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Nelson Mandela, Raindrops and Concert

Mandela’s words

1 What a wise man Mandela was and what a loss to the world. It’s a pity a man like that can’t live for ever but we hope his influence and legacy will.

2 I love how the raindrops magnify the veins on the leaves.

Raindrops on three leaves

3 The Suitcase Singers did a brilliant gig tonight! This is the stage afterwards with the leftover feather from some of the boas. Sorry I don’t have a photo of the choir. Everyone really dresses up for these gigs in black with bright colours and lots of glitter. We are told that we look fantastic!

Feathers at the end of the gig

4 Today’s dawn sky was another beauty.

Dawn through the Weeping Larch

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 7, 2013 in Beauty, environment, gigs, music, nature, philosophy, photography, Postaday2013

Tags: Claire Ingleheart, Nelson Mandela, The Suitcase Singers

Cactus, Poem of the Day and 3 Daft Monkeys

01 Dec

1 This beautiful Christmas cactus was a present several years ago from our eldest daughter and this year it is flowering rather early.

Christmas Cactus

2 I love this poem, “Lines for Winter” by Mark Strand. It is today’s poem in Poem for the Day Two, a favourite volume.

Lines for Winter

Tell yourself
as it gets cold and gray falls from the air
that you will go on
walking, hearing
the same tune no matter where
you find yourself—
inside the dome of dark
or under the cracking white
of the moon’s gaze in a valley of snow.
Tonight as it gets cold
tell yourself
what you know which is nothing
but the tune your bones play
as you keep going. And you will be able
for once to lie down under the small fire
of winter stars.
And if it happens that you cannot
go on or turn back
and you find yourself
where you will be at the end,
tell yourself
in that final flowing of cold through your limbs
that you love what you are.

Mark Strand

3 A friend who was with us last night took some amazing photos of the wonderful Three Daft Monkeys launch party. I have his permission to show you the following photos and I also offer you a link to the whole set on his Facebook page.

3 Daft Monkeys Photo taken by David Wheeler

Such fun! Photo taken by David Wheeler

Athene Photo taken by David Wheeler

Tim and 12 string guitar Photo taken by David Wheeler

Athene and her violin Photo taken by David Wheeler

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 1, 2013 in Beauty, flowers, gigs, music, photography, poetry, Postaday2013

Tags: "Lines for Winter" by Mark Strand, 3 Daft Monkeys, Christmas Cactus, David Wheeler, Of Stones and Bones

Lemons, Dolly’s Tea Room and Falmouth Harbour

18 Aug

1 I’m sure you know the expression, ‘When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!’ Well, life isn’t giving me lemons at the moment but a friend has done, 15 of the little yellow beauties so I have made lemonade – actually cordial – and it is delicious!

Enough to make lemonade

2 A small number of The Suitcase Singers went to Dolly’s Tea Room this afternoon to sing “It’s getting better” at a birthday party and it was very well received.

Dolly’s doorway

Inside the Tea Room

3 The boats in Falmouth Harbour were looking lovely as always.

View from the top of the hill

Rowing boats

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 18, 2013 in Beauty, Cornwall, Falmouth, gigs, photography, Postaday2013, singing

Tags: Dolly's Tea Room, home-made lemonade

Baby Footprints, St Andrew’s Church and Singing

12 Aug

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.

The altar cloth at St Andrew’s Church

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

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 12, 2013 in Beauty, community, embroidery, embroidery, gigs, Grandchildren, music, photography, Postaday2013, singing

Tags: Claire Ingleheart, Cor Serenata, St Andrew's Church Redruth, The Ingleheart Singers, Welsh choir

Breakfast in Piccadilly, Royal Academy and Picnic in the Park 14th July

15 Jul

1. We saw the Greatest Rock and Roll Band In The World ( The Rolling Stones!) in Hyde Park yesterday, stayed overnight in a hotel in Covent Garden and had breakfast in a lovely cafe on Piccadilly as we watched the 10K run go by.

