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Today’s Walk and Happiness Calendar

03 Jan

Today’s walk along the Great Flat Lode (which really was nearly flat to walk on) was also close to home with beautiful views on a gloriously bright and very cold day. We met more people on this walk that on the up and down one nearer to home and exchanged cheery greetings with them all, apparently waking some of them up! We were helping to brighten people’s days as per today’s calendar.  See below.

St Euny Church in the middle distance
Buildings from the industrial past
View to the sea near St Agnes
Looking towards St Ives
Chimneys
A stile

Through a window

Here is this month’s Happiness Calendar for you.

 
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Posted by on January 3, 2021 in Cornwall, environment, nature, Photography, Postaday2021, Tin mining history, Uncategorized

 

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Action Calendar, Pigeons and Cake

01 Nov

A November lockdown in the UK isn’t going to be easy for anyone and much harder for some. Action for Happiness have made their calendar for November to help give some focus and to help keep our spirits up. Feel free to share it far and wide. Here is the link for you to have a bigger version. I love their motto – Keep Calm, Stay Wise and Be Kind. Stay safe, dear Readers.

It’s very windy still and our resident pigeons have been trying to keep warm by fluffing up their feathers. We tried to get a photo of the pair but there was always one out of focus.

It was a baking afternoon, Pear and Chocolate Cake to eat warm with ice-cream – scrumptious, of course!

 
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Posted by on November 1, 2020 in baking, Happiness, Kindness, nature, Photography, Postaday2020, Uncategorized

 

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Self-Care, Caterpillar and Another Gall

01 Sep

Very timely advice came in today from Action for Happiness:

We are completely redoing our walled border outside the kitchen and while clearing away the the thuggish Clematis, Bill Mackenzie, found this furry caterpillar scuttling around on stems near the ground. We think it may be a Buff Ermine but it’s not easy to identify.

A fellow blogger kindly helped to identify the rather attractive Artichoke Gall on our beautiful and nearby Oak Tree a few days ago. This one, somewhat uglier,  has been identified as a Knapper Gall by our Son-out-law who visited last Friday.

Here they are together.

 
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Posted by on September 1, 2020 in community, environment, Kindness, nature, Photography, Postaday2020

 

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Altruism in August and An Accident

31 Jul

I was going to post this tomorrow but have had a little accident today so am taking the easy route. While making more masks for the family, I stitched through the middle finger on my right hand. How? I just don’t know ! I am an experienced sewing machine user…..  The people at our local Minor Injuries Unit were brilliant, kind and efficient but now I can’t sew for a few days. I shall have to read all day!

To see a bigger version click this link

 
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Posted by on July 31, 2020 in Uncategorized

 

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Lily of the Valley, A Poem and Happiness Calendar

01 May

May 1st is La Fete de Muguet in France when people give their loved ones little bunches of Muguet, Lily of the Valley. Our Dear Friend Kath, to whom I dedicate my blog and who died far too soon nearly eight years ago, loved France and we holidayed with her and Charlie in Meysaac a couple of times. Every May 1st she would give me a little bouquet of muguet when we were close enough or send a card if we weren’t. As soon as we moved here, I planted some Lily of the Valley in a shady spot and have picked a couple of flowers each year in Kath’s memory. This year there have been many blooms and I have brought them inside to share with you all in a spirit of love and friendship and in memory of my beautiful, much missed friend.

For Kath, Lily of the Valley and Rosemary

My poet friend, Kim Ridgeon wrote the perfect poem for today and with his permission, I share it with you here.

Here is this month’s Action for Happiness calendar, helping  us all to manage ourselves in these very strange times. Stay safe everyone.

If you would like a clearer copy to print off please use this link https://www.actionforhappiness.org/media/875756/may_2020.pdf

 
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Posted by on May 1, 2020 in friendship, Happiness, nature, Photography, poetry, Postaday2020

 

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Mindful March, A Bouquet and Blue with Gold

02 Mar

I love the positivity of the Action for Happiness people!

Our friends who came for dinner last week brought us a beautiful  bouquet which is still looking fresh and lovely.

Following the suggestion for March 2nd above, I have been outside and seen beautiful things – here, Gorse in flower against a truly blue sky.

 
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Posted by on March 2, 2020 in nature, Photography, Postaday2020

 

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Friendship, Twine and A Band

01 Feb

Friendship February

Gorgeous coloured twine for the garden seen in a Falmouth shop today.

As a birthday treat for the lovely Mr S, we went to see a fabulous band, Falmouth Soul Sensation, who were playing a Benefit concert in aid of Cornwall Hugs Grenfell. This charity, formed by a Cornish resident after the Grenfell fire tragedy, gathers ‘one week’ pledges from holiday-home owners in Cornwall to give Grenfell survivors and bereaved families, as well as firefighters, the hope of a holiday. At least 500 people have been supported so far. Local businesses help too supplying ice creams or boat trips, free visits to attractions and cream teas. Those who couldn’t offer such things have paid towards the transport to bring families here. A lot of people have been made very happy by this offer of friendship and support from Cornish folk.

Falmouth Soul Sensation

 
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Posted by on February 1, 2020 in charity, Cornwall, friendship, Happiness, Photography

 

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Market, Parade and Happiness

30 Nov

The Christmas Market went well despite the appalling weather.

Part of my stall

It was the Lights Switch-on Parade tonight and my choirs were singing in the pouring rain but with smiles on our faces! The Parade went by in a misty blur.

It will be December tomorrow. Here is Action for Happiness’s advice for the month.

For my cat-loving friends…..  enjoy this.

 

 
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Posted by on November 30, 2019 in Celebration, Christmas, glass, Happiness, Kindness, Photography, Postaday 2019

 

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September Happiness

01 Sep

I’m taking a break for a few weeks so leave you here with the Action for Happiness Self Care September Calendar. Have a good month and look after yourselves, Dear Readers.

 
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Posted by on September 1, 2019 in Uncategorized

 

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Altruism, Beans and A Butterfly

01 Aug

Action for Happiness are focussing on kindness this month.

We have our first harvest of beans – beautifully purple until they are cooked and then they are, disappointingly, just green.

We’ve been at the Ecp Park this evening for an Extinction Rebellion meeting. Beforehand we walked around and spotted a Painted Lady butterfly on the rough wall surrounding the fire pit.

 
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Posted by on August 1, 2019 in environment, Happiness, Kindness, Photography, Postaday 2019

 

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