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International Knit in Public Day

As it is Knit in Public Day, I took my latest piece into town and knitted in our regular and favourite coffee shop in town.

The Craft Collective had planned to knit outside but as you see from their sign, we had some heavy showers today so they retreated indoors.

I found this on an Fb page I follow – and send solidarity to all those out on protest today, knitting or not. I hope you have all been safe.

National Knit in Public Day falls on June 14th. Consider knitting at a local NO KINGS DAY RALLY! Nothing says pacifist like a group of knitters, knitting in public.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 14, 2025 in community, Cornwall, craft, knitting, Postaday2025, Redruth, Uncategorized

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Murdoch Day in Redruth and A Cream Tea

07 Jun

Join me for Murdoch Day, a celebration honouring the legacy of William Murdoch, the pioneer behind the use of coal gas in lighting. This year, we are ‘Celebrating 200 Years of the Railway’ as our Murdoch Day Festival theme. This theme acknowledges Redruth’s rich industrial history and celebrates William Murdoch’s contribution to a bicentenary of innovation. I love seeing the parade and all the children’s art and creations.,

Our young Town Crier in his Story Coat, leadin the parade

Young entrepreneurs selling Cornish Cream Teas

We shared a Cornish Cream Tea, jam first!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 7, 2025 in Celebration, community, Cornwall, craft, Food, History, Postaday2025, Redruth, Uncategorized

Carve – An Exhibition at 89 Redruth

25 May

Yesterday we went to another exhibition at the lovely small gallery in Redruth, 89. Last week I showed you a painted wooden snail, one of the teasers in the window before the exhibition opened.

The carvings were very beautiful but they were only part of the show. There were also paintings and quirky found objects so that the room was full of colour, of charm, of humour and ingenuity – a real pleasure to spend time there and to chat to the owner of the gallery. Here are a few photos but, if you are local, it’s really worth popping in. You’ll leave with a smile on your face. – such a variety of talent from the one anonymous artist.

Sunset

11 May

To accommodate the 6m high sculpture of a Vixen (no longer a Fox,) next door, a couple of branches had to be removed from their tree. This has had a most serendipitous result for us which we discovered yesterday. From our little front bedroom, we can now see the setting sun slipping into the sea and disappearing – such joy!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 11, 2025 in Beauty, Cornwall, environment, Happiness, nature, Postaday2025, Redruth, Uncategorized

Sheep, Planter and Knitting

07 May

This lovely little knitted sheep was on the table in our local bakery as we picked up our ordered loaves this morning.

In our Fore Street are some amazing planters put there by Redruth’s Incredible Edibles group. Everything planted is available for people to help themselves to a bit of edible greenery.

I knitted up the lovely bright yarn I showed you on April 9th. It’s a baby cardigan that will be going to Ukraine on the next lorry going. When I bought the new yarn on Monday and was chatting to the owner of our lovely local wool shop, she said I was not alone in wanting to start knitting the next project before sewing up the one I now have all the pieces for! Like many others, sewing up the piece is our least favourite part of knitting any garment. I love the pattern being created by the new yarn.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 7, 2025 in Cornwall, craft, environment, Food, knitting, nature, Postaday2025, Redruth

Our Town, Tulip and Aquilegia

03 May

We love our town.

Charming map at the entrance to the car park

I planted this tulip – and many more – in my Suffragette garden expecting them to be purple. I do love their frilliness but not really the colour.

The Aquilegias or Granny’s Bonnets, however are perfect in this small border.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 3, 2025 in art, Cornwall, garden, nature, Postaday2025, Redruth, Uncategorized

Guest Blogger – Cat, Cathedral and Crazy Birds

14 Apr

Morning Manx cat on my Mummy morning walk

The Manx cat again

A seagull flew over Truro Cathedral

A flying Magpie

Goldfinch in the limelight

Triple Goldfinch saying Hi

Goldfinches feeding again, eating seeds

LiveWire 4 here again! All photos are hers.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 14, 2025 in animals, architecture, birds, Cornwall, environment, garden, Grandchildren, nature, photography, Postaday2025, Redruth, Truro

Jacket, Soup Night and A Squirrel

29 Mar

I’ve had my Granny’s jacket for many years, wore it quite a lot but I haven’t worn it for a long time and decided it needed a new home so I took it down to Make A Mends for them to make use of it. Sarah fell in love with it so it is now hers and it really suits her. My Granny was Hilda Richards and she would be delighted that it is still being loved and worn.

We’ve been to Redruth Soup Night, great fun and for a good cause so win win all round. After the soup I had the most delicious Lemon Posset.

On the wall is another of Redruth’s red squirrels. Sadly, I don’t know the artist but I will find out.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 29, 2025 in art, charity, community, Cornwall, Food, Postaday2025, Redruth, Uncategorized

Water, Plastic Squirrel and Postbox Topper

22 Mar

Today is another special day – World Water Day – an annual United Nations observance day held on 22 March that highlights the importance of fresh water. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. When I was teaching GCSE English some years ago, the following poem came up on the syllabus. I loved it then and thought it just the right poem for today.

Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker

The skin cracks like a pod.
There never is enough water.

Imagine the drip of it,
the small splash, echo
in a tin mug,
the voice of a kindly god.

Sometimes, the sudden rush
of fortune. The municipal pipe bursts,
silver crashes to the ground
and the flow has found
a roar of tongues. From the huts,
a congregation: every man woman
child for streets around
butts in, with pots,
brass, copper, aluminium,
plastic buckets,
frantic hands,

and naked children
screaming in the liquid sun,
their highlights polished to perfection,
flashing light,
as the blessing sings
over their small bones.

The water situation in Gaza makes me weep; indeed the whole situation in Gaza. I just wish life were better for those children and that they could feel ‘the blessing.’

For some reason that I haven’t yet fathomed, our town is celebrating the red squirrel. This delightful piece made by a local artist, Flotsam Flo, is in the window of our greengrocery and butcher’s shop. If you use Facebook, do look her up. Her work is so important.

There’s a new postbox topper on our street, ready for Mother’s day next Sunday.

Narcissi, St Piran’s Festival and Happiness Calendar

01 Mar

Happy St David’s Day to all the Welsh and those with Welsh heritage like me and my siblings. I love Daffodils in all their guises so here they are to mark the day.

Before The Ingleheart Singers started the day off with a rousing round of some of our Cornish repertoire, a choir friend took this photo of me with Max, our lovely Town Crier, in his wonderful Story Coat that regular readers will know all about. Check here if you’d like to know more.