It is five years today since we took the phone call in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art bringing us the sad news that our beautiful friend, Kath, had died. It is for her memory that I write my blog every day. She was the most positive person I have ever known, full of life and spirit and optimism. She would have loved this daily record of things that have made us smile or say, ‘Wow, that’s beautiful!’
Friends together in the Barbara Hepworth garden, St Ives
At one of our parties
Walking and talking in Meyssac, France
Walking and talking in a Cornish lane
At Carn Brea Castle for dinner
Making music together after dinner at Kath and Charlie’s
1 We went to Marazion today to a fascinating exhibition put on by the local Quaker group.
Poster
There was a very moving and informative display which told of the experiences of three local Quakers and their harrowing dilemmas with the peace testimony. Through poetry, photos, quotations and sculpture, attitudes to peace and war were examined and the role of the Conscientious Objector made clear. If you are one of my local readers, do go along. It’s on for four more days and is well worth your time.
In the Meeting House
Friends’ Ambulance Unit
Ghandi’s words
The White Feather campaign
Peace?
2 When there, walking along the front, we saw a VW Camper van all decked out for a wedding and the wedding party were on the beach.
Wedding van
3 On our way home, we called in at our favourite reclamation yard, Shiver Me Timbers, always full of quirky objects and today was no different. Click on any photo for an enlargement.
Crazy stuff!
Concave mirror
Painted door handle
Child heard asking, “Mummy, why do Mermaids have such long hair?” Reply,” Because there are no underwater hairdressers!”
On the way home we passed this beautiful Cornish Cottage.
1 A beautiful thing – Kanu, an old friend of D’s, took time out of his day today to come to the train station especially to meet us, the parents of his much loved friend. It was lovely to meet him.
2 The train to the airport was running so late we were in danger of missing our flight. A young woman also waiting to get to the airport had called her friend and asked him to drive her there and she had overheard our concerned conversations about missing the flight. This lovely couple, strangers to us all, invited us to have a lift with them and so we made the flights in good time. They probably won’t ever read this but, just in case or in case some one who does know them reads this – thank you so much, Jody from Dublin and Mark from Barcelona, for your kindness to strangers.
Jody and Mark
3 Driving home through Devon and into Cornwall, the skies grew ever more threatening and then, fleetingly, this lovely formation as the blue reappeared.
1 We bought this delightful mirror many years ago in Penzance and I love it still.
Pooh Bear Mirror
2 I have made a batch of beautiful yellow lemon curd today. It looks gorgeous, smells divine and tastes delicious! The recipe will be in my Food pages soon.
Lemon Curd
3 Today I have my 100th follower! Thank you all so much for welcoming me into the Blogging Community, for following, liking and commenting. Every like, comment and follow is truly appreciated and it gives me great delight that my beautiful things have been read in 61 different countries!
1 Waiting to do the Baby naming, I was wandering around Potager Gardens and spotted this very beautiful fungi on the woodpile wall. Just look at those patterns. Click to make any photo bigger. Do any of my readers know what kind of fungus this is?
Fungi
2 The Baby Naming Ceremony was truly beautiful and enjoyed by all – even though there were also some tears.
Lowen and her Mum
The Cornish name Lowen means Happy. What a lovely gift to give to your child. I wore my happyboots that my Sister had made for me in Prescott, Arizona. They are my special boots for Baby Namings.
Happy Boots
3 Just 10 of the Suitcase Singers went to Tremough University to take part in a concert of various local choirs. Tonight we were the Briefcases as we are such a small version of the whole Suitcases choir. Some of us were very nervous but it went well and we were well received.
1 Just had to share this delightful experience: “Cows belong in fields. We have known it for a long time. And the cows agree!” Click on the link for a guaranteed smile!
1 Despite a disastrous start to the day with two burst tyres, singing with the Suitcases and then a lovely lunch with understanding friends helped to recover the day.
2 Seeing Choir-baby Elowyn in her Sally-boots was a great pleasure, especially as they matched her Babygro.
Sally-boots
3 My piano lesson went really well. I’m told I’m just about ready to take my Grade 1 should I want to!
