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Sewing, Secret and Sea

There are now 30 little creatures on the long fabric strands.

I’m being allowed to show you a little more of the project. The whole piece remains secret until the exhibition starting on March 31st. I wonder if you can work out what it is.

After sewing and my lovely Mr S working in the garden in sunshine, we decided to go out for lunch at the Falmouth Hotel and have a walk by the sea. It really does my soul good to see, smell and hear the sea. The blues were so beautiful today.

Out for lumch

Our next treat was a trip to Falmouth Art Gallery for a wonderful exhibition of automata which I’ll show you tomorrow.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 18, 2026 in art, Cornwall, craft, environment, Falmouth, Gyllyngvase, nature, Postaday 2026, sculpture, Uncategorized

Filigree, Gorse and Sun on Water

18 Jan

As we set off to drive to Gylly for a walk, I noticed two tiny filigree leaves stuck to the side of the car.

Walking along Cliff Road, the gorse was a beautiful bright gold.

As we left the sun was lighting up the water in the bay.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 18, 2026 in Cornwall, environment, Gyllyngvase, nature, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Reflection, Choir Baby and Low Tide

09 Oct

Penryn River

Watching Claire as she teaches the basses at the end of our session

Low tide at Gyllyngvase Beach

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 9, 2025 in environment, Gyllyngvase, nature, Penryn, Postaday2025

Audience, View and A Very Special Moment

22 May

This morning at choir, it was so warm we had the door open as we rehearsed and sitting right outside was a seagull who stayed for quite a while. I like to think it was enjoying our rendition of “Wild Mountain Thyme.”

We went for lunch at The Gylly Cafe and had a wonderful view of the sea and the paddle boarders.

Our friend, Paul Haines is on a Peace Walk, walking from Berlin to Budapest and raising money for Children of Peace. Today he sent the following short report of a truly special and beautiful moment.

“A Special Moment!!

The other day I was walking out of a town and passed a bus stop. A bus pulled up coming in to the town and the driver and I waved and smiled at each other.

I carried on walking and about fifteen minutes later there was a very loud horn sounding. I turned and saw it was the same bus, now exiting the town. The driver was smiling and waving and then pointed upwards as he passed. I looked at the back of the bus as it drove away, and there, instead of the destination, it read “Together for Peace”. What a wonderful thing the driver had done. What a special moment!!

Unfortunately it all happened so quickly I had no time to take a photo.”

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 22, 2025 in Beauty, community, Cornwall, friendship, Gyllyngvase, nature, Peace, Postaday2025, travel, Uncategorized

Tags: Children of Peace, Penryn River

Sea, Sunset and A Poem

18 Mar

A delicious lunch at the Gylly Cafe and a brief walk on the beach as although the sun was shining, the sea and the sky glorious shades of blue, the wind was bitterly cold and blowing fine sand around.

The crisp cold air makes lovely sunsets.

I have posted this poem before. As the world news gets harder and harder and we feel the fear and despair of so many around the world, Wendell Berry’s words offer some small comfort.

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry.

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“When despair for the world grows in me

and I wake in the night at the least sound

in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,

I go and lie down where the wood drake

rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.

I come into the peace of wild things

who do not tax their lives with forethought

of grief. I come into the presence of still water.

And I feel above me the day-blind stars

waiting with their light. For a time

I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 18, 2025 in Cornwall, environment, Gyllyngvase, nature, Postaday2025, Uncategorized

Tags: Wendell Berry

Presents and A Walk

26 Dec

My beautiful new earrings made by Lucy Kemp

Gorgeous new decoration, one of three.Thanks, S!

Across to Pendennis Head

Gylly Beach

Fascicularia bicolor – Hardy bromeliad plant, growing along Cliif Road, near Castle Beach, Falmouth

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 26, 2024 in Cornwall, environment, Gyllyngvase, nature, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Tags: Fascicularia bicolor -, Silver

Reflection, View and Weather Vane

12 Sep

Glassy water of the Penryn River

From Gylly across the water

Weather vane on the American Shelter

Breakfast and A Good Read

01 Jul

Sorry! Somehow forgot to publish yesterday. 🙁

We met our friends for breakfast by the sea again today and what a lovely time we had – good food, good conversation and lots of laughs.

There were occasional showers while we were in the Gylly cafe. You can see the dark clouds hovering. It has rained all afternoon and I have curled up with a cracking good read, another of Elly Griffiths’ gripping thrillers. This is the first of the series so I have hours of reading ahead of me……..

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 1, 2023 in Cornwall, environment, friendship, Gyllyngvase, photography, Postaday 2023, Sea, Uncategorized

Tags: Gyllyngvase Beach

Chard, Rain and Dinner

25 Oct

The Rainbow Chard at Community Roots farm is looking wonderful.

We had a plan of going rock pooling on Castle Beach today but took shelter and had lunch in the Gylly Cafe and watched the rain and the swimmers instead.

I had help making the lasagne for tonight’s meal, it being World Pasta day today.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 25, 2022 in baking, growing, Gyllyngvase, photography, Postaday2022

Some Old Tyres, A New Word and Beaches

17 Oct

We keep the big doors open at the eco barn when we sing on Monday afternoons and today, through the gap, I saw some of the delightful and imaginative decorations in the yard, all made from old tyres and painted brightly to become a toucan and a palm tree!

I learned a new word the other day – confelicity. It means taking delight in the happiness of others. This is what it was like last week when we so enjoyed taking our Ukrainian friends to the beach where they were able to let go of some worries for a while and could revel in the joy of the sea and the beach.