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We said Goodbye to Bill Today

Hundreds and hundreds of people came today to say goodbye to a much loved man. There was music and laughter, there were stories and tears, there were memories and tributes and there was an abundance of love. People met in the park, marched to a Cornish band up to the house where Bill was collected in his jewel like coffin and carried to the Church in the lee of Carn Brea, all accompanied by the band and a very lovely choir. The WildWake was in a marquee by the beach in a howling gale where the musicians continued to play and the laughter and tears continued to flow and a marvellous shared supper was enjoyed. I have been encouraged by Sue to show you the beautiful coffin, covered in paintings done by Bill’s friends, by Sue and one of Bill’s own pieces and to share the amazing procession with you.

One of Bill’s palettes

one side

Bill’s own painting

Other side

Flowers

Processing down the lane under the oak tree

Carrying the coffin down to St Euny Church

Crowds come to say goodbye

Our memories of our lovely neighbour – https://mybeautfulthings.com/2017/05/03/bill-mitchell-our-friend-next-door-2121951-1442017/

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 5, 2017 in art, Beauty, Carn Brea, Cornwall, music, Photography, Uncategorized

Tags: Bill Mitchell artistic director, funeral, St Euny Church

Graveyard Stomp, Yellow Lane and White Primroses

28 Feb

Our project, Until the day Break, stories from the graveyard, moves on apace. On Sunday we had the most amazing afternoon with people who came to find out more and to volunteer as actors, makers, helpers and more and goodness, there was some talent in the room. It was wonderful to hear our stories being brought to life. This morning Sue and I stomped around St Euny Graveyard with a journalist, Kirstie, from the magazine Cornwall Today. We told her about the project and about our excitement that it is coming together. She is going to write an article about it all for the May edition.

One of our Perthi Kov crew just happened to be riding by and came up the lane to meet us all.

After that windblown adventure, I went for lunch with some lovely friends. I just had to stop on one of the lanes to take this photo to show you the daffodils. There was no traffic about!

In lovely Sue-next-door’s garden there are some very pretty white Primroses.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 28, 2017 in Beauty, Carn Brea, Cornwall, environment, flowers, History, Perthi Kov, Photography, postaday2017

Tags: Cornwall Today, St Euny Church, Until the Day Break

Avocado, Carn Brea and Camellia

22 Jan

I haven’t seen an avocado with a lovely green stripe like this before, the stripe here echoing the beautifully coloured flesh inside.

I always find it fascinating to see how Carn Brea Castle and the Bassett Monument appear to change places as we go on our walk around the Great Flat Lode behind our house. Look closely in the second photo and you can see the light right through one of the castle windows.

There are lots of Camellias in bloom right now, brightening up quite a gloomy day.

Seed Heads, Bracken and A Path

03 Oct

Beautiful fluffy seed heads all along the tracks, bracken golden in the Autumn sunshine, a path in the distance up the hillside of Carn Brea and an excellent picking of blackberries all combined to make this a very satisfying walk

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 3, 2016 in Beauty, Carn Brea, Cornwall, environment, nature, Photography

Tags: Carn Brea

Weekly Photo Challenge – Frame

27 Aug

We were in St Euny Graveyard this morning doing a bit more research for our Perthi Kov Project when I remembered this week’s challenge and saw an opportunity to frame Carn Brea Castle and the Basset Monument atop Carn Brea through the holes in a memorial shaped as a Cornish Cross.

Carn Brea Castle and The Basset Monument

I’ll tell you more about the project, Perthi Kov, which means remember in Cornish, at a later date.

For others in this week’s challenge, click here.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 27, 2016 in Beauty, Carn Brea, Cornwall, Photography, Postaday 2016, Weekly photo challenge

Tags: Perthi Kov, Weekly Photo Challenge - Frame

Last Walk, Dolly and The Station

21 Aug

This was our last morning with our Live Wires and they wanted to walk up to see the engine houses on The Great Flat Lode trail up behind our house. It was quite a haul for little legs so I took a short cut with T and J went further with his Grandad to see the engine houses close up. On our way up the lane we met a couple just going to feed their horses and they invited the children to go to watch. Dolly had a brilliant technique of kicking her bucket to loosen up her food which we all thought was very clever.

Climbing on the gate

Dolly

St Euny Engine House

Looking towards Carn Brea

Leading us home

Waiting for the train

After lunch, it was time for the train and goodbyes and now the house is all too quiet and still – and I need a rest!!

Thank you so much to all my lovely readers who wrote such encouraging comments to my little Guest Bloggers! They will reply when they are home, probably tomorrow. They were both so delighted to see their blogs published! I think they will want to join in on every visit from now on!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 21, 2016 in Beauty, Carn Brea, Cornwall, Grandchildren, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016

Buddleia, Carn Brea Castle and Baby Snails

24 Jul

The rain stopped and we went out round the back along a short section of The Flat Lode Trail. The Buddleia is now blooming though we didn’t see any butterflies which is quite unusual as it has the nickname Butterfly Bush. The Gorse and the Heather are in bright bloom too.

From the top of the hill we could see Carn Brea castle in the distance and realised that we could see sky right through the window!

On the metal plate of a gate, the lovely Mr S spotted some tiny snails, barely 2 cms across. You can see that they are hardly the size of the rust spots.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 24, 2016 in Beauty, Carn Brea, Cornwall, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016

Tags: carn brea castle, The Flat Lode Trail

Bunch of Flowers, Mist and Our Littlest Live-Wire

12 Jun

The Sunday morning car-boot sale was small this morning as it had been raining but I found this beautiful bunch of home-grown flowers.

Driving home, the Bassett Monument on Carn Brea disappeared into the mist.

This afternoon L arrived with Littlest Live-Wire who was immediately at home and helping in the garden. It is a very special time indeed when Grand-babies come to visit.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 12, 2016 in Beauty, Carn Brea, Cornwall, garden, Grandchildren, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016

Tags: The Bassett Monument

Carn Brea, Puppy and A Rainbow

28 Mar

For our last walk this morning we went up to Carn Brea, a favourite of the children as the boulders are such fun to clamber over. It always intrigues me how the castle, once a Chapel built in 1379, was constructed using the huge boulders as part of the supporting wall.

Carn Brea Castle

A very lively and lovely puppy caught their attention for a while.

It has been a day of sunshine and showers and then this beautiful double rainbow caught quickly from the kitchen window.

Double rainbow

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 28, 2016 in Beauty, Carn Brea, Cornwall, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016

Tags: built in 1379, carn brea castle

Carn Brea, Rainbow and Truro Cathedral

18 Feb

We had a lovely stomp to the Bassett Monument today on the top of Carn Brea where the rock formations are such fun to clamber over. As we went up the sun was shining but we could see rain falling into the sea on the North coast. It came our way and we sheltered under the big stones and then were entranced by the rainbow. Carn Brea Castle was a short distance away. From this high point the sea on both coasts can be seen.