I was in Falmouth for another day of Ghost Ships by Yskynna. This is the view from the window of the Maritime Museum.
Yachts in the harbour
The Yuccas are in flower.
Yucca flower
I have seen the following spectacular plant many times and did once know its name but cannot bring it to mind. There must be someone out there who knows! J?
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What a day out with the Grandkids and M – shopping for little life jackets, exploring the Maritime Museum, shrimping and catching one each, eating Cornish pasties, taking the water taxi to our boat and discovering the cabin and the beds and the compass and the tiller, eating ice-creams and beaching at Gyllyngvase followed by fish’n’chips! Click on any photo for detail.
1 The Lemon Butter Cake (recipe to come later) that I was making this afternoon called for a very large bowl so I brought out the Family Super Bowl! It has a brilliant design that allows it to be tipped up and remain stable when the mixture is being beaten and it holds 10 1/2 pints! It has been used for making Christmas puddings for years and years!
The flat area to help stabilise the bowl
The Gripstand bowl
2 At The Maritime Museum in Falmouth a replica Bronze Age boat was launched today after months of work. It’s 16 metres long, made from green oak and has been built using replica Bronze Age tools. It’s a sewn plank boat, a kind of boat unique to England and Wales. The hull of the boat was made by stitching wooden planks together as nails had yet to be invented. You can find out more here.
The Bronze Age sewn plank boat
Inside the boat
Detail of sewn planks, holes plugged with grease
3 This panel caught my eye and reminded me of Monet’s paintings.
Decorated panel
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