No photos of the boats, birds or the Penryn river today as the rain was interminable! and so very heavy! However we had a lovely sing and a very good choir friend sent me the following video – “May this room be filled with joy and harmony” – and it was!
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Another Christmas Gig
As we are about to start singing
On display
Just finished singing The Twelve Days of Christmas with audience participation
One of the beautiful horses
Lights across the Trehaddle Valley on zoom
No zoom
Party, Knitting and Supper
Today is the 90th birthday of my very good friend and singing mentor whom I met in 2008 when I first joined The Ingleheart Singers. She took me under her wing then and has kept me there ever since! Her Family arranged a secret party this afternoon and asked for the choir to turn up as a surprise and to sing for her ,so of course we did! It was a delightful afternoon.
Jean’s beautiful cake, wish I could credit the maker.
Another friend from choir spotted a knitted crib earlier this week and sent me the next photo, knowing how much I would like it. I love the smile on Mary’s face and have to wonder why one of the shepherds is up on the roof!
A simple meal was called for this evening, Macaroni Cheese, comfort food at its best.
Screenshot, More Singing and A Poem
My Dear Sister in Hawai’i watched the livestream as did family in Atlanta and blogging friend Nancy. My lovely sister took some screen shots and sent them through to me. Here’s one of both choirs, The Ingleheart Singers and The Suitcase Singers and Claire, our lovely leader. Sharing the concert was a very special way to feel connected with my sister when we live so very far apart..
The Inglehearts sang again this afternoon at the Eco Park’s Christmas fair with a delightful audience.
I’ve shared poems by Billy Collins before but not this one I think..Here are the first few verses which truly ring a bell with me. I hope this one appeals to you too – then you can look it up and get the last three verses.
Gracie Briney, Mince Pie and Flowers
It was a Victorian Market Day today with lots of stall holders – and some shoppers – dressed up and there was a special blast from the past in the shape of Gracie Briney, portrayed by Sue Hill, a Redruth resident born in 1773 about whom you can read more here.,
We had our first mince pies of the season today and they were the best! They were home baked at HomeGround, our favourite coffee shop in town. 
Last week, you may have seen, I made a birthday cake for a friend and today, a beautiful bunch of thank you flowers was brought round, much appreciated. 
Singers, Cake and Full Moon
Tenors plus one soprano before the ShelterBox Christmas Concert in Truro Cathedral
Tenors in full voice! Thanks K for the photo.
Cake for tomorrow’s market
I wish I could have caught the Cold Moon near the horizon so that its super moon-ness could have been appreciated.
ShelterBox Concert, Truro Cathedral and River Birds
Just home from singing with my choirs at the ShelterBox Christmas Concert. .I hope some of you managed to follow the livestream.
Truro Cathedral at the end of tonight’s concert
This morning before our rehearsal, I was watching a couple of Swans and then realised there was a Grey Heron nearby and a Curlew. I didn’t identify the smaller birds.
New Book, A Poem and A Reminder
I have just started reading the latest book from the ShelterBox Book Club which arrived on Saturday. The opening pages are drawing me right in and I’m looking forward to finding time to read.
I found this poem very moving and hope you do too.
Just a reminder about tomorrow’s Christmas Concert for ShelterBox that you can livestream if you’d like to. Here’s the link https://shelterbox.org/carolconcert/
Posy, Thank-Yous and Advent Candle
I picked a little garden posy today for Sue-next-door to mark the birthday of her lovely Bill – rosemary for remembrance with the last of the blooms in our garden..
Bill Mitchell
At Community Roots today, I spent a while looking through a beautiful little book made by pupils from a local school who spent a day in our community garden recently.
Here’s our Advent candle.
Happiness Calendar, Knitting and Flowers
I have had the loveliest afternoon, first singing where we rehearsed for our part in Thursday evening for the ShelterBox Christmas concert in Truro Cathdral followed by a couple of hours with a delightful young friend who has asked for help as she learns to knit. 
She brought me a very pretty little bunch of flowers as a thank you.
The Christmas concert we were rehearsing for this afternoonwill be livestreamed around the world ,so if you would like to join us, you can register here.
Please do tell me if you register to watch. It would be lovely to know that some of you might be ‘with’ us.
