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A Posy and International Women’s Day

Today is the wedding anniversary of our lovely neighbour, Sue, and I always take her a little posy made of the same Spring flowers that they had at their wedding and with a sprig of Rosemary in remembrance of dear Bill-next-door.

We love our shopping bag which commemorates many women who changed the world for the better. .

I saw this quotation today and thought, how apt.

“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”

Maya Angelou

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 8, 2025 in art, Celebration, flowers, garden, nature, Postaday2025, quotations

Tags: rosemary for remembrance

Camellia, Good Words and A Special Invitation

20 Feb

There being no choir today as it is half term, a good friend from the tenors came round for coffee and we spent a happy couple of hours ‘putting the world to rights’ – if only we could! P brought me some beautiful Camellia blooms from her garden.

The following quotation is one to be treasured and acted upon.

Our choir leader, Claire Ingleheart, has spent the afternoon at Buckingham Palace! Since both her choirs started raising money for Shelter Box in 2015, even despite the ‘covid years’, between the two choirs, we have raised £7,800 and as recognition of this, Claire was invited as one of the ShelterBox contingent to a reception being held by the King and Queen at the Palace for four Humanitarian charities. What an honour! We are looking forward to hearing all about it next week.

Posy, Post Box Topper and Cake

02 Dec

Every year on this day, I take a tiny posy of whatever is flowering in our garden as a little gift to remember our lovely neighbour, Bill-next-door whose birthday is today. This year there was a tiny violet, a primrose, alstroemeria and a sprig of rosemary for remembrance.

Thanks for the photo, Sue

At our sorting office where we we posting a 16th birthday card for Live Wire 2, there was this delightful post box topper.

Just tried a new recipe for tomorrow’s cake for the volunteers – Banana, Chocolate and Almond Loaf. The mixture on the beaters tasted delicious so I hope the cake does too!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 2, 2024 in baking, Christmas, Cornwall, craft, crochet, environment, flowers, friendship, garden, Grandchildren, Postaday 2024, Redruth, Uncategorized

Crops and Colour at the Lottie

30 Oct

We picked the last of our raspberries, 180g, which pleased us greatly and they are now in the oven to become Apple and Raspberry Crisp using Nigel Slater’s recipe.

As I walked around the plots, I was delighted to see so many flowers at the end of October.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 30, 2024 in allotment, Beauty, Cornwall, environment, flowers, Food, nature, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

October Blooms

26 Oct

As the clocks go back tonight I thought it might be interesting to see what is still in flower in the garden and here are the ones I found, some a little out of focus as it has been rather windy today.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 26, 2024 in Cornwall, environment, flowers, garden, nature, Postaday 2024, Uncategorized

Tags: in a Cornish garden

Cosmos Blooms…….

09 Sep

……. brought in after the heavy rain. Now they are recovering and are gorgeous.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on September 9, 2024 in environment, flowers, garden, nature, Postaday 2024

LiveWire 4 Guest Blogger

26 Aug

We went for an early morning walk with my camera.

I liked these leaves because they look like the night sky with stars on them.

The moon was still up

Carn Brea Castle

Unidentified pink flower

We saw a cat

After breakfast at the Blue Bar , a treat to celebrate Granny and Grandad’s 57th wedding anniversary, I went for a walk up the cliffs with Mummy.

Flowers on the table in the Blue Bar

Turquoise sea with chocky waves

Cliffs

Caterpillar walking across the path

Gorse and heather

We decided to make tasty Choc Chip cookies this afternoon.

Biscuit the Hamster ready to eat a cookie.

Cookies ready to be cookiefied

Baked cookies ready to be eaten

Special heart cookie for my Mummy and Daddy to share

I found these in the garden later.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 26, 2024 in baking, caterpillars, Cornwall, flowers, garden, nature, photography, Porthtowan, Postaday 2024, Sea

Tags: Blue Bar Porthtowan

Another Guest Blogger

25 Aug

LiveWire no 4 is with us now and is a keen photographer. Here follow her photos of our garden in gallery 1.

Pretty petunias

3D printed owl

Golden rose

Fuchsia called Lady in Black

Huge raggedy white dahlia

In gallery 2, are the photos she took at the allotment all with her own labels.

Red and yellow dahlias

Courgette grown to be a marrow

Looks like a giant thistle

Dark red dahlias

Bee on red dahlia

Pretty pink dahlia

Bee on yellow dahlia

Lots of pink Japanese Anemones

Small white dahlias

A rather tired bee searching for food

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 25, 2024 in allotment, bees, Cornwall, environment, flowers, garden, Grandchildren, nature, Photography, Postaday 2024

More Lottie Loveliness and Elephants

12 Aug

I walked about the allotment this afternoon and found more lovely splashes of colour.

It’s International Elephant Day today. I love elephants, a love I shared with my dear, much missed, friend Angie. A few years ago on a special holiday in South Africa, the lovely Mr S and I came across a herd and enjoyed watching this youngster.