A pretty peachy cloud was hovering over Pednandrea Chimney as we walked down to buy some milk.
Pednandrea chimney stack (the Cornish name means ‘At the head of the town’) can be seen for miles around
Coming back up the lane we saw pink Hollyhocks over a neighbours fence and burnished golden leaves along the path.
Hollyhocks in the evening light
Wet Autumn leaves on the last day of August
I’ve been trying to find time to get to Studio 10 in Redruth to see the Frida Kahlo exhibition since last Sunday. I made it at last, met some lovely people, saw some amazing art and bought some earrings! I just loved the humour in these mosaic characters by Susie Chaikin, an artist I am delighted to have discovered today. Do have a look at her website by clicking on the red link. I featured some of her husband, Mike Chaikin’s, kinetic sculptures in April without knowing they were his – sorry! You can see them here.
Frida and Diego by Susie Chaikin
Here are the earrings I bought today. I need to find out the name of the artist maker. (I have now been told they have been made by Anne Boo Whetter.
Beautiful earrings
Sorting through stuff again – it’s ongoing! – I re-discovered Baby’s Progress, a little booklet given to my Mum to record my progress many years ago. Here is one page from it.
Mum’s record of me!
We have been working in the garden all day and my camera has been left untouched but the garden looks a lot better – hedges trimmed, slabs swept, last pots planted up and rubbish all taken to the dump. Instead of my photos, here today is the article that appeared in the May edition of Cornwall Today about our production ‘Until the Day Break’. Click on any photo to make the writing clearer.
Frontispiece for the article
Carn Brea Castle on 1st page
Bigger words
Next two pages
page 3
Page 4
Last pages
Easier to read
Before supper tonight at The Blue Bar we walked on the beach and passed by a Teddy Bear being hauled up the beach on a miniature surfboard.
Teddy on a surf board
Driving home from Porthtowan it is always a joy to see Carn Brea with its castle and monument.
Carn Brea with castle and Bassett Monument
A lovely friend brought me an enormous bunch of Brodiaea which are now on the hall table in a beautiful Jane Hamlyn pot.
Brodiaea
Today I took our exhibition posters and supplementary material to The Cornish Studies Library in Redruth as they are going to put it all on display in the near future. While I was there, I spent time, as always, with the remarkable Tregellas tapestries. Here are two more to add to those I have shown you before. You can read some of their history here.
The National Trust in Cornwall
Holidays in Cornwall
We stomped around Burncoose Nurseries’ Gardens this afternoon. The various Hydrangeas are looking lovely.
Hydrangea flowers
I loved the pale pink new growth I show you below with the dark green older leaves but, sadly, I don’t know what the plant is. Perhaps someone could enlighten me?
I love the delicacy of these purple poppies’ petals.
A pair of purple poppies
We chose the route home that takes us along Bond Street where there is a newish gallery called Studio 10 whose windows we like to look into. What treasures there today! A whole exhibition to Frida Kahlo – and when I looked it up, I discovered that the exhibition, The Frida Experiment, starts on Sunday until July 15th with this byline – ‘Sixteen artists working in various disciplines expressing how Frida Kahlo has influenced their work.’ I shall be back next week to have a proper look.
Studio 10
Nearer home, there is a house where interesting cars can often be seen. Today it is this orange delight. I don’t know what it is but I like it and hope one of my readers may be able to enlighten me.
Orange vehicle
I held my breath as Hector, Redruth’s Railway cat, crossed the lines as a train was due. He must have know that it was twenty minutes late!
On the way down from the station, where I had been buying my tickets for Bristol Airport ( and thence to Barcelona to meet our Grand-baby twins on Thursday), I spotted this pretty leaf.
Coming up the lane, the Honeysuckle is in bloom.
Commentator Award
Thank you, Tina Liu
