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Sea, Cabaret and Book

After singing this afternoon, it was such a glorious day I had to go to the sea, to hear the waves, to smell the salty air and see the blues.

Tonight we have been to a cabaret, Kernewek Keskesow Cabaret.

This was cabaret, community and creative protest honouring the extraordinary contribution Cornish women made to the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp with an evening of theatre and music.

It featured renowned performers Rebecca Mordan, Bec Applebee, Fiona O’Cleirigh and Claire Ingleheart, this powerful and uplifting show combined first-hand testimony with songs – in both Cornish and English – and was an extraordinary evening. If you can catch the tour, do! You won’t regret it..

I bought the book!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 27, 2026 in community, Cornwall, environment, music, nature, Porthtowan, Postaday 2026, theatre, Uncategorized

Tags: Greenham Common, Greenham Women Everywhere, Rebecca Morden, Scary Little Girls

St Day Blossail

26 Apr

This afternoon I sang with my choir at the St Day Blossail where the blossoming apple trees were blessed and sung to, there was maypole dancing, Morris dancing, face painting and finally a concert from us, The Suitcase Singers.

Afterwards as I walked away I passed the lovely old roofless church.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 26, 2026 in Celebration, community, Cornwall, environment, music, nature, Postaday 2026, St Day, Uncategorized

Tags: Three Daft Monkeys

Clouds, Live Music and A Bumper Sticker

17 Apr

Clouds in Falmouth harbour

Merry Hell, fabulous folk/rock band at The Poly tonight. What a night! Check out this post to hear one of their brilliant songs https://mybeautfulthings.com/2019/12/12/we-need-each-other-now/

I like this sign seen when I was sitting in a queue – sorry for the fuzziness

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 17, 2026 in Cornwall, environment, Falmouth, music, nature, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Tags: Merry Hell

Family History, Daisy Hat, A Poem and A Song

07 Apr

On this day in 1909, my Great Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Wiseman, Suffragette, aged 53, was arrested in London having thrown stones to break windows. Subsequently she was imprisoned in Holloway, went on hunger strike, was force fed and was awarded the Suffragette Portcullis Brooch in recognition of her courage.

I bought a new sun hat!

For some reason the following words came into my mind today and then I remembered that Pete Seeger gave the words some music.

from Ecclesiastes

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 7, 2026 in family, music, poetry, Postaday 2026, singing, Suffragettes, Uncategorized

Tags: Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Turn Turn Turn

Easter Bonnets, Live Music and A Miniature

04 Apr

Today’s market was great fun – very busy, with brilliant live music and beautifully decorated Easter bonnets at the cake stall. My coffee cake sold out quickly. 🙂

Easter Bonnets

Sam Lisle

Last Dog Standing

One of the many attractive stall was selling little replicas of our town’s Tinners’ Hounds. I was concerned about the artist but was reassured that he has given permission for the lovely little 3D printed versions.

If you look carefully, up the garden, you can see our Welly Dog original, as well as the delightful miniature

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 4, 2026 in community, Cornwall, garden, music, Postaday 2026, Redruth, Uncategorized

Tags: 3D printing, David Kemp, Last Dog Standing, Redruth Revival, Redruth Town market, Sam Lisle, The Tinners' Hounds

Automata, Blue Sky and A Song

19 Mar

Playing with automata yesterday was great fun, such intricate work.

What a glorious blue sky today. This weather vane is at Burncoose Nursery where I called in after singing to see the magnolia blooms (nearly over) and the rhododendrons.

A good friend sent me a video of us singing this morning., Pachabel’s Canon. This is one of my favourites and one I brought to choir 13 years ago after we went to WOMAD and I learned this piece there at a workshop. I love all the parts and start with the basses, moving round all the parts and coming back to the tenors to finish. If you watch carefully , you can watch my progress!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 19, 2026 in art, automaton, community, Cornwall, craft, environment, friendship, music, nature, Postaday 2026, singing

Clay, Sewing and Solidarity

16 Mar

I’ve done a bit more work on next door’s project, sewing the little clay creatures onto long strands of coloured fabric while Sue worked on the head. I thoroughly enjoyed my self. The opening night will be March 31st at Truro Museum and Art Gallery.

It’s only a few weeks since I shared the song, “Hold On’ which we sang in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis. Life is still very difficult for them and we sang again for them today.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17nRsPprFT/

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 16, 2026 in America, craft, friendship, music, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Tags: Minnesota

Spring – A Poem and A Song

12 Mar

Today is the 15th birthday of LiveWire no 3 and the poem for today in A Poet for Every Day of the Year is the delightful
“Spring Has Come back Again” by Rainer Maria Rilke. I hope T likes it.

Translated from the German by Jessie Lamont.

At our rehearsal with The Suitcase Singers this morning, we sang one of my favourite songs, Call in the Spring by Rosie Sleightholme and here is a video made by S, a friend who sings in the sopranos across the room from me. Do click on the link.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2310567282763545

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 12, 2026 in flowers, Grandchildren, music, nature, poetry, Postaday 2026, singing

Tags: Jessie Lamont, Rainer Maria Rilke, The Suitcase Singers

St Piran’s Day, Choir Baby and A Pasty

05 Mar

Today after choir, we sang Harry Glasson’s Cornwall My Home in the courtyard to celebrate St Piran’s Day Here it is now, especially for my sister in Hawaii.

We have another Choir-Baby after many years of none and we are all delighted to have one year old S with us and clearly enjoying the singing.

After the courtyard singing

We had pasties for lunch to mark the day but I was enjoying it so much I forgot to take a photo until it was almost all gone.

It’s also World Book Day so happy days to all you readers and to all those who have dressed up for the day, especially LiveWire 3 who at almost 15 years old has gone to school as a very beautiful and tortured Lady Macbeth.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 5, 2026 in Celebration, Choir-baby, community, Cornwall, family, Food, music, Postaday 2026, singing

Tags: Harry Glasson

Singing in Solidarity, Sunshine and Fish

05 Feb

Today at our choir rehearsal, The Suitcase Singers sang in solidarity with the people of Minnesota. With our singing we send love from Penryn, Cornwall to you all. Thank you so much Heidi Wilson for writing such a brilliant song, to Katy Rose Bennet and Sarina Partridge for inspiring our leader, Claire Ingleheart to teach it to us. Do click on the link and share the solidarity. The first video is us and the second one, the singing in Minneapolis.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17nRsPprFT/

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1C6dfJFRNF/

The sun was shining on the far side of the river lighting up the coloured houses.