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Thank you Letter, Glass and My Dad

13 Jan

Our kids invariably complained when asked to write Thank you letters but I know they meant something special to my Mum and Dad as I discovered a box full of them when we sorted Dad’s things many years ago.  I know even more now how special they were as on Saturday we received a beautiful Thank you letter from one of our LiveWires. It will go into my ‘things to keep’ box.

On the back it says, “Thank you Granny and Grandgrand xx

For Christmas I received all the equipment I need to make pretty glass things without going to more classes. I have just finished my first piece done at home. It will look better hanging with the light through it but I have yet to source the rings for that purpose.

New glass piece with upcycled earrings

On this day in 1916 my Dad was born. He died in December 2004. It doesn’t matter how long ago you lost someone, there are moments when their loss feels like yesterday. We are so lucky to have all his books on our shelves so he is always with us.

Pueblo story-teller and novels by David Wiseman

 
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Posted by on January 13, 2019 in art, books, family, glass, Grandchildren, Photography, Postaday 2019

 

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Knitting, Ankles and Another Poem

04 Jan

Last morning for the LiveWires to be here and T wanted to learn how to knit. She made excellent progress in the short time we had.

T’s first knitting

This afternoon I had repeat steroid injections in both ankles. The last ones I had were last February and they lasted many months giving me pain free ankles.  Here’s hoping these do too.

Ankles prepped for steroid injections

It’s still very early in this new year of 2019 so here is another appropriate poem for you.

The Year – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

What can be said in New Year rhymes,
That’s not been said a thousand times?

The new years come, the old years go,
We know we dream, we dream we know.

We rise up laughing with the light,
We lie down weeping with the night.

We hug the world until it stings,
We curse it then and sigh for wings.

We live, we love, we woo, we wed,
We wreathe our brides, we sheet our dead.

We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear,
And that’s the burden of the year.

 
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Posted by on January 4, 2019 in Grandchildren, knitting, Photography, Postaday 2019

 

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Day Out with the LiveWires

02 Jan

We’ve had a fabulous day full of adventures at The Eden Project. Here’s a gallery of some of our day.

The Biomes from the bridge
In the Rain Forest Biome
The crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul) in the Rain Forest Biome where they eat bugs and cockroaches and generally clear up.
Running over the wobbly footbridge
Running over the wobbly footbridge
In the Rain Forest Biome
On the way to the top staircase
In the Mediterranean Biome
Infinity Blue info
Infinity Blue info
Infinity Blue blowing smoke rings
 
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Posted by on January 2, 2019 in Cornwall, environment, Grandchildren, nature, Photography, Postaday 2019

 

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Books, Clouds and The Nearly Home Trees

27 Nov

We took a couple of books with us for the Grandbabies (who are now 20 months and not babies at all so LiveWires 5 and 6) and then took LiveWire No 1 shopping in Granollers to choose her own good read. She chose a Wimpy Kid book, stories also loved by her English cousin, LiveWire No 2. We also found more books for the little ones in Catalan and English. These are children who, like their big sister, are growing up speaking Wolof, English and Catalan (and later Spanish too!) It is brilliant to hear them understanding all three languages and responding.

Starting the library for the early learners
For LiveWire No 1 to add to her collection

Flying home today was almost entirely fog bound but then the clouds broke up for a few moments and we could see the snow-covered mountains.

Over the Pyrenees

If you read my blog regularly you will have seen similar photos before.  All of us who leave Cornwall for whatever length of time and then drive back in, look forward to our first glimpse of the Nearly Home Trees which signals our return to our beloved Cornwall. This was taken at speed!

We love this copse in Devon, just before the border into Cornwall, that signals we are nearly home.

 
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Posted by on November 27, 2018 in books, environment, Grandchildren, Photography, picture story books, Postaday2018, Uncategorized

 

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Glass, Sky and Playing

24 Nov

I have always loved Bristol blue glass having grown up with a beautiful piece which I have featured here before – a glass rolling pin. Find it here.

Bristol blue glass

The sky has been clear and beautiful today.

Blue sky

LiveWires 5 and 6 have been playing with a shape sorter made by my Grandfather for my Mother to use in her teaching of infants. Then my three siblings and I played with it, next,  our four children and now it is the LiveWires 5 and 6 watched over by their big sister who are playing with the toy made by their Great, Great Grandfather. Isn’t that just wonderful?

LiveWires 1, 5 and 6

 
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Posted by on November 24, 2018 in family history, glass, Grandchildren, Happiness, Photography, Postaday2018

 

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On the Beach and First Carrot

01 Jul

An accident on the A30 and a road closure meant that Daughter No3 and her Daughter, LiveWire No4, returned after saying goodbye two hours previously so we managed an extra afternoon on the beach which was a special delight, being so unexpected.

Jumping
Splashing
Down to the sea

B helped to harvest our first carrot, somewhat curly and very tasty.

First carrot!

 
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Posted by on July 1, 2018 in Cornwall, environment, Grandchildren, Happiness, Photography, Postaday2018

 

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Tea Set, By The Sea and Goodbyes

29 Jun

For many years, when we lived in Yorkshire,  I worked for two weekends in June as the ‘cash and wrap’ lady for Jane and Ted Hamlyn’s selling weekend. As payment, I always received beautiful pieces of Jane Hamlyn’s salt glazed pottery and I have the loveliest collection of her pots and some of Ted’s paintings.  One year, she made a tea set for a customer and then one for me for Grandchildren that we hoped to have but of whom there was as yet no sign. Now we have some and this week we have given the tea-set to B, LiveWire No 4. She has played with it every day and is delighted with it.

Jane Hamlyn Tea-set

We had lunch today at The Blue Bar with B, LiveWire No 4 and her Mum, Daughter No 3, my beloved Brother and his wife. Here is B, looking for her little cousins on the beach.


LiveWire No4 at the window of the Blue Bar

We have said Goodbye to my kid Brother and my beloved SiL today who leave on the train tomorrow morning and I am very sad. We have had a brilliant time and very soon I will be able to focus on that. Right now I am sad.

 

 
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Posted by on June 29, 2018 in art, family, Grandchildren, Postaday2018

 

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