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Our Wonderful NHS, A Pony and Haiku

After a morning at Community Roots, I spent this afternoon at St Michael’s Hospital in Hayle where I have had bilateral subtalar and ankle steroid injections to combat the arthritic pain. The injections are uncomfortable to have done but in the past have given me relief for about 6 months so are very well worth it. The staff are wonderful – kind and understanding, friendly, efficient  and can’t do enough to make the patients feel good about their treatment. In this photo, with prepared ankles, I am about to go to the treatment room where the injections are done with x-ray guidance, Thank you to everyone. Tea  and  biscuits afterwards were greatly appreciated too! Our NHS is wonderful and we support them all in their strike actions.

The Shetland pony has returned to the field just behind us.

The other day I asked the poet, Brian Bilston, if I could use his poem, Selected Haiku, on my blog and he kindly said that I could so here it is. It made me laugh and I hope will make some of my readers smile too. I know that some of my ex-pupils are readers here and hope they will remember our attempts at Haiku in the classroom.

 

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Mid November Blooms and Night Out

It has been unseasonably warm and we have one Rose, many Cosmos, some Wallflowers and even a Gladiolus about to burst into bloom in the border just outside the back window..

We had reason to celebrate today, having sold our  boat to a really lovely young couple who are going to have adventures with her, and we went out for dinner and a movie – Bill Nighy in Living, a moving and thought provoking film. Catch it if you can

 
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Posted by on November 14, 2022 in environment, garden, nature, photography

 

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World Kindness Day, Love and A Poem

World Kindness Day – introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of NGOs – is a global day to promote the importance of being kind to people around you, yourself, and to the world. It is observed internationally on November 13 every year.

In the words of the Dalai Llama, “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”  This was my Mum’s creed and is mine.

 

Brian Bilston has very kindly given me permission to post another of his poems, this one especially for today, Kindness. I love how he captures ideas so cleverly. Wouldn’t it be just wonderful if the world were to be as full of kindness as suggested in the last verse. .

 
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Posted by on November 13, 2022 in Uncategorized

 

Peace, Cinder Toffee and A Bonfire

I added a white Peace poppy to the Redruth Welly Dogs today.

I made cinder toffee for the bonfire party at the allotment this evening (and Spiced Carrot Cake)

After our bonfire, shared delicious Lottie Soup and various other delectables, we watched the firework display happening down in the town.

 

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Armistice Day, Knitting, Crochet and White Poppies

Many craftivists have been busy making items to mark Armistice Day. Along our street there is a new post box topper.

In a nearby village, Carnon Downs, there is the most amazing display. It has, in the Main Street, purple poppies to mark the animals lost in war, traditional red poppies to mark the fallen soldiers and a few white ones.

We wear white poppies. They are to mark all those lost to war, past and ongoing, those who were fighting and the civilians caught up in war. Benjamin Zephaniah explains it beautifully.

 

 

In a garden nearby

 

 

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Swan, Leaves and Squash

In a break between songs at our rehearsal this morning, I went out onto the balcony to get a photo of the swans in the mud of low tide .

Autumn leaves are everywhere!

Our Pumpkins/Squash are all ripened. Some will keep but one looks ready to use so Pumpkin soup will soon be on the menu.

 

Green, Pink and White

I love the Hydrangea flowers. one still pale green and the others getting that lovely rusty pink that they will keep for months.

The white blobs on this plant (have to check its name!) are very pretty and catch any sunlight though the plant is in the shady garden.

 
 

Pets, Pals and Spring Rolls

It’s alway fun to see these two little dogs with their owners at Community Roots.

Frazzle and Skipper with their humans during the coffee break

The lovely Mr S planted baby kale plants, then we both covered muddy paths with wood clippings. Later, while Mr S continued with the paths,  I was part of the tie-dye team where we laughed ’til we cried! This is such a lovely community to be part of.

Thanks to N for the photo

We had to leave before lunch today and very kindly, were given some home-made Spring rolls to take home. They were truly scrumptious dipped into a sweet chilli sauce.

 

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Kaja, Stone Circle and New Woodland

Regular readers will know that I like to watch dogs playing on our beaches. You may not know that I am very nervous if a dog gets close having been bitten twice as a child. About ten years ago I met a beautiful, gentle natured dog, Kaja, who won my affections and  helped me overcome my fear.
Very sadly, she fell ill and died a couple of weeks ago. She is sorely missed. Here are some of the photos that I have taken over the years of the lovely Kaja who became a friend.

In the garden

In the Stone Circle

In the newly planted woodland

Walking on The Great Flat Lode

In the garden with a furry toy

Playing

Hunting for mice

 

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Planting, Pizzas and Angel Wings

Fabulous day today as the volunteers at Community Roots planted trees and shrubs as windbreaks to protect the site from salty winds and later shared a delicious pizza lunch. Do click through the photos to see the captions. Some of the photos were taken by other volunteers and are here with permission.

Later in the afternoon, I cut wings for ten more Angels for Ukraine, tomorrow  I  will file all the rough edges and foil later in the week.

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