At the party on Thursday all the food was labelled with pebbles, an idea I really liked. 
Afterwards we drove to see the sea at Castle Beach.
Today, driving to Truro, the lanes were lined with autumnal leaves in gold and shades of evergreens.
Category Archives: Cornwall
Pebble, Sea and Leaves
Reflections, Swan and A Film
One of the beautiful things about Thursday mornings, as well as the singing, is the river. The reflections in the still waters are always lovely.
Today there was a swan in the water staying close to the quay wall. I love the first picture where the sun is lighting some feathers and managed a second shot when it moved for a moment away from the wall.
We have seen a very moving and inspirational film tonight.
Decorations, Leaves and Fireworks
In the market today, there was a feast of orange and yellow which brightened the whole place up.
In the streets outside, the golden autumn leaves did the same.
Tonight I went to watch the firework display and it was magnificent.
Hell’s Mouth, Ice Cream and A Cake
It’s been one of those very cold, very bright winter days and we set off to walk along the cliffs at Godrevy. The car park was full and people were queing so we turned round and went to see the sea at Hell’s Mouth where it was the calmest we have ever seen.
We called in at the cafe and had ice creams sitting out at the back in warm sunshine.
I baked a cake for tomorrow’s market and then went to a Heart Brain Coherence meditation session which was calming and wonderful.
And as a P.S. It’s my 15th anniversary of blogging with WordPress.
Narcissi, My Mum and a Song
I was in a lovely vintage shop today and on the counter were some beautiful narcissi, grown in St Keverne.
November 5th was my lovely Mum’s birthday. As a little girl she thought that everyone was celebrating her birthday with fireworks and, of course, I think of her especially on this day, though truth to be told, I think about her most days even though it’s many years since she died. At her request we also had fireworks at her wake.
Photo from 2016
I first heard this song by Mama Nous a while ago but sharing it again today, remembering Mum, seemed right. Do click on the link to listen. It’s a really lovely piece. I love this artist and if you’d like to learn more about her or hear more of her emotionally intelligent songs, click here.
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Squirrel, Winter Salads and Fruit
There were three squirrels running about in the garden this morning, almost impossible to catch in a photo as they dashed from wall to bench to Welly Dog na dup and down trellis panels. They had a ball!
The one photo that worked catching one of the squirrels
We brought home lots of spare winter salad plants from Community Roots yesterday (where they are planted in the poly tunnels) and today my lovely Mr S has planted them all in pots in our greenhouse.
Our Passionflower has had masses of flowers this year and today I noticed a passionfruit at the top of the arch! I don’t suppose it’ll be ripe enough to eat but it’s pleasing to see anyway.
Happiness Calendar and November Blooms
Here is this month’s calendar:
WordPress now sends us posts each morning from the last 10 years and today I looked at this day in 2017. Then I posted about all the colour in our garden and there were 28 different blooms. Today there are 23, somewhat ragged and sometimes on their own, some with nectar gatherers too and here are some of them.
Sunset, Evening Sky and Embroidery
We drove to St Agnes Head to watch the sun slide into the sea at sunset this evening. Driving through the villages on the way there, it was delightful to see lots of children in fabulous outfits, going round with their families to ‘trick or treat’ on Hallowe’en. .
Driving home, the sky was peachy and lovely.
Last evening, at the soup night, we each had the prettiest of napkins
A Cornish Lane, Cathedral and A Soup Night Poem
Soup night was wonderful and raised £1,000 for tonight’s good cause.! The following poem was perfect for the night.
Soup by Salena Godden from her collection Pessimism is for Lightweights
Kalan Gwav and Autumnal Colours
Kalan Gwav is a Cornish celebration that marks the first days of winter, a time when myth becomes reality and tales become legends. We were lucky enough to come across the celebration of the new season in Trelissick Gardens this afternoon and loved the installations that we came across in our walk around, all inspired by Cornish folklore.
And a touch of Autumnal colours in the stilt lady, the leaves and the lanes.
