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Together

After a late breakfast, a quiet catch-up morning, and a cold swim for Daughter No 2 in Portreath, we went off to The Lost Gardens of Heligan for their Night Garden Extravaganza, came home to a vegetarian chilli feast and lastly watched Elf (a film I had never seen) together! Here are just a few of the treasures in the night garden where we also enjoyed hot chestnuts, hot chocolates, mulled wine and toasted marshmallows! A fine time has been had by all. It is so good to be doing things all together..

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 20, 2021 in art, Beauty, Christmas, family, Grandchildren, Happiness, Postaday2021, sculpture, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Uncategorized

Tags: Night Garden

Cake Tin, Cake and Mincepies

18 Dec

I bought a new Christmas cake tin last Christmas and didn’t get to use it. Today I have made a Heligan Pineapple Cake in the tin and decorated it in a bright jolly fashion. You can find the recipe for this delicious squishy fruit cake here. .

Then I made mince pies. The angels look more like displaced ghosts but they taste good (home-made mincemeat and very short pastry.)

All this today, because, hopefully, given the Covid situation, the London family will arrive tomorrow for a few days prior to Christmas. We are making tomorrow our Christmas Day dinner and present exchange day. I may not have time to post. Keep your fingers crossed, Dear Reader, that their PCR tests will all be negative and that they will be able to come…………

For all those very dear readers who were touched by my post yesterday, I have found another rendition of Joe Hill. Do listen. It gave me the shivers. Much love….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0bezsMVU7c

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 18, 2021 in baking, Christmas, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

Lights, Candle and My Dad

17 Dec

I love Christmas lights! This is our dining room.

Our Advent candle has reached 17th December.

On this day in 2004, my dear Dad died in St John’s Hospice where he had been beautifully cared for since the start of December. My favourite perfume is vanilla and I have been wearing it for 40+ years. One of the last things my lovely Dad said to me on this, his last day with us, was, “I’d love some of that vanilla ice-cream please,” as I leaned over to kiss him. He was a very special man. He chose ‘Joe Hill’ sung by Paul Robeson for his funeral and I play it every year on this date in his memory.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 17, 2021 in Christmas, Christmas decorations, music, Photography, Postaday2021, singing, Uncategorized

Tags: Paul Robeson, The Ballad of Joe Hill

Teddy Bears, Bookshop and St Michael’s Mount

16 Dec

We heard yesterday of a family of Syrian refugees who have been homed in a town nearby. They have four small children and escaped Syria with nothing. We had a bag of soft toys that our LiveWires have grown out of so we found out where to take the bears and they will make their way to the family in time for Christmas.

Looking a bit sad and needing a new home

While we we were in Penzance we visited our favourite bookshop, of course.

There is an excellent view of St Michael’s Mount as you leave the town, better on a sunny day but always impressive.

St Michael’s Mount

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 16, 2021 in Children, Christmas, community, environment, Kindness, Photography, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

Tags: One and all Aid, Syrian refugees

A Song for You

15 Dec

My choir has been rehearsing this beautiful and quirky song, ‘Til the Winter Melts, written by a local composer, Jim Carey and Claire recorded this at our last session for this term on Monday at the Eco Park. I promised I would send it along so here it is. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we have enjoyed singing it.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 15, 2021 in Christmas, music, Postaday2021, singing, Uncategorized

Tags: Jim Carey.

Lockdown Print, Car No 8 and An Angel

14 Dec

We went to Stable Art, framers, near Bodmin this morning to collect our Christmas present, Lockdown I by Tony Foster. I really want to open it up and hang it!

While we were there the most beautiful little car turned up. Talking to the owner, we discovered that it is one of only 19 and is No 8 of those, made in Helston. The AA badge belonged to his father when the family was living in Africa. If you’d like to know more, this link is informative.

Beautiful interior and steering wheel

From the front

AA Africa badge

Blackjack Zero No 8

And off he goes again

After that trip we went into Truro to do some (successful) Christmas shopping. The Angels are lit up all along Boscawen Street.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 14, 2021 in art, Cornwall, Postaday2021, Uncategorized

Tags: Blackjack Zero, Tony Foster

Singing, Boots and More Boots

13 Dec

After a super singing session ( there may be a video to come….) at the Eco Park, we had mince pies in the airy atrium to wish each other a Happy Christmas. Our next sing will hopefully be in January. I love the colour in the car park area, reminding me of my golden Docs, worn to school when teaching and earning me the nickname of Goldenboots, which I learned about years after retiring and which I love.

Nadelik Lowen and Baking

11 Dec

Nadelik Lowen is Cornish and is wishing the shoppers in the Market Way in Redruth a Happy Christmas as in this lovely shop window.

I’ve made some bread this afternoon for a soup and bread outdoor lunch at the allotment tomorrow after a two hour working party tidying the place up. I’m calling it a Tear and Share loaf. The lovely Mr S calls it a Bunch of Buns.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on December 11, 2021 in allotment, community, Photography, Postaday2021, Redruth

Tags: Cornish language

Stones, Lights and A Bookmark

10 Dec

More sorting revealed these stones that LiveWire No 3 and I collected and wrote on some years ago. I’m going to put them in the garden at some point.

The lovely Mr S has put the lights on our little Christmas tree planted in the back garden. Now it feels like Christmas.

Many years ago on our first visit to San Fransisco we found the wonderful City Lights Bookshop. I bought a book of poetry and was given this bookmark. We also did the Armistead Maupin trail finding all the places in his Tales of the City series, a series I loved.

Peace, Mince pies and Id Needed

09 Dec

by Lisa ?

At last I could make mince pies with the mincemeat I made over a week ago. They were delicious but the pastry was so short that they crumbled as they came out of the pan. Here they are raw.

In my clearing out I have found this little item which we can’t identify. It is only 2″ in length and has KLM impressed on the base. It’s copper on the top and brass underneath. The lovely Mr S had an uncle who worked for the airline so that might explain its provenance. Any thoughts?