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Leaves, Singing and Nativity Scene

The Cotoneaster’s leaves are as red as its berries.

Red leaves

This afternoon The Suitcase Singers sang on the top deck of an open-topped bus to entertain the shoppers in Falmouth. The lower deck was a Santa’s Grotto!

Suitcase Singers entertaining Falmouth shoppers on a damp Saturday afternoon. Thanks to M for taking the photo.

I love this knitted Nativity scene found in the window of Book Mark, Falmouth’s second hand bookshop. Note the selfie stick held by Joseph, reminiscent of all the selfies we saw being taken in the Sagrada Familia earlier in the week.

Nativity scene in the window of Bookmark

Dessert, Advent Calendar and Truro, City of Lights

21 Nov

We had dinner out before late night shopping and then the wonderful City of Lights lantern parade.

Dessert – such a good idea – a sliver of cake with coffee

I fell for this beautiful colourfully felted Advent Calendar but it cost £99. It has inspired me to make something similar for next year. I shall have to start in January!

Advent calendar

Detail

The lanterns this year were better than ever. Many of my photos haven’t worked but here is a taste of the skill and loveliness of the carefully crafted lanterns.

Not sure who this represents, she is beautifully detailed.

Not much time left

Whale

Sir Humphrey Davey

Old man with child

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 21, 2018 in art, Cornwall, craft, felting, Food, Photography, Postaday2018

Tags: felting, #ASK

Chinese Deity, Embroidery and Peeler

13 Nov

Our lovely neighbour is home again after being away in China for a month where she and her brother have been constructing an amazing sculpture, the Chinese God, Thousand Mile Eye.

Thousand Mile Eye by Sue Hill and Pete Hill

Showing the scale

Sue brought us home presents – a beautifully embroidered scarf for me and a super sharp peeler for Mr S.

Beautiful scarf

Chinese potato peeler

Using the super sharp peeler

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 13, 2018 in art, Beauty, embroidery, friendship, Photography, Postaday2018, sculpture, Uncategorized

Tags: Sue Hill and Pete Hill, Thousand Mile Eye

UN Day and Bruce Kent, Tea Cosies and Kindnesses

24 Oct

It is UN Day today and we were privileged to have Bruce Kent, of CND and a veteran Peace campaigner, in Truro, to speak to us to mark the day. The world celebrates United Nations Day every October 24 to honour the interstate organisation promoting human rights, social progress, and world peace. … Founding the United Nations in 1945 right after the very tragic World War II meant a very important idea to be embedded in every nation – that is to achieve Peace. This aim becomes more important with each day that goes by.

Cornish flag and United Nations flag on either side of the Union Jack

Later in Truro, I saw a new tea cosy in the bread shop.

Hedgehog cosy

This morning I came across my quotation book again and thought this one of William Wordsworth’s seemed right for today.

“The best portions of a good man’s life are his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness.”

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 24, 2018 in Cornwall, Kindness, knitting, Peace, Photography

Tags: Bloggers 4 Peace, Bloggers for Peace, United Nations Day

Supper, Day Lily and Knitting

19 Jul

Yet another beautiful day and yet another supper in the evening sunshine – a very simple veggie favourite of Roast Rainbow Vegetables with Halloumi.

Simple supper

Beside us in the border, today’s Day Lily.

Day Lily

We went to Heligan again last night to see 100: UnEarth by WildWorks, brilliant again and we saw the squares that I knitted for the rocket/torpedo. “The knitted torpedo stands by the Well at Heligan as part of the commemoration of the finish of WW1, 100 years ago. The torpedo was chosen as a symbol for the vast amount of knitting women and children did during WW1 and to commemorate the fact that women made many of the munitions used.”

the-knitted-torpedo-for-which-i-knitted-four-squares

My knitting as part of the rocket

The squares will all be re-stitched into blankets after the show.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 19, 2018 in Food, knitting, nature, Photography, Postaday2018

Tags: 100: UnEarth by WildWorks, Roast Rainbow Vegetables with Halloumi., The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Blooming, Tea Cosies and A Special Home

16 Jul

In Truro this afternoon we were delighted to see very beautifully planted baskets everywhere.

Baskets in Truro

I always like to go by one of the pasty shops as someone in there knits delightful tea-cosies. One day I must go in and ask. Just look at these two beauties. Click on the photo to see the seagull.

Seagull on the waves

Engine house

It was rehearsal time at Troon Primary School again today and I found time to photograph this splendid home for wildlife in their grassy bit that I noticed on Saturday but didn’t have time to stop for. I love the education these children are receiving.

Home for wildlife

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 16, 2018 in Cornwall, environment, knitting, nature, Truro, Uncategorized

Tags: Troon primary School, Truro in bloom, wildlife homes

England, A Boat and Heligan

03 Jul

Against all expectations, England won the football match this evening, in the penalty shoot out. We are delighted!

We watched the match with the Munich contingent of our family reunion in their holiday chalet where this piece of art had pride of place. They leave tomorrow, so our three weeks of family time finally comes to an end. What a lovely time we have all had together.

A Penzance boat

Regular readers may remember that I knitted some blue squares recently. They were for the WildWork’s 100:UNEARTH production which started this evening and runs until 22 July, The knitted torpedo stands by the Well at Heligan as part of the commemoration of the finish of WW1, 100 years ago. The torpedo was chosen as a symbol for the vast amount of knitting women and children did during WW1 and to commemorate the fact that women made many of the munitions used.