After another morning surfing with the surf school and an afternoon resting after their exertions in a rather wild sea, the most delicious dinner was cooked for us by LiveWire 2 (15 years old) this evening – Chicken in a special secret recipe sauce with silky smooth mash and Tenderstem broccoli and using home-grown shallots from our allotment.
Hey everybody, it’s LiveWire3 and I’m glad to be back as the guest blogger. It was our first full day in Cornwall and me and my brother’s first time at surf school. We had waves of fun and exhaustion while tumbling and crashing. I almost stood up! LiveWire2 (my brother) however, was an expert, standing up on the waves like he ruled the world. As you can see we carried our surf boards back to base with hardship and determination.
Granny and I made a delicious lemon and chocolate cake (an unusual mix, I know)! I whizzed the batter until it was fluffy as a cloud, poured in the chocolate chips, folded them in and painted the lemon icing on the cake like an oil painting. It was perfectly tart and sweet, hitting a nerve in your brain that made you dream of heaven yet scrunch your nose up. Grandgrand mixed the icing!
It is World Humanism Day today. 
We met friends at The Blue Bar in Porthtowan for breakfast again this morning and had a super indulgent and very tasty meal. The wind was too cold and rough for our intended walk on the beach afterwards.
Waffle with berries, mascarpone and honey with a side of crispy bacon
One of our daisies was broken off in the wind so I brought it in and then realised that it is a double! I’ve never seen one like it before.
I hope you can see the magical doubleness
We took our friends out for Brunch at The Blue Bar, a treat where we take all our visitors. The sun was shining and has done all day. The beach filled up with families and was a joy to see. 
The best windbreak
Our eldest daughter came down for the day which was a surprise and a delight. We went to our favourite place for lunch, The Blue Bar in Porthtowan, and then had a walk on the beach in a biting cold wind. 
We followed a car with a good array of stickers on the back showing her love of Cornwall and a random one of Highland cattle. 🙂
We all three did some work in the allotment this afternoon, so good to have some help, and I was delighted to spot the first two baby tomatoes on the plants in the poly tunnel.
Hi everyone! I’m back and glad! This was our last full day in Cornwall but it has been, of course ,wonderful so far. Today, I went to Choir with Granny and was probably one of the best ones I’ve been to. Everybody is always so nice and welcoming and loves to help me during songs I don’t know. My favourite song was a Liberian song where we sang Cockadoodledoo in Liberian so if I ever want to go to Liberia, I can say Cockadoodledoo!
(I’ve tried to add an MP4 here but it’s not working – yet)
The day was foggy and murky yet seeing the ship wrecks on the mud was like a scarecrow in a field of daisies.
Later on, we went to Porthtowan for what was meant to be a fleeting encounter with the waves and pebbles but we got caught up and forgot time was running and stayed there for almost an hour stepping over stones and finding lettered pebbles.
A very delicate Lacewing was on our windscreen and stayed there long enough for me to get a photo. And, as you can see, we have had blue skies today!
We were joined by an unusually coloured and rather pretty pigeon while we were waiting at the train station for two LiveWires and their Mum to arrive.
As always, our first stop was the beach, Porthtowan being a family favourite. The seas were still wild though the storm had passed, the winds were still strong and the Lifeguards had the red flag up, much to LiveWire no 2’s disappointment as he wanted to swim! It is such a delight to have some family here for a few days.
A day for all mothers, all those who care with love for others.
I have been truly spoiled today! Daughter no 1 came for the day and we went out for lunch and had a lovely walk on the beach at Porthtowan.
A beautifully presented bouquet arrived from Daughter no 2 before I had showered this morning, delivered with a lovely message and all in purple, white and green, a reminder, if any of us need it, of our pride in our treasured history, my Great Granny being a suffragette.
Thanks KJ
And in a card that I opened at breakfast, some stunning earrings, in the same precious colours, that Daughter no 3 had had specially made for me!
Beautifully handmade by Tina
What perfectly lovely people our daughters are.
Lovely family day, eleven of us here today, and two birthday cakes!
Storm clouds on the horizon….
Porthtowan 123123 Photo by Daughter no 1.
Whether you write the date as we do in the UK or as they do in the US, today’s date is fun! 311223 or maybe even better is US 123123!
After being treated to a delicious brunch at The Blue Bar in Porthtowan we had a very windy walk on the beach. A couple of the gusts nearly had me blown over but LiveWire 4 marched all over the beach, collecting stones and having fun.
One of the family decided to go for a paddle!
Later, we visited our lovely friends and spent some time admiring their very beautiful young cat, Frank.
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