A dear choir friend sent me this beautiful piece sung by my choir this morning. I’ll be back singing with everyone next week.
Thanks M.
Category Archives: music
We Love Our Town!
In Redruth today we had such a good time (and did the shopping!) We met a young DJ, Redruth Ben, whose programme on local radio we listened to this afternoon, went into gallery 89 and saw some delightful art work and our favourite busker, Sam, was in town and sang ‘Streets of London.’ All in all, a brilliant morning. 
And, last night’s not quite full moon, first night without clouds since the Beaver Moon on November 5th.
Singing and A Good Read
It was a good sing this morning. This was our warm-up song.
My reading for the last week has been ‘Mad Honey ‘ by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. it was brilliant, informative, compelling and one of those books you just can’t put down. Like others of her books, it deals with very important issues while being a cracking good story.
Sunflower, Hallelujah and Trees
The Suitcase Singers, one of the choirs I sing with, have been loving learning this beautiful Peter Amidon arrangement of Hallelujah,. We can’t wait to learn the next verse! Do have a listen.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1754910295195936
After a lovely, animated breakfast out with friends, I took these photos on the way home. The trees are just beginning to turn.
Concert and Soup
We’ve been out this evening to The Hall for Cornwall to a concert by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. It was brilliant and the conductor, Enyi Okpara, was a delight to watch, so expressive and very entertaining.
A quick, rather blurry shot as they were tuning up
We had our home grown Pumpkin soup for supper.
August 30th and 31st Catch-up
Saturday August 30th
We lost our broadband on Saturday and it seems we won’t have it back for some time as there is a break in the cable underground. Our lovely neighbour is very generously letting us use hers so I can catch up with everything.
I spent much of the day baking and having a lovely time baking cakes to be sold at Roots tomorrow when it will be Apple Day. I made a Ukrainian Apple Cake and a Spiced Toffee Apple Cake.
Ukrainian Apple Cake
Spiced Toffee Apple Cake
Sunday August 31st
And then it was Apple Day! And what a day – so many apples were chopped and pressed and juiced, bottled and pasteurised, so many cakes were enjoyed, so much Roots Ratatouille eaten for lunch, and many Dorset buttons were made – altogether a very busy and very enjoyable day.
Apples!
The process
Local varieties
Washing
Chopped apples now in the scratter
Layering the scratted apples in the press
Attaching the handle
Winding the press
Juice
One of the activities available was learning how to make Dorset buttons and as regular readers will know, I love making – so I had a go and made a button of an apple tree.
Thanks to M for being such a brilliant teacher.
Singing and Sunset
I’ve just returned fro singing at the Eco Park tonight – a wonderful evening of song and joy
TONIGHT! Join the Ingleheart Singers, Suitcase Singers and friends for a night of Shanties and more…
We will be collecting for Shelter Box, Penhaligons and St Petrocs
7pm – 9pm
Eco Park Porthtowan
FREE Entry and Parking
Atrium bar and food available from Canteen from 6pmIn the interval I took a walk and the sky was peachy with sunset colours.
Singing by the Sea
We met at the Blue Bar in Porthtowan for our weekly rehearsal as our regular room was unavailable this week too. The view from our room is just so lovely. 
We learned a really lovely new four part song today, “You and the Sea” by Katy Rose Bennett. There’s a short extract at the end and here are the lyrics, a beautiful poem:
I don’t know where I’m going
but I know just what I need –
A soft wind
the shelter of the forest, bird song,
you and the sea
It seems that I can’t upload the song but I have found it on YouTube!
Community Roots
Yesterday my choir, The Ingleheart Singers, met in the Big Shed at Community Roots as our usual rehearsal space was unavailable. It was wonderful to sing in there, the acoustics were excellent and we were singing to the garden. Here we are singing a bit of “Summertime.”
The wild flower border is looking beautiful and is full of pollinators.
The Owl Box arrived today and is going to be fixed to the Big Shed at some point soon.
St Day Blossail
You’ll have heard of the Wassail, the custom of visiting orchards in cider-producing regions of England and singing to the trees to promote a good harvest Today was the inaugural Blossail held in St Day, singing to the trees, now in blossom, in the newly planted Community Orchard. It was a truly lovely day with Maypole dancing, picnics in the orchard and of course, singing. Enjoy the gallery.
Beautiful banner
Three Daft Monkeys
Dancing around the maypole
Pattern of ribbons at the end of the dance
M. Ben’s Red
M. Oaken Pin
Singing to bless one of the trees
Cider being poured over the tree in the blessing ceremony
After singing in the Old Church, leaving after a very pleasing day.
