It’s June already!
This was the purple, white and green posy we took for Ti today.
We read a new poem with Ti today, ‘Chocolate Cake’ by Michael Rosen – and we all loved it. Here’s a Youtube version of this delightful poem.
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Joyful June, A Posy and A Poem
Posy, Chocolate Crackles and A Robin
We had a lovely visit with our Dear friend Ti enjoying lots of poetry together. We managed to collect enough from the garden to make a pretty posy.
I had such a yen for a Chocolate Crackle so just had to rustle some up! Delicious!
There is a very friendly and tame robin that visits whenever we are working in the garden. This afternoon, I took out some pastry crumbs on a plate and he came along to have a feast.
Display, The Garden at The Ladder and A Sign
We love our local greengrocer/deli/butchers shop, The Grow Box. The display outside this morning was gorgeous!
We’ve been helping at the Ladder today, the project at Redruth’s old library, which is becoming a hub for lots of creative ventures, where the Bunker Cabaret was performed and where I did my writing course earlier in the Spring. Today we have helped plant the garden which will back the outdoor stage. The gallery shows the before and after and all the baby veg plants which will be going into a separate plot later.
Stage covered, Cherry tree in place
Cherry tree being planted in the corner
More planting
Right hand side
Baby veg plants that have been potted on ready to be planted later
Stage clear and corner plants in
The new sign was being painted as we were potting on/planting.
Leonora painting the lovely new sign
Community Roots
Bees, flowers, growing crops – lots of work, lots of laughs and a big sense of satisfaction!
Bee
Wild flower border for pollinators
bee
Many hand splanting
A Day at Community Roots
Wild weather again, lightning, thunder and really heavy rain, Most of us worked indoors in the poly tunnels until the rain lessened late afternoon. The growth of the crops is wonderful. It is inspiring to work at Roots and to be a part of this community. Enjoy the gallery.
Lone worker in the rain
The tomato tunnel
Squash, Aubergine and Chilies ready for planting out
Marigolds
Rainbow chard in all its glorious colours
Weeding
Borage flowers
After walking around taking the photos, I noticed the Marigold petal on my boots.
Celebrating A Very Special Birthday
Our Dear Friend, Ti, is 104 years old today and we visited to take her a card, a posy of Lily of the Valley from the garden and some Butterfly Buns in her choice of flavour, Victoria Sponge. We also took a recording made by the choir yesterday of ‘Voice of Change,’ a song written by our choir leader and sung by the choir on the beach for Ti’s 100th birthday. Listen to the words – they become more important as every day goes by.
Click here to see the post of the party on the beach. . Click on this link to see the BBC report on her beach birthday. Do check them out. She’s a wonderful climate activist and is an example to us all. .
Happy 104th birthday to Ti who reads my blog every day on her iPad. xxx
Muguet, Ship and Hellfire Kernow
Today is a special day for remembering my very dear friend, Kath, in whose memory I write this blog. Kath loved France and we spent some happy times there with her and C. If we were together on May 1st she would give me a little bunch of Lily-of-the-Valley. If we weren’t, she would send me a card to celebrate La Fete du Muguet. You can read about its significance here.
For the past week I have been working with our lovely neighbour, helping with the making of a ‘ship.’ I haven’t shown you as my photos have been bitty but today I watched it leave home for the parade later today.
Going to the parade
I wrote about Hellfire Kernow last year (you can catch the post here). Do enjoy the gallery so full of colour and the craziness that makes up festivals in Cornwall!
The Saints Kryw in preparations
The Saints’ band
The Angels Kryw
The Saints won the tournament last year and so have the ‘ball’
The Dragon belonging to The Demons’ Kryw
The band of the Tormentors’ Kryw
Demons
I worked on the sail, the wavy boat and the gold bits!
The Dragon is vanquished
Equipment saved for next year.
The Saints save the day
Two Birds and A Poem
Some time ago, my poet friend Kim posted his poem about two crows that he likes to observe from the window. I have been waiting to catch our pair in the right photo to match the poem and this morning, I was there at the right moment. We have been watching this pair for fifteen years as they stay close together. Crows mate for life and have been known to stay together for 20 years.The poem is perfect. Thanks Kim. . 
Posy, Raindrops and Bloom
It’s six years since our lovely friend, Bill-next-door left us and this is the little posy I made to take next door to S – rosemary for remembrance, muscari for the rich blue colour that Bill loved and sweet scented wallflowers to remember his love of puddings. You can read more about this remarkable man here.
The raindrops on the rich velvety red of the tulips are very lovely.
The rhododendrons in Trelissick yesterday were gorgeous.
Dawn, Laughter and Salad Crops
Such a pretty pink dawn but the colour really did presage stormy weather.
Some brave souls worked outside in the driving rain this morning at Roots but we stayed in the poly tunnel and pricked out the baby plants (Red Russian kale, lettuce and fennel) into their bigger homes. There’s a lot of laughter as we work!
The salad crops are wonderful, such a colourful selection and very tasty. 
