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Hi everyone! I’m back and glad! This was our last full day in Cornwall but it has been, of course ,wonderful so far. Today, I went to Choir with Granny and was probably one of the best ones I’ve been to. Everybody is always so nice and welcoming and loves to help me during songs I don’t know. My favourite song was a Liberian song where we sang Cockadoodledoo in Liberian so if I ever want to go to Liberia, I can say Cockadoodledoo!
(I’ve tried to add an MP4 here but it’s not working – yet)

The day was foggy and murky yet seeing the ship wrecks on the mud was like a scarecrow in a field of daisies.

Later on, we went to Porthtowan for what was meant to be a fleeting encounter with the waves and pebbles but we got caught up and forgot time was running and stayed there for almost an hour stepping over stones and finding lettered pebbles.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 11, 2024 in Cornwall, family, music, Penryn, Porthtowan, Postaday 2024, Sea, singing

St Piran’s Day, A Song and Cornish Daffodils

05 Mar

Happy St Piran’s Day to you all!

A huge thank you to Harry Glasson for writing this beautiful song which has become such an anthem for Cornwall! Here are The Ingleheart Singers singing Cornwall My Home for you, recorded on Monday afternoon for sharing today. Do click on the link to see the video.

https://fb.watch/qD9NUPAbT4/

Joy and Harmony

27 Nov

I love this flashmob with my choirs. There’s a need for joy and harmony right now. All the very best to all my Dear Readers.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 27, 2023 in Cornwall, Flash mob, Happiness, music, Postaday 2023, singing, Truro, Uncategorized

Tags: harmony, joy, Lemon Street Market, peace

Joy and Singing

15 Oct

One of my Blogger pals has given me permission to share this post of hers which I love. If you go along to her blog, https://ladysighs.wordpress.com/you can hear her singing and that is a delight. I recommend you do just that. As she says, “I have lost the source for this song. The words are uplifting no matter what one believes.”

Joyful joyful we are joyful
We have truth in nature found
Hearts unfold like flowers before us
Opening to the sun above
Melting clouds of ill and sadness
Driving the dark of doubt away
Knowledge is our source of gladness
Fills us with the light of day

All natures’ works with joy surround us
Earth and heaven’s distant rays
Stars and planets arch above us
The sun the center of our days
Field and forest vale and mountain
Flowery meadow flashing seas
Singing bird and flowing fountain
Call us to rejoice in peace

May we be giving and forgiving
Ever honest with respect
Wellspring of the joy of living
Ocean depth of happy rest
Father brother sister mother
Live in love and peace in time
Teach us how to love each other
Lift us to our joy’s desire

Friends we join the happy chorus
Which the morning stars began
Natures love is shining on us
Brother love binds man to man
Ever singing march we onward
Victors in the midst of strife
Joyful music leads us sun-ward
In the triumph song of life

I’ve been out tonight singing with my choir, raising money for our two charities and it was great fun. I meant to ask friends in the audience to take a photo but forgot but Ladysighs has stepped into the breach. Thank you!

One of my singing friends has sent me a photo of us all as were were warming up before the concert last night. Thanks L for D’s photo!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 15, 2023 in CPR Foodbank, Postaday 2023, ShelterBox, singing, Uncategorized

Tags: https://ladysighs.wordpress.com/

Flags, St Mawes and A Lighthouse

24 Jul

It has been the night of the choir’s boat trip. We hire a leisure boat, take food to share and have that on the way from Falmouth to St Mawes where we get off and busk a while collecting for our two charities, ShelterBox and the local Food Bank. On the way home, as the sun is setting, we sing all the way back to Falmouth – a wonderfully happy evening made all the better because LiveWire 3 is with us and joined in all the singing. Just a few pictures as I spent all evening singing!

Flags over the pier where we boarded the boat.

Bread buns made by LiveWire 3 and me this morning. WE also made the Oat and Date Slice but forgot to take a photo.

What a wonderful spread!

St Mawes from the water as we were leaving, singing Goodbye Sweetheart!

