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A Rose, Laburnum and A Fascinating Fact

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.

The colourful corn was being woven ready for being added later.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 24, 2023 in nature, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Tags: flower arranging, Venus

Cake, Clematis and Creativity

22 May

I made two Banana and Raisin Loaves today, one for us and one for tomorrow for coffee break with the gang we volunteer with.

Our Nelly Moser has lots more blooms.

We discovered a new piece of street art .down one of the opes in town.

Baby Plants, Wisteria and Evening Sunlight

21 May

We’ve been working in our own garden today and have planted all the baby lettuces in the trough ( just the edible flowers to add) and the little brassicas in one of the raised beds at the back. The Sweetcorn will go in tomorrow if this lovely settled weather continues.

Our Wisteria is wonderful this year. It has taken five years to settle in, as the pundits say, and is now just glorious.

The evening sun is coming through the100+ year old etched glass in the front door and casting a lovely pattern on the wall.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 21, 2023 in art, environment, garden, glass, growing, photography, Postaday 2023

Display, The Garden at The Ladder and A Sign

20 May

We love our local greengrocer/deli/butchers shop, The Grow Box. The display outside this morning was gorgeous!

We’ve been helping at the Ladder today, the project at Redruth’s old library, which is becoming a hub for lots of creative ventures, where the Bunker Cabaret was performed and where I did my writing course earlier in the Spring. Today we have helped plant the garden which will back the outdoor stage. The gallery shows the before and after and all the baby veg plants which will be going into a separate plot later.

Stage covered, Cherry tree in place

Cherry tree being planted in the corner

More planting

Right hand side

Baby veg plants that have been potted on ready to be planted later

Stage clear and corner plants in

The new sign was being painted as we were potting on/planting.

Leonora painting the lovely new sign

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 20, 2023 in art, community, Cornwall, friendship, painting, photography, Postaday 2023, Redruth

Tags: The Grow Box, The Ladder

Leaves, Flowers and An Extraordinary Dance Show

19 May

We love the ruby acer leaves as they re-appear each Spring. The little tree was a present from our four for our Ruby wedding 16 years ago!

Our Choisya Ternata is wonderful both in how it looks and with its gorgeous honey scent that wafts around the garden.We went to this extraordinary show at The Hall for Cornwall on Wednesday evening and it was wonderful, utterly engrossing, full of energy and beautifully done. With a soundtrack of wonderful songs by Sting, the dancers move the story from joy to despair, and back to joy, through resilience and determination, made me cry several times and left the audience feeling exhilarated!
If it comes your way, do go to see it. Read about it on the link below and listen to Sting and the amazing choreographer, Kate Prince, talking about the show.