2. From there we went to see The Summer Exhibition at The Royal Academy, a real treat. I loved this ‘Enebriated Owl’.

3. KJ met us at the station and took us to meet the family for a picnic in the park. What a beautiful day!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 15, 2013 in art, Beauty, Eating out, gigs, music, photography, Postaday2013

Tags: Covent Garden, Greatest rock and roll band in the world, hyde park, picnic, Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, The Rolling Stones

Three Choirs In Trelissick Gardens, Golden Squirrel and Wisteria

25 May

1 After another lovely day with L and Grandbaby B, I came home just in time to be part of the Three Choirs event at Trelissick Gardens: all three of Claire’s choirs singing together on the great lawn, about 100 of us and it was brilliant! The cafe art being done by the artist Carol, whose work I wrote about here, is now finished with a beautiful Tower added to the lovely Wisteria stencils.

Trelissick Water Tower by Carol

2 On top of the Water Tower is a delightful weather vane with a golden squirrel instead of the traditional cockerel.

The Golden Squirrel on the tower

3 The Wisteria outside the cafe is in full bloom and echoed by the stencils inside (See this post for the photos) Further into the garden and after the concert, I took the last photo by the light of tonight’s full moon!

Wisteria outside the cafe

Wisteria blossom

Wisteria by moonlight

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 25, 2013 in community, Cornwall, flowers, gigs, music, nature, photography, Postaday2013, singing, Trelissick Gardens

Tags: full moon, Trelissick Water Tower, weather vane

Logs, Fungi and Crocus (And The Gig)

16 Mar

1 My piano teacher had had to have a tree felled as it had been almost toppled by the wild weather. The logs looked so beautiful on her lawn so I asked if I could take a photo and I was given some to bring home!

Fifteen years old?

2 The wet weather over the last four years has wreaked havoc with my potting-up table. Once upon a time, it was a beautiful coffee table made by an ex-boyfriend and given to us as a wedding present 47 years ago. It is still well loved but, truth be told, it is beginning to rot. However, these beautiful fungi and lichen are growing on it and I’m sure it will last at least another season. I’d love it to get to 50 years old!

Beautiful fungus

Golden fungus heart and lichen

3 I’d forgotten I’d planted these very delicately mauve and purple crocuses so their appearance has been a lovely surprise.

Delicate crocus

The Goodbye Gig last night was enormous fun. We sang the best we ever had; the cabaret acts were brilliant and we will have raised a goodly amount for Comic Relief but we won’t know exactly how much until singing next Thursday.

The Suitcase Singers at Miss Peapod’s

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 16, 2013 in charity, Comic Relief, fungi, gigs, music, nature, photography, Postaday2013, singing, Uncategorized

Tags: Comic Relief, fungi, gig, lichen, log rings, Miss Peapod's, photography, Postaday, postaday 2013, singing, stats junkie, The Suitcase Singers

Tree Trunk, Love and Goodbye Gig

15 Mar

1 Coming home from town this morning, I walked on the other side of the road to be in the sun, which was warm, and noticed this lovely twisted tree trunk in the midst of the bright green new growth of Crocosmia.

Twisted tree trunk

2 These two are often in the tree outside our bedroom window. I like to think that they are a couple much in love! Does anyone know if they do, indeed, mate for life as swans do?

Jackdaws

3 The Gig tonight is to say Goodbye to one of our lovely choir members who is off to Glasgow. She will be taking her special Choir-baby, T, with her of course and we will miss them both so much. We’ll also be raising money for Red Nose Day.

Poster for 15th March

I’m posting early because of the Gig which I will report on tomorrow.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 15, 2013 in birds, charity, gigs, music, nature, photography, Postaday2013, Red Nose Day, singing, Uncategorized

Tags: Choir-baby, Comic Relief, gig, Jackdaws, mate for life, Miss Peapod's, photography, Postaday, postaday2013, Red Nose Day, swans

Crocuses, Blackbird and Chinese New Year – of the Snake

10 Feb

1 A whole bunch of crocuses have suddenly opened despite the stormy weather.

Crocuses heralding Spring

2 This blackbird visits the feeder many times a day and often looks at me like this.

Blackbird at the feeder

3 Happy New Year to my Chinese readers! We always have a Chinese meal to celebrate, often with friends but tonight just the two of us so instead of a banquet, it was a simple Vegetable and Cashew stir-fry. The lovely Mr S inherited these beautiful and very delicate rice bowls from an Aunt and we love to use them. Over the years we have become quite proficient with chopsticks.