A precious bud indeed, the only one to survive the wild rain and wind.
It’s so pleasing to see the pollinators at our flowers..
We have a lovely pottery in town where there are pots to buy and lessons to be had, I’m tempted. 
Category Archives: Redruth
Peony, Bee and Pottery
Reflection, Purple and Orange
I took this photo yesterday for the words and double meaning and then was rather pleased with the reflection.
Loving this clematis climbing up the fir tree.
The lavenders are looking good and contrast so well with the orange of the Californian Poppies.
Our Town Was Buzzing Today
Two celebrations in Redruth today – Murdoch Day ( a celebration honouring the legacy of William Murdoch, the pioneer behind the use of coal gas in lighting) and Redruth Pride and the town has been buzzing with the parade, activities, live music on various stages and lots of market stalls.  The sun shone too which is such a bonus. Enjoy the gallery and click on any photo for the caption and more detail.
Wonderful display outside our greengrocery/ butchery and deli shop
Delightful activity for children to draw themselves.
School bus! Part of the schools’ parade
Each child carried a cut-out of an engine house, all named for local copper/tin mines
Stilt walkers
Another stilt walker
My lovely neighbour and her sister helping to carry the enormous Pride flag
The start of the Pride flag
Redruth Town Band with our Town Crier in his beautiful coat about to announce the band’s performance
Just rung the bell and making the announcement
One of the amazing hats worn by the band
Maypole, Cake and Rocket
Today’s Redruth Market was lots of fun with the maypole dancing in the Buttermarket being done expertly.
Beginning the maypole dance
All plaited up
Undoing the ribbons
Coffee cake for the cake stall. Thanks to C for the photo.
Flowering Rocket in the Incredible Edibles trough in Fore Street
Gallery 89, Textiles and A Painting
Today we have bought our third piece from an exhibition in Gallery 89, a fabulous small gallery in Redruth with ever changing exhibitions. 
I fell in love with a wonderful textile piece which is, as the artist Carolyn Young says herself, made of – “little bits: threads, fabrics, fibres, paper and found natural materials. Creating intuitively, I piece, knit, stick, felt, weave or stitch fragmented parts together to become whole.” Sadly, it was both too big and too expensive to bring home.
Calling Back Her Joy by Carolyn Young
Detail
Detail
The beautiful painting we did buy is Horizon by Lizzie Moran and can be collected tomorrow – so I’ll show you tomorrow.
Easter Bonnets, Live Music and A Miniature
Today’s market was great fun – very busy, with brilliant live music and beautifully decorated Easter bonnets at the cake stall. My coffee cake sold out quickly. 🙂
Easter Bonnets
Sam Lisle
Last Dog Standing
One of the many attractive stall was selling little replicas of our town’s Tinners’ Hounds. I was concerned about the artist but was reassured that he has given permission for the lovely little 3D printed versions.
If you look carefully, up the garden, you can see our Welly Dog original, as well as the delightful miniature
Fritillaria, Soap and Moon
It’s good to see the Fritillaria Meleagris, Snake’s Head Fritillary, coming up again.
I called into one of my favourite shops, Cornish Health Store, today to top up my supply of chocolate gingers and was given a delightful freebie of a tiny lemon soap.
Closing the curtains this evening, my lovely Mr S spotted the sliver of moon through the winter tree branches.
St Piran’s Day Celebrations in Redruth
It’s been a fun packed day in sunshine today, the parade, markets, daffodils, live music, flowers everywhere and so many happy, smiley people. Enjoy the gallery.
Outside the GrowBox
Outside the GrowBox
The parade
The Lamb
Steam punk
Our flag
Redruth School
Steam punk
Perran Moon, our MP, having a chat
On Bond Street
On Bond Street
On Bond Street
For those who wonder about the lamb:
Redruth Town Council uses The Lamb and Flag as its emblem building on a heritage of use in the town for hundreds of years though its origin remains widely debated. Historians believe the symbol first appeared in the wool trade during the Middle Ages. By the 19th century, people associated a lamb with purity due to its Christian connotations and used it in the mining trade to indicate the purity of the metal they were producing – the smelters stamped each ingot with the sign of the lamb and the St Piran flag was added to indicate its Cornish origin. Both copper and tin were very important in Cornwall, with various mines in the Redruth, Pool and Camborne area being the largest in the world for each of these minerals.
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.
Gracie Briney, Mince Pie and Flowers
It was a Victorian Market Day today with lots of stall holders – and some shoppers – dressed up and there was a special blast from the past in the shape of Gracie Briney, portrayed by Sue Hill, a Redruth resident born in 1773 about whom you can read more here.,Â
 We had our first mince pies of the season today and they were the best! They were home baked at HomeGround, our favourite coffee shop in town. 
Last week, you may have seen, I made a birthday cake for a friend and today, a beautiful bunch of thank you flowers was brought round, much appreciated. 
