It was so lovely today to take a walk around the garden between showers and wearing wellies and to spot some signs of Spring. Some flowers were quite rain damaged but here are some Snowdrops and two kinds of Crocus.
Category Archives: Cornwall
Spring Flowers Appearing
Flowers, Cathedral and A Special Poem
In Truro today, it was lovely to see the planters full of primulas in purple, white and green – and a bit of pink. 
I’ve been given permission to share a poem with you. It is one of a booklet of remarkable writing produced by a very talented grandchild of one of my choir friends. 
Mist, Reflections and A Poem
Driving from Truro to Penryn this morning, the mist was sitting in the valleys.
I love reflections of boats in the river..
I am the Song by Charles Causley is a long time favourite. 
Growth, Choir and A Story Chair
The growth on our Amaryllis is amazing. I’ll try to remember to post a photo every Monday.
Monday 12th January
Monday 19th January
I went back to choir today and absolutely loved it. As Claire, our choir leader suggested, my chest felt much better by the end of the session. One of the songs we are learning is a South African one, Azikatale, arranged by Peter Hunt. The harmonies are gorgeous as each part joins in. I’ll try to get a recording next time.
Penzance Library has recently acquired the most glorious Story Chair.
https://freerangingdesigns.com/collections/storytelling-chairs-collection
Filigree, Gorse and Sun on Water
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.
Cornish Saints and Sinners and A Song
Another of Mum’s books that I have always loved is “Cornish Saints and Sinners” by J. Henry Harris, a quirky and entertaining look at the stories of places and people who feature in Cornwall’s history.
It amused me today on looking at it again after many years, that there’s a whole chapter dedicated to Dolly Pentreath about whom we sing at choir, a song written by Claire and Anna Maria Murphy.
You can listen to the song here, sung by Femmes de la Mer, Claire’s all female shanty group.
The Call of the Sea
For some reason today, I remembered a beautiful little book, The Call of the Sea, and found it. It was printed in 1907 and is in a very delicate state. It fell open at the page, Night in a Cornish Port so I’m thinking, since this book was my Mum’s, she must have loved this excerpt about Newlyn from Eden Philpotts.
Leather cover
Painted frontispiece
End leaf
I love the thought that my hands are touching something loved and touched by my beloved Mum.
Serendipity and Kindness
Today, one of the people who gets a weekly veg bag from Roots, messaged us all to say that they had gone away for Christmas and forgotten to pick up their bag – so, would anyone like it. Here’s the serendipity – We would like it as we had been unable to get our fruit and veg at the start of the week as planned, both being unwell so we had decided we would manage with a few frozen veg for a few days.
Now the kindness….. Community Roots, where the bag was to be picked up, is a 15 minute drive away and neither of us is fit to go out so I said we would like the bag, explained the situation and asked if there was a good fairy around to help. But of course there was! This is Community Roots we are talking about. Two Roots friends offered and now we have the veg and some fruit, enough to take us up to and through when the whole family arrive on 30th December!
So now we have a wonderful array of freshly grown veg (some of which I probably sowed many months ago!) With all that Roots-grown veggie goodness in us, we are surely going to get better very soon.
Christmas Topper
Just want to say what brilliant treatment we had from our surgery today. My lovely Mr S was not fit to go to see a Dr so the surgery arranged for a paramedic to come to check him out. S spent 30 mins with us and made sure all was well and left a prescription with us. Hoping now that a corner will be turned.
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
