LiveWire no 4 is with us now and is a keen photographer. Here follow her photos of our garden in gallery 1.
In gallery 2, are the photos she took at the allotment all with her own labels.
LiveWire no 4 is with us now and is a keen photographer. Here follow her photos of our garden in gallery 1.
In gallery 2, are the photos she took at the allotment all with her own labels.
Our eldest daughter left after dinner last night and second daughter and family, including our lovely Guest Blogger, left after breakfast . Our son is still here and his twin sister and her daughter arrive tomorrow. It’s all go!
D is here to collect all his drums and other musical instruments including a Kora that he made himself and to take them all back to Barcelona. The bag for the Kora had a broken zip so off we went to the wonderful Make A Mends shop in town to get it fixed. It was done in moments!
S at the shop had recently made a beautiful pair of trousers out of old curtains and these were being bought by a young lady who will wear them at a wedding soon.
After another morning surfing with the surf school and an afternoon resting after their exertions in a rather wild sea, the most delicious dinner was cooked for us by LiveWire 2 (15 years old) this evening – Chicken in a special secret recipe sauce with silky smooth mash and Tenderstem broccoli and using home-grown shallots from our allotment.
A very delicate Lacewing was on our windscreen and stayed there long enough for me to get a photo. And, as you can see, we have had blue skies today!
We were joined by an unusually coloured and rather pretty pigeon while we were waiting at the train station for two LiveWires and their Mum to arrive.
As always, our first stop was the beach, Porthtowan being a family favourite. The seas were still wild though the storm had passed, the winds were still strong and the Lifeguards had the red flag up, much to LiveWire no 2’s disappointment as he wanted to swim! It is such a delight to have some family here for a few days.
We have a crazy storm coming over, such fierce winds that this year’s Tall Ships Parade of Sail in Falmouth has been cancelled. Our garden is being hammered and I haven’t been out all day.
The following photo is from this day last year when we were very taken with the beautifully maintained hanging baskets in Truro. Truro this year is among the finalists for City in Bloom and the baskets this year are lovely too. 
Thank you to all of you who have left comments for our wonderful Granddaughter, LiveWire 3. We are so proud of how she says, “Yes, please,” when I ask if she would like to do another Guest post and then disappears with the lap top for 20 mins or so and comes back with such a lovely piece of writing. 🙂
Hi, It’s LiveWire 3 again! This time we arrived spontaneously because we love coming here and take every chance we get to come to Cornwall and see our family! Today we had a magical beach trip to Kynance Cove which was unimaginably beautiful. It was like being in Spain or Italy! The water was bluer than sapphire, it was like a matching outfit, the sky as a shirt, the sea as trousers. It was absolutely idyllic!

In the evening, we traveled up the ferny hill to a castle, but not just any castle, a restaurant! The castle floated over some massive rocks and it felt like we were royals in the 16th century! We walked up the stairs and sat down, surrounded by stones and sunshine. It was so cosy – especially with the candles! Our food was so delicious and I don’t think the plates even needed to be cleaned after we’d finished!

We watched the sunset through the windows and as we left everything was orange so we stood behind those massive rocks and just immersed ourselves in the sunlight.

LiveWire3 again! I’m so glad to be back in Cornwall for the summer; this trip has been especially special! My favourite part of our visit so far was the boat trip with Granny’s two choirs, the Suitcases and the Ingleheart singers. It was mainly the Inglehearts. We traveled over the sea on the boat eating and laughing then got off at a pub on the other side! There, we did some busking raising money for ShelterBox and the Redruth food bank! Everybody loved it and it was so much fun! On the way back, the ocean was dancing and everyone was singing in perfect harmony; it was like being in a dream and I wish I could relive it! Everywhere we passed had a beautiful view, it was magical!
In the morning, we went for what we thought was going to be a quick visit to Porthtowan and some brunch at the Blue Bar but we stayed there for ages! The longer we stayed, the bluer the sky, the warmer the air and the longer our chats! We arrived at the Blue Bar early so we could get a spot at one of the booths! We did! It was cosy and warm and we had a beautiful view to stare at after each bite of our delicious brunch! The booths glowed like the moon in the shadow of the Blue Bar and I was shocked how blue the view was!

We went for a little walk along the sand and watched the lapping waves judging if the waves would wash over my feet or if they would stop just before the sole of my shoe. It was like a noisy silence with an occasional chat. Afterwards, we got Moomaid’s ice cream which was absolute perfection! My Mum and dad were exchanging funny stories on the wet sand!
Thank you so much LiveWire 3 for another brilliant piece of writing in this blog.
“Guest blogger here again!
It was our last day in Cornwall so we had to go to Truro. We went to Waterstones to mooch around and we got some delicious Cornish pasties. We also bought some new shirts for LiveWire2 which was very successful!
Later on I went to choir with Granny! I was so excited as I have been going since I was very young and whenever I get the chance to join in, I always take it! We sang a beautiful (and fun) Roma Gypsy song, Sao Roma arranged by Stephen Taberner, a song about May and one called Voice of Change about the Earth, about how we need to save it! I love the energy in the room and everyone is so enthusiastic and welcoming!
As we drove back home, there was so much rain! And it was really fun because there were loads of massive puddles that splashed so high and made such a loud noise. Every time we splashed through one, Granny and I both went ‘WOAH’!
I was very sad for it to be the end of our trip but I’m sure we’ll see each other again very soon! And I’m sure I’ll be coming back here again in the summer!”
Voice of Change follows, sung by The Suitcase Singers with the thanks to Jamie for the lyrics. Claire Ingleheart composed the music.This song is now sung all over the country at Climate protests.