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Autumn Colours, Fuchsia and An Angel

Waiting to go into choir today and looking along the Penryn River, I loved the autumn colours on this yacht.

The fuchsia plants that grow in Cornish hedges are still in flower and very lovely.

Going to my pottery classes has stirred up my creative juices again and though I think more pottery is not really for me – I have enjoyed the pottery adventure and am very happy to have tried a new skill.
I have unpacked all my glass and equipment today and have cut a couple of angels and foiled the parts for one. Choosing the bits of jewellery from my charity shop finds is always fun.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 22, 2026 in art, Cornwall, craft, environment, glass, nature, Penryn, Postaday 2026

Tags: stained glass angels, stained glass art

Derek vs Derek

21 Oct

Just home from seeing a fascinating film, Derek vs Derek.

The documentary about the two farmers both called Derek, was made over three years and documents both their relationship and their opposing ideas of what to do with their land. One is an intensive dairy farmer intent on having a neat, efficient farm and who is appalled at his neighbour’s attempts at making his farm into a safe haven for nature. There are wild boars who cross boundaries and root around on once pristine fields, beavers who do their thing too
The dialogue is very direct and funny – the audience laughs out loud and chuckles along.
The film is both thought provoking and heartwarming. Do catch it if you can.

Have a look at the website too. It gives a very good flavour of the film. https://www.derekvsderek.com/

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 21, 2026 in environment, nature, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Tags: rewilding

Young Veggies, Autumn Leaves and Apples

20 Oct

We returned to Community Roots this morning and hoed and re-potted and loved being back in the fold. All the seeds that were planted weeks ago have nearly all been potted on and planted out in our absence. It was brilliant to see the progress in all the poly tunnels.

In the propagating tunnel

I love the colours of leaves in Autumn.

We have harvested the four apples on our new family apple tree. These are Lord Lambournes, crisp firm apples with a lovely flavour. Let’s hope there are more next year as it is described as a ‘heavy cropper!.’ The other branches gave no apples this year.

Marmalade, The Collector and Sunset

17 Oct

This morning I made marmalade, still needing labels.

This afternoon I decorated the ten pots I’ve made in my pottery lessons. They’ll be fired in the week and we’ll collect in a couple of weeks – photos then if they are okay!

This evening we have been to a wonderful production, The Collector, that was moving and funny, full of imagination and of love. It was basically an homage to our dear friend, Bill Mitchell. It’s on at The Ladder in Redruth for a few more weeks.

On the way to the theatre the sunset sky was very lovely.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 17, 2026 in art, Cornwall, environment, History, nature, Postaday 2026, Redruth, theatre

Tags: Bill Mitchell, Bill Mitchell artistic director, The Ladder

Rainbow, Post Box Topper and Hydrangea Blooms

16 Oct

Such a beautiful October afternoon, we drove to Falmouth, around Castle Drive, had ice-creams at Pendennis Point and then there was a rainbow with the ends in the sea.

There’s a delightful new postbox topper on our street, ready for Hallowe’en.

Next door to the post box is a garden where the hydrangeas have done much better in the summer drought than ours have. These photos are for our dear friend, P, who loves these flowers.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 16, 2026 in art, Cornwall, craft, environment, Falmouth, knitting, nature, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Clouds, River and Geese.

15 Oct

A wealth of beauty this morning before singing and then the geese flew over. By the time I had my camera ready they were nearly out of sight but here is what I managed to catch.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 15, 2026 in Cornwall, environment, nature, Penryn, Postaday 2026

More October Blooms

11 Oct

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 11, 2026 in Cornwall, environment, garden, nature, Postaday 2026

Six on Saturday – Some October Blooms

10 Oct

There are a surprising number of flowers still in bloom for mid October. Here are just six for today’s post – more later.

It’s been a full day, covid and flu jabs this morning, a long catch up with friends in the Buttermarket and this afternoon another pottery lesson. More about that tomorrow too.

Jim, over at Garden Ruminations, hosts Six on Saturday Pop over and in the comments, you’ll find so many delightful posts from keen gardeners all over the world.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 10, 2026 in Cornwall, flowers, garden, nature, Postaday 2026, Uncategorized

Seeds, Suffragette Garden and A Quotation

07 Oct

Last weekend we went for brunch at a brilliant cafe, Bob’s Cafe in Muswell Hill. The food was delicious, the service exemplary and as we paid, they gave us a couple of little cards. They turned out to be a little gift of seeds rather than loyalty cards and I will be planting them when it seems the right moment.