I’m lining up creative things to do for my recovery time after my next hip op next week. I have new wool and a whole bunch of pretty ribbons as well as some colourful star shaped buttons for one of my projects.
A myriad of pretty ribbons
A pot full of colourful buttons
Here is my new embroidery hoop for another of my projects.
8″ embroidery hoop
Truro Cathedral is always beautiful, even in the constant downpour that we have had today.
Truro Cathedral from the top of the Moorfield car-park
1 We had a lovely day out in Truro today and the highlight for me was the …..
2 ……… Quilting Exhibition, Saints of Cornish Churches, in Truro Cathedral. The works were fabulous! I give you just a small selection here and am sorry that I didn’t visit earlier to spread the word about them. Sadly, today was the last day. I hope each quilt will be going to its relevant Church or will be displayed somewhere else as they are magnificent pieces of art. Do read the information about the particular Saint depicted and about the artist’s intentions. Please do click on each photo to appreciate the intricacies and the beauty of these works of art.
St Martyn by Di Wells
Made by Di Wells
Detail, Lydia
Info re St Martyn
St Euny
St Euny, info
St Piran, info
St Piran
3 After three weeks away I was able to sing with The Inglehearts again and what an uplifting experience that always is!
Happiness is singing in a choir
1 My brother and I started our family history pilgrimage today and went to Gwennap Church and Churchyard where the Martin stone that inspired Dad’s first novel, can be found. The Lychgate is mentioned in the book, Jeremy Visick. The cross stitched kneelers in the Church were very beautiful and I give you a few here to enjoy. Click on any photo for detail.
2 On the path as we left the Churchyard was this tiny shiny bit of evidence of a wedding at the weekend.
Congratulations!
3 The next part of our journey was to find the first house we lived in when we first came to live in Cornwall when I was 6 and M, my brother, was 11. This beautiful rose was growing nearby. More of the houses in another post.
Wild roses
1 I have done my first 100 cms piece for the 7 miles of knitting being done by supporters of Wool Against Weapons (See this post) Now to sew all the ends in. I haven’t decided whether to do stripes in the next piece….
First 100 cms knitted
2 We joined a bunch of like-minded people today on the beach by St Michael’s Mount for a very special event, Fly Kites Not Drones, in honour of Nowruz, Afghanistan’s New Year. There were kites of all shapes and sizes flown by children and adults of all ages. Voices for Creative Non-Violence UK is holding a weekend of solidarity with Afghans who will be facing uncertainty and the possibly of an escalation in conflict during the renegotiation of the international presence within Afghanistan. Our kite flying on the beach was a part of this. Here’s a gallery of photos to give you a flavour of the event. Click on any one for the detail. I’d like to wish my readers in Afghanistan, and there are a few, a Happy New Year.
3 After the kite flying, we strolled about Marazion for a while and as the Church had a notice inviting anyone in during daylight hours (rare these days – many Churches, sadly, are locked when not in use) we had a look around and were both struck by the colourful beauty of the kneelers. Click on the photo to see the amazing stitch-work..
A great deal of work has gone into these beautiful kneelers
1 We’ve been looking for a new bird table for some time and yesterday found one we both liked. It has already attracted a couple of small visitors.
New bird table
2 Amy Witting / Joan Levick wrote this evocative poem, Peace. I was delighted to learn that this Australian writer chose the surname ‘Witting’ because of a promise she made to herself to never be ‘unwitting’, to always remain conscious of everything in her life – which is what I try to do here in my blog. I can’t put the whole poem here because of copyright but here’s the link so that you can read all ten lovely lines.
Peace
At the ship’s bow. It was my eye that drew
the perfect circle of blue meeting blue.
……………
……………….Stillness all around.
Only the perfect circle and the mast.
That moment knew no future and no past.
3 L gave me this beautiful embroidered little container but neither of us could think how I might use it. Then I thought – a jam jar of water and a bunch of Cornish daffodils so here they are!
Flowers and bees
1 L and Grand-baby B went home today after their all-too-short but beautiful visit.Grand-baby B left her footprints behind on the slate mantlepiece where she was standing to laugh at the baby in the mirror. You’ll have to look carefully! There are the toes from one foot and the heel from the other.
Baby footprints
2 The Ingleheart Singers had our weekly rehearsal, not in the usual place but at St Andrew’s Church in Redruth this evening in preparation for our concert there with Cor Serenata, a visiting Welsh choir, on Saturday evening. (If you are local you can get tickets from me or from the Health Food Shop on Bond Street! It’ll be a cracking night!) The altar cloth is a delight with the Ark and the animals depicted in embroidery and collage and the acoustics are amazing.
3 It was just wonderful to be singing with The Inglehearts again after a month of summer holiday. I so miss singing when we have a break. This weekend is going to be full of happiness with singing from Friday to Sunday! Joy!
happiness is…..singing in a choir
1 When I was doing the aforementioned Spring cleaning yesterday, I polished up this very old and lovely clock of my Granny’s. It just sits on the shelf in the kitchen stuck at 7.20. But, a beautiful thing happened yesterday. I tried winding it and reset the hands and it is working again! It’s been going for 24 hours and is still ticking!
Granny’s clock
2 The miniature daffodils in my Wise Monkey planter are blooming even though crows and sparrows alike are stealing the coconut liner material for their nests!
Tete a Tete in my Monkey Planter
3 I have finished the yards of blanket stitch around the Hungry Caterpillar pram blanket. I am very pleased with it.
Finished off
Made with love especially for you
1 The daffodils that I bought the other day are all open and very beautiful.
Mixed Cornish daffodils
2 When we were in America about 30 years ago, I bought some fabric to make into Trapunto panels. I still haven’t used them! However, the technique has stayed with me and I decided to use it on the baby blanket that I am making. I’ve been working on it all day, using stem stitch and chain stitch so that each segment of The Very Hungry Caterpillar is now padded and raised and looks brilliant! I am really pleased with it.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar with chain stitch on the antennae
The back end of the caterpillar with stem stitch detail
3 Embroidering all day called for a very simple supper! Chicken risotto with leeks and mushrooms with a spinach salad with balsamic dressing – delicious!
Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Risotto with spinach salad
1 I went back to my favourite shop today to buy new embroidery threads to complete the pram cover I’m making for the new Grand-baby due in 11 days!
New embroidery threads
2 We had a lovely sunshiny walk at Godrevy though there is still a very cold wind. Look at the people on the beach!
Godrevy Lighthouse
Turquoise sea
Celandines in the sunshine
Footprints in the sand
3 We called in at a new plant nursery just to see what was around and found this very beautiful cream Camellia.
Camellia in the plant nursery
I’ve shown you some of the countryside in my neighbourhood here (the countryside) and here (the sea).
Now I’d like to show you some of the pleasing features of our small town. I love the street signs and the hounds make me smile every day! There are many more beautiful Tregellas tapestries.If you would like to see more; I posted about some of the others here. These are the ones in the market area.
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