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October, Posy and A Poem

Action for happiness are focussing on optimism this month.

We visited our Dear Friend, Ti, today and took her a garden posy, lots still in bloom as Autumn arrives.

Ti had a book of Mary Oliver poems and we read several which were new to me though I’ve posted several of her poems here before. Here’s one which we all enjoyed this morning.

If I Were by Mary Oliver

There are lots of ways to dance and
to spin, sometimes it just starts my
feet first then my entire body, I am
spinning no one can see it but it is
happening. I am so glad to be alive,
I am so glad to be loving and loved.
Even if I were close to the finish,
even if I were at my final breath, I
would be here to take a stand, bereft
of such astonishments, but for them.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 1, 2023 in friendship, garden, Kindness, photography, poetry, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Tags: action for happiness, Mary Oliver

Happiness and Community Roots

01 Aug

It’s August already and here is the Happiness Calendar to encourage us all.

Along with all the usual jobs, today was Scarecrow Making Day. I stuffed a pair of jeans with straw but most of the work was done by the youngsters on site today. It is always special when children of various ages join us – hope for the future. Enjoy the gallery of Scarecrows and harvests.

Start of the onion harvest. We sowed 6000 many weeks ago!

Poly tunnel that we helped raise one year ago, now full of tomatoes

Three Scarecrows waiting for their placements

W behind his scarecrow that he has just put in place

Another one ready to scare the crows

O carrying her Scarecrow to the place she has decided it should be.

Taping to the support pole

Cucumbers and Butternut Squash

Giving a goodbye hug

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 1, 2023 in Children, community, Cornwall, environment, growing, Kindness, nature, photography, Postaday 2023

Tags: action for happiness

Happiness Calendar, Research and A Poem

01 Jul

It’s July already. The year is racing by. Have a happy and fulfilling month.

We spent a happy couple of hours doing some research in Kresen Kernow, the museum of all Cornish archives.

I found this poem on Facebook some time ago and remembered it today. Here it is for your enjoyment. I hope it’s okay to share it with you here. I had no reply when I asked for permission..

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 1, 2023 in Happiness, photography, Postaday 2023, Redruth, Uncategorized

Tags: action for happiness, Cornish Characters, Leave Her Wild, S Baring-Gould, Sharyn Marsh

Kindness, Calendar and A Butterfly Bun

04 May

I saw this today and liked it.

I’m a bit late with this month’s Happiness Calendar……. Meaningful May

I’ve made buns this afternoon to be made into Butterfly Buns for a special day tomorrow. I had to finish off two so that we could test whether to use commercial jam or my strawberry jam. My freezer jam it will be!

Happiness Calendar and Suffragette Colours

02 Apr

Here’s this month’s calendar, Active April.

I’m loving the Anemone Blanda blooms and leaves in Suffragette colours in our wall garden outside the kitchen.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on April 2, 2023 in environment, garden, Happiness, nature, photography, Postaday 2023, Uncategorized

Tags: action for happiness

St David’s Day, Happiness Calendar and Blooms

01 Mar

I’m celebrating my Welsh Heritage today with photos of some of the daffodils in our garden.

It’s March already! Here is this month’s Happiness calendar

It’s meteorological Spring and our garden is celebrating.

Anemone Blanda

Tete a Tete and Muscari

Can’t remember!

Crocus

White Primroses

This is the 13th month of flowering for the Erysimum

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 1, 2023 in photography, Uncategorized

Tags: action for happiness, Erysimum, meteorological Spring

Dawn, Kindness and Cattle

01 Dec

The lovely Mr S took this photo for me while I was still sleeping this morning.

It’s the first of the month already so here is December’s Action for Happiness calendar, Be Kind to others and to yourself. If you’d like a bigger version go to their site on this link.

On the way home from singing this morning, I joined a queue of traffic, held up by cattle crossing the road on the A393. If you look really closely, you’ll see the back of one of the Jersey cows crossing the road.

Happiness Calendar, Beach Walk and Treasures

01 Oct

I love sharing the Action for Happiness calendars and trying to take the advice for myself. Do click on it and zoom in if it isn’t clear enough. .

Porthtowan Beach was our destination with our Ukrainian friends this afternoon. It was wild and windy and very healing which was so good to hear.

The chaotic waves were throwing up foam which had the loveliest colours. I love collecting heart stones and found this one for M who didn’t come on the walk.

Dogs have such a joyful time on the beach in the autumn/winter months when they are allowed on the beach. I really love watching them and was delighted to catch a short video of one catching a Frisbee.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 1, 2022 in community, Cornwall, environment, friendship, Happiness, nature, photography, Porthtowan, Postaday2022, Sea

Tags: action for happiness, healing effects of the ocean, Hooligan Art Community

Happiness, Flowers and Courgettes

01 Aug

It’s August 1st and here is this month’s Happiness calendar, Altruistic August.

Friends came round this afternoon for tea in the garden and what a joy it was to entertain again after such a long time. Both couples brought a garden posy for us and I put them all together to make a delightful colourful bunch.As you, Dear Readers, know, we have lots of courgettes in the allotment. For this afternoon I made Courgette and Cheese Soda bread which we had sliced and buttered. followed by Chocolate Courgette Cake which was scrummy!