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Strawberry Moon, Trough and My Mum

Last night’s almost full Strawberry moon had a halo around it and just about lit up the houses on the hill in silhouette.

Our trough full of edible plants is looking good. There are various lettuces, chives and garlic chives, Spring onions and Viola flowers to decorate salads and cakes.

It’s 30 years today since my lovely Mum died. This is my favourite photo of us together at one of the celebrations for her and Dad’s Golden wedding anniversary. This was taken in Carn Brea Castle as we were waiting to go into the dining room for dinner. The second photo is of her with her Mum.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 4, 2023 in Carn Brea, Cornwall, environment, family, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023

Tags: carn brea castle

Watering, Gardens and The Lane

03 Jun

We are walking down to the allotment every evening to water everything with watering cans as there is still a hosepipe ban in Cornwall. As we walk home, we pass some pretty gardens and a lane full of wild flowers. I’ve shown you the lovely roses, the Laburnum and the Echiums recently that we walk by. Today there are also glorious red Poppies and in the lane Foxgloves and Valerian.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 3, 2023 in allotment, Cornwall, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Knitted Birds, Persistence and Cornish Mining

02 Jun

I was in Make A Mends in Redruth this morning when a maker came in with the wonderful knitted and embroidered birds that she makes. She was kind enough to let me take a photo and gave me details of how to get hold of the pattern.

Just outside our favourite coffee shop there was another example of a plant rooting itself in the smallest of places, a crack in the concrete.

Some weeks ago we were rehearsing as usual in Penryn when we were interrupted by David Foster who had been on the quayside filming for Beyond Borders. Our voices had carried out to the quay and he came up to tell us that he loved what we were practising and asked if he could use our singing in the film he was making. Here it is, a fascinating look into mining past and present in Cornwall, bookended with the lovely sound of The Suitcase Singers.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 2, 2023 in Cornwall, embroidery, knitting, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Tin mining history, Uncategorized

Tags: Beyond Borders, David Foster

Joyful June, A Posy and A Poem

01 Jun

It’s June already!This was the purple, white and green posy we took for Ti today.

We read a new poem with Ti today, ‘Chocolate Cake’ by Michael Rosen – and we all loved it. Here’s a Youtube version of this delightful poem.

A Rose, Laburnum and A Fascinating Fact

29 May

Other people’s gardens are full of colour too. There is a rose down the road that looks like a big scoop of raspberry ripple ice cream.

The Laburnum tree on the corner is gloriously yellow (but is poisonous 🙁

I learned a fascinating fact today about Forget-me-nots. Their tiny flowers are a lovely blue and their centres are yellow – but once pollinated and all the nectar has gone, the yellow fades to white and the bees know not to waste their energy on those but to choose the ones still with yellow centres.

I really hope that’s true. I have checked it and found it several times…….

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 29, 2023 in environment, flowers, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Tags: forget-me-nots

Wisteria, Tutu and A Rose

28 May

I am loving our Wisteria which I showed you a week ago. The flowers are now so long and so gorgeous.

Our outdoor Christmas tree appears to be wearing a tutu as all its glorious new bright green growth appears all round.

A neighbour has some lovely roses, so scented their perfume can be caught as one walks by.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 28, 2023 in environment, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

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!

Potting and Reading

26 May

I spent the morning potting up the begonias we bought on Wednesday and the afternoon in the shade, reading. I bought ‘Once Upon a Raven’s Nest’ by Catrina Davies after hearing the writer talk at the Redruth Book Feast a few weeks ago and today settled down to read it. I was advised by the bookseller from The Edge of the World Bookshop at the event, that when I started it, I wouldn’t be able to stop and he was right. I agree totally with George Monbiot about this remarkable story.

H, if you didn’t buy it, you can borrow it as soon as Mr S has finished it. 🙂

Posy, Chocolate Crackles and A Robin

25 May

We had a lovely visit with our Dear friend Ti enjoying lots of poetry together. We managed to collect enough from the garden to make a pretty posy.

I had such a yen for a Chocolate Crackle so just had to rustle some up! Delicious!

There is a very friendly and tame robin that visits whenever we are working in the garden. This afternoon, I took out some pastry crumbs on a plate and he came along to have a feast.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 25, 2023 in baking, environment, friendship, garden, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Last Night’s Moon, Wedding Wheel and Corn

24 May

Loved last night’s newish moon with Venus in a lovely clear sky.

We visited a nursery today to buy begonias and saw the florist decorating an old wheel with pampas grass, honesty, teazles and greenery ready for a wedding at the weekend.