St Anthony Lighthouse, seen on the way home across the water

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 24, 2023 in baking, charity, community, Cornwall, environment, Food Bank, friendship, photography, Postaday 2023, Sea, ShelterBox, singing

0ne Hundred and Ten Years On

19 Jun

A hundred and ten years ago, seven women from Cornwall started their walk to Hyde Park in support of getting the vote for women. Ten years ago, some of us walked a little of the way to support their memory and today, another group, again led by Claire Ingleheart and Dreadnaught Southwest, walked from Lands End to St Just to commemorate the day.
In the Plen an Gwarry in St Just the walkers met with another hundred people who had come along to sing to honour those women and the thousands that joined them in a rally in Hyde Park. We all sang Oxygen and it was extremely moving as the seven names of those women were remembered. I was so involved I didn’t get many photos but here is a taster and one of me taken by a friend as we were leaving after the most uplifting community event.

Posy made by one of my choir friends

The walkers arrive

On a street in St Just

I’ve had the most wonderful afternoon, here wearing my facsimile scarf.

Here is a recording of the Ingleheart Singers singing the wonderful rousing song, Oxygen, in Truro Cathedral some time ago. I had just had my hip replaced and was in the audience able to record though I couldn’t sing on that occasion.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 19, 2023 in community, Cornwall, Dreadnought, friendship, photography, Postaday 2023, singing, Suffragettes, Uncategorized

Tags: Suffragette history, Suffragist walk

Garden Party Opening at The Ladder and A Gig

27 May

There was glorious sunshine for The Ladder opening party in the garden we helped to create last Saturday. The old library is coming back to life and in the most imaginative and exciting way. Click on any photo for a larger view and the caption.

Beautifully restored windows with clouds

The cloud motif in the entrance hall

Leading to the map room

Leaving messages in little bottles to be planted with the Rowan tree.

My wish in a bottle

The band setting up on the stage with the newly planted garden behind

A view from one of the windows of Carn Brea, the castle and the monument.

This evening we have been to listen to Angeline Morrison who was playing in the amphitheatre at the Eco park – a beautiful voice and person in a beautiful setting.

There were eight dogs in the audience!

Supplement to Yesterday from LiveWire3

09 May

“Guest blogger here again!
It was our last day in Cornwall so we had to go to Truro. We went to Waterstones to mooch around and we got some delicious Cornish pasties. We also bought some new shirts for LiveWire2 which was very successful!

Later on I went to choir with Granny! I was so excited as I have been going since I was very young and whenever I get the chance to join in, I always take it! We sang a beautiful (and fun) Roma Gypsy song, Sao Roma arranged by Stephen Taberner, a song about May and one called Voice of Change about the Earth, about how we need to save it! I love the energy in the room and everyone is so enthusiastic and welcoming!

As we drove back home, there was so much rain! And it was really fun because there were loads of massive puddles that splashed so high and made such a loud noise. Every time we splashed through one, Granny and I both went ‘WOAH’!

I was very sad for it to be the end of our trip but I’m sure we’ll see each other again very soon! And I’m sure I’ll be coming back here again in the summer!”

Voice of Change follows, sung by The Suitcase Singers with the thanks to Jamie for the lyrics. Claire Ingleheart composed the music.This song is now sung all over the country at Climate protests.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 9, 2023 in community, Cornwall, Grandchildren, music, Postaday 2023, singing, Uncategorized

Celebrating A Very Special Birthday

05 May

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

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 5, 2023 in baking, Celebration, friendship, photography, Postaday 2023, singing

Tags: being 104 years old, butterfly buns

Mobile Piano, Care and Stones

13 Apr

It was great fun shopping in town this morning as so many people were enjoying the lovely singing and piano playing outside our excellent Greengrocery/Butcher and Deli. We loved that ChloeMarie had cycled into town!

ChloeMarie Aston

The sign below was in the chiropractor’s window (hence the skeleton!) and rings a bell with me.

We walked in Trelissick Gardens this afternoon, enjoying the bird song, the Spring flowers and the excitement of children on their nature/egg hunts. The stone pattern is in one of the shelters.