Page. You can find it here. You can also find the Happy Cake recipe here .
Curried Cauliflower Soup ready for the freezer
P.S. A warning about the Happy Cake! The tryptophan might make you sleepy!
Some lovely Fellow Bloggers have given me some delightful Awards – thank you all so much, very much appreciated! I’ll sort them out asap!
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