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.
I picked a little posy of marigolds and purple sweet peas today.
I love the wall hanging seen a couple of weeks ago in Truro Cathedral that says thank you to their volunteers.
The following very useful information came my way today and I thought you might appreciate it.
With thanks to Steve Bartlett
We’ve had a lovely time today as friends we made on holiday in Tuscany last year came to visit, brought us lunch and lifted our spirits enormously. As on holiday, we talked and talked, laughed and laughed and shared so much that matters.
Regular readers will know that I love textiles and creativity and today we saw the most amazing exhibition of beautiful textile panels in the Cathedral. Threads Through Creation is a wonderful depiction of the story of the creation as told in the Bible. If you live anywhere nearby or the exhibition comes near you, do go to see it. I want to go again when I have more time. Here is a gallery to give you a flavour of this glorious work.
Adam and Eve and the snake
Tree of Life and Tree of Knowledge
All hand stitched!
The waters of the seas
Detail
Detail
Jacqui Parkinson, the artist, has spent ten years on this work. Read about it all here. 
Last week I told you that I had bought a beautiful new book, “What you are looking for is in the library’ by Michiko Aoyama, and I have just finished it. It has been an absolute joy. I wholeheartedly recommend it as a relief in these difficult times. It’s a bit of magic in a troubled world.
Here is a short poem which I really love taken from the story:
I like to wear fingerless gloves at choir so that I stay warm but can still hold the words when I need them. I bought some new ones but although very cosy, they were very boring so I have embroidered them to make them pretty.
Just in from a brilliant evening……
Today is International Repair Day, which is the bread and butter of our lovely Make A Mends shop in Redruth.
and it’s also World Earthworm Day. You may remember the cardigan that I posted about last week – as the rhyme suggests worms are vital for soil health and consequently, our health. 
I won a worm!
We are so lucky to have Make A Mends in town.
It should have been the Mining and Pasty Festival today but some of the day had to be cancelled and the rest moved indoors as there was the most tremendous storm turning our main street into a river. There was thunder and lightning throughout Cornwall and a local photographer gave me permission to show you his amazing photo taken looking over St Ives.
Photo by Gary Phelps – who managed to get this picture this morning 😁 St Ives, Cornwall, UK 21st September 2024
Our ancient Butter Market is undergoing renovation and should be opening next month. We were allowed a walk around today and it is looking very good indeed.
Our Town Crier Max was about town doing his thing and kindly stopped for me to get some photos.
Max, our young Town Crier wearing the Story coat, showing my patch of Gracey Briney
A busy day at Roots today. With a friend I sowed 17 trays of leaves for the winter – lettuce, mizuma, rocket and others while there was lots of busy activity harvesting the squash and putting them to ripen.
The boat full of dollies has arrived at its destination. The big reveal will come in a couple of weeks. 
Thanks to Sue for these last two photos.
I mentioned a while ago that I have a new sewing project. It has been on hold while the family have been visiting but today I have done a bit more. It’s another patch for Redruth’s storycoat and is representing a war grave in St Euny graveyard and a story that was told in our show, Until the Day Break in 2017. I’m showing the stone as it was in May that year with primroses and bluebells at its foot. It’s very small and on soft material as this one, along with lots of other smaller ones, will be in the folds of the coat. 
I used to read this delightful poem with my Year 7 classes. We loved it then and I love it now. I have always thought it was by Spike Milligan but on looking it up I discover that it is by Jez Alborough, published in 1991.
Go on, start the epidemic!
I was in Make A Mends in Redruth this morning when a maker came in with the wonderful knitted and embroidered birds that she makes. She was kind enough to let me take a photo and gave me details of how to get hold of the pattern. 
Just outside our favourite coffee shop there was another example of a plant rooting itself in the smallest of places, a crack in the concrete.
Some weeks ago we were rehearsing as usual in Penryn when we were interrupted by David Foster who had been on the quayside filming for Beyond Borders. Our voices had carried out to the quay and he came up to tell us that he loved what we were practising and asked if he could use our singing in the film he was making. Here it is, a fascinating look into mining past and present in Cornwall, bookended with the lovely sound of The Suitcase Singers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmMDh3nYvSY
Another busy day, morning shopping for the family, afternoon choir for me and lovely LiveWire 3 who has been coming with me when visiting since she was six, driving through a storm to get to the station for their return home and ……all breathe out!
Signpost seen from inside The Blue Bar where we had breakfast
Beautiful flowers on the Grampound vinegars stall in the market
A beautiful little cape handmade in Cornwall by Raggtagg Pixie.
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