It was another fabulous session at choir today, as always enhanced by our beautiful Choir-babies.
Big brother with six week old baby brother and Mum
The weather was again crisp and bright and I just managed to get these photos before the tide went out too far.
Still waters
Reflection in the Penryn River
One of my choir friends has been knitting for KniTZTanzania as well and brought three beautiful sets to choir to be posted along with mine today. They have gone in the post this afternoon, 11 sets all bagged up with a message of love on each bag along with the name of the knitter – that’s Jen, Pauline, Ti and me. It is lovely to think that our little outfits will be protecting babies in Tanzania from hypothermia.
I bought a couple of bunches of these Gerbera yesterday, one for us and one for our lovely neighbour Sue. The sun caught some of them this morning and they were positively glowing in the beams.
Gerbera
I heard from KniTZTanzania this morning that a new consignment of knitted outfits for new-borns is going out soon so all need to be posted asap. I had several knitted but not sewn up so I have spent all afternoon sewing up tiny little jumpers. Six of these are mine – the yellow one made with love by Ti, the dark red one and the green one with the blue hat made by likewise by Jen Thank you both.
Outfits for KnitZTanzania
I did some baking too this afternoon, a Lebanese Sfouf which looks lovely. It is going to be a treat, served with Cardamon Yogurt, when we get home tonight after going to see Suffragette, the new film, with our neighbour.
Yesterday I was given a beautifully knitted sweater for KnitZTanzania, knitted by T, the lovely Mother of a very good friend. I am working on one myself and encouraging others to knit so that we can send off another bundle to stop babies in Tanzania dying of hypothermia. The pattern is on my Creative Projects page, takes only 50g of yarn and is very easy.
T’s beautiful little baby sweater
2 April mornings are so beautiful with sunshine and showers, Spring blossoms and bird song. I love this poem!
Morning – Sara Teasdale
I went out on an April morning
All alone, for my heart was high,
I was a child of the shining meadow,
I was a sister of the sky.
There in the windy flood of morning
Longing lifted its weight from me,
Lost as a sob in the midst of cheering,
Swept as a sea-bird out to sea.
3 And today we have showers! We haven’t had any rain for a long time and the garden really needs it. In this photo you can see two of the chimneys that I plant up, a squat ridged creamy stone one and a tall elegant terracotta one. You can also see our beautiful Fledgling, the Malus just coming into flower with underneath Primroses and some spikes of a lovely blue flower whose name escapes me. In the foreground are some of the beautiful white tulips I showed you recently. On the left is the bird lighthouse where Blue Tits have been visiting but we don’t know if they have decided to nest there this year.
1 Our favourite dog was willing to pose for a photo today. She is such a sweetie and very well trained!
Kaia
2 One of our friends is knitting for the babies in Tanzania as I have been doing. Click here to see my outfits posted a while ago. Here is T’s first beautiful little sweater half done.
Another little outfit for KnitzTanzania
3 On the way home from our visit, we went past our favourite organic shop, Green Star Natural Store where we bought some vegetables, some eggs and delicious hot Cornish pasties for our lunch. They are just the best pasties with crunchy pastry and a really well flavoured filling with good pieces of beef. That was some tasty treat for lunch!
1 A most beautiful thing has been happening in Derry, Northern Ireland. A wonderfully intricate 75′ timber Temple has been created by the renowned American artist, David Best, whose creations are set alight during Nevada’s annual Burning Man festival. The remarkable structure was made by Catholics and Protestants working together in peace to honour those who died in the Troubles and was set alight last night.
Do watch the remarkably moving video. I promise you, the time will be worth it. Please, let me know what you think. It moved me to tears.
2 Sometime ago a friend sent me a pattern for a tiny jumper for a new-born and a Beanie hat to match. The charity who were collecting to send these where they were needed has closed but I have found another, KnitzTanzania who replied to me yesterday to say a consignment is just about to leave so if I post tomorrow my little outfits tomorrow, they will go to help save the lives of new-borns in Tanzania where Hypothermia can seriously damage the health of premature and newborn babies in the Tanzanian Highlands. If any of you would like to join me I can post the pattern in my Recipe pages! They are very easy and quick to knit. I made the multi-coloured one with the present of some wool from Larissa when I was recuperating.
Thank you, Larissa for the wool!
Jumper and beanie hat for a new-born
3 I was reminded about quinoa by Marilyn the other day and decided to make us a delicious salad for lunch today. I served it with a delicious honey, mustard and soy dressing.
Quinoa salad and dressing
I love this intricate detail from the Temple. Namaste, my dear Readers.
