Blossom seen near the recycling center where we took some stuff today. I don’t know what it is…….
Indeed we do. 🙂
Sorry about the uncooked pie! I forgot to take a photo when it came out of the oven all golden as we were too eager to eat it!
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Craftivism to Build a Better World Together
Over the years I have knitted, crocheted and sewn for all sorts of causes / charities. The following is taken from the Craftivism Manifesto which you can see in full at the end.
“Your craft is your voice. Craftivism is about raising consciousness, creating a better world stitch by stitch, and things made by hand, by a person. Craftivism is about creating wider conversations about uncomfortable social issues. A craftivist is anyone who uses their craft to help the greater good or in resistance to a greater societal ill. A single individual crafting can make a difference. Or they can craft together and benefit from the fellowship of other crafters.”
Twiddle muffs for dementia patients
Traffic light baby beanies for premature babies
Colourful baby beanies for new-borns
Snoods for refugees in Calais
Many meteres of knitting for Wool Against Weapons.
Tiny jumpers and hats for babies in Tanzania, all bagged up and ready to go
At the moment I am knitting 5″ squares in red, green and white for Fariha whose words follow:
“We are looking for people to sew, crochet, knit or embroider squares for a project called Stolen lives, Stolen Futures. Gaza’s children remembered. Each square represents 10 children murdered by Israel. We are looking for 5” squares in black, red, white, green or a combination of these colours. Each square is precious like the children it represents. Please DM for details of where to post squares.
Fariha has kindly given me permission to share her photo and words. If you would like to make a square, I can pass you the address.
My squares so far
Solar Energy, Cake and New Sculpture
It’s Redruth Market tomorrow and I’ve baked a cake as usual but today, we used no power from the grid but just power from the sun!
Sue-next-door, her brother Pete and their friend Hal, have just installed Twigmaid (a smaller, travelling Mudmaid) into the courtyard behind St Martins-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, for the Lost Oasis. This Heligan-in-the-City is a beautiful green retreat in the heart of London with a bar, guest chefs, music and events. If you, Dear Reader, if you are anywhere near, do go and visit. Ute, maybe?
Isn’t she beautiful? Made by Sue Hill and Pete Hill
Here is the original Mud Maid to be found in The Lost Gardens of Heligan here in Cornwall.
My Mum, Precious Words and Deeds
My lovely Mum died on this day in 1994 and I still want to tell her stuff that excites me or that I need her wisdom on. That doesn’t go away. She was a very special person and supported me every way in everything I did.
Regular readers will have seen this photo before, a favourite taken at Carn Brea Castle on the occasion of Mum and Dad’s Golden Wedding celebration in 1989
I have been going through some treasures and found some letters from Mum, all relating to her care of me while becoming a mum myself.
A story for you – Very early in my third pregnancy , I knew that I was expecting twins. I had wanted to have twins since I was 9 years old! My GP told me I was being silly and that he would tell me if/ when this was so. My lovely parents believed me and bought us ‘multiple birth’ insurance at 8 weeks and the GP wrote a letter to the insurance company saying that he was sure it was a single birth.
Roll on eight months or so to September 9th 1977 and the doubting GP sent me to see the consultant at the hospital. She listened to me, sent me for an x-ray and there they were, arms and legs everywhere! Before taking the plates back to her, I phoned my lovely Mr S and my Mum to share my utter delight. What follows is the letter from my Mum that came the next day:
Letter dated 9/9/1977
Just a week later, our twins arrived on 16th and 17th September, and so did my Mum to help look after our other two, 4 and nearly 2 years old, while I was in hospital and then three more weeks to help – but that is another story.
Rain and an Extract
Rain all day and we went out for lunch with a dear friend lifting each others’ spirits and having a laugh. Here’s another word for rain from my beautiful book, Ninety-Nine Words for Rain by Manchan Magan.
And, an extract from a lovely poem for you, A Short Story of Falling by Alice Oswald. It seemed particularly appropriate for a day of ‘falling rain.’.
You might like to look it up to see the rest….I particularly like the last stanza here.
Happiness Calendar, Cake and Rain
Here’s this month’s Happiness Calendar. We’ve had a happy day as the lovely young men have been installing the solar panels and appreciating the cookies. I’ve had a steroid injection in my hip which hopefully will have the desired effect.
It’s Blueberry cake for the volunteers tomorrow.
Blueberry Cake
It’s been raining so hard we have a carpet of orange pettals under the California Poppies. Happily, there are many more buds.
Bark, Foxglove and Cookies
Loving the rough pattern of the bark and the lichen.
Photo taken from moving car
I’ve baked a batch of Choc Chip Cookies today for the workmen who will be fitting the solar panels tomorrow. 
Sage, Thyme and Kit
I’m revamping my herb garden as the plants have gotten rather woody and less than perfect for cooking with. I’ll fill the gaps with some Lobelia for the summertime.
Purple sage
Creeping thyme
Our coal-house, which hasn’t seen coal in many years and has been a store shed, is now full of the kit needed by the installers of our solar panels on Monday.
Scaffolding and Buzzing
Scaffolding went up at the side of the house today in preparation for solar panels being put on our roof next week – not very beautiful but very pleasing.
All day there has been a buzzing from our Crinodendron that is full of crimson lanterns and countless bees and other pollinators. This evening I tried to capture the sound for you. You’ll need your volume turned up.
