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Another Balaclava, Solar System and Listening

Live-wire T requested a balaclava like her big brother’s and chose some fabulously bright multi-coloured wool. I have been knitting at the speed of light to get it done in time for her trip out to the Maritime Museum in Falmouth this morning. It is yet to have the hearts sewn on but was wearable this morning.

Balaclava for T

Most of the time at the museum was spent making planets for a hanging solar system each.

J’s planets

I asked Live-wire T to model her balaclava for me when she was listening to One Direction! She was willing to lose the headphones for only a moment! T is very taken with the fact that I used to teach English to Louis Tomlinson when he was in Year 9.

Listening to One Direction

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 17, 2016 in Beauty, Cornwall, knitting, Photography, Postaday 2016

Tags: Louis Tomlinson, Maritime Museum, One Direction

Daffodils, Scarf and The Harbour at Night (and a Blogger Challenge)

30 Jan

1 The Cornish daffodils I bought the other day have opened and look just beautiful in the sunshine.

Cornish daffodils

2 I had a special request from KJ for a new scarf for J as the one I made before Christmas has gone missing. I used up the wool that I made his sister’s Cat Hat and Cowl from and knitted all last night and this afternoon and got it to the post just in time!

New scarf for J

3 We went to the Maritime Museum for a fabulous talk this evening given by Roz Savage about her exploits rowing solo across the oceans. Falmouth Harbour was looking particularly beautiful in the just-dark of the evening.

Boats in the harbour

Reflections in the harbour

P.S. I was challenged by Yvonne to use all the favourite words I was given the other day to write a post containing all the words. I can manage a paragraph!

Heffalump was very happy that he had finally reached the attic uttering, ” Fabbydabbydozy” as he entered the enormous well-lit space and started exploring. He was happily fishing around in the ubiquitous clutter, when he found himself suddenly defenestrated. Somewhat discombobulated and out of breath, he looked around to assess the sorry situation. Serendipity! He had landed, rather fragrantly, in the honeysuckle and shaken but unharmed, declared,”Alleluia! Now, how to achieve anabasis?”

Thanks to john zande, pamasaurus, valeriedavies ,djdfr and tartanpants for their favourite words! Also for http://anelephantcant.me/ just because!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 30, 2013 in Cornwall, craft, Falmouth, knitting, photography, Postaday2013, Uncategorized

Tags: blogger challenge, Cornish Daffodils, Falmouth., favourite words, Maritime Museum, Postaday, postaday2013, Roz Savage

Maritime Museum, Mud and Umbrellas

01 Aug

1 We spent the morning in the Maritime Museum in Falmouth and Jake had a lovely time. (Click on any photo for an enlargement.)

2 We drove up to Lanhydrock to have a run around before KJ and the children went on their way. It had been raining hard and the mud was glorious! These were the last goodbyes! We’ve had some members of the family here for just over three weeks and now they’ve all gone. We’re babysitting in London in only 10 days so it’s not too long before we see this branch of the family again.

3 It amused me at the end of the day to see all the umbrellas drying in the Lanhydrock National Trust reception office.

: Watching the radio controlled boats

: In the cafe overlooking Falmouth Harbour

: Having fun in the mud at Lanhydrock

: Muddy!

: Freedom!

: Running about

: Umbrellas drying

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on August 1, 2012 in Cornwall, Falmouth, family, senses

Tags: falmouth harbour, Falmouth., Lanhydrock, last goodbyes, Maritime Museum, members of the family, National Trust, Postaday, postaday2012

Falmouth, Maritime Museum and Godrevy

20 Jul

1 It was a beautiful sunny day in Falmouth where we met P&V who came over from St Mawes on the ferry.

2 We had a lovely time playing with the remote controlled sailing boats in the Maritime Museum.

3 Try to imagine sitting on the cliffs as the sun sets into the sea and hearing the waves lapping on the shore. Gradually, lights appear on the island and all the while you are listening to a soundscape of beautiful love poems…….. That was us, this evening, taking part in the Peace Camp 2012, part of the Cultural Olympiad. If you are reading this and are near one of the other installations around the British coast, do try to join in. It is a truly beautiful experience.Wherever you live, you could still download the soundtrack,http://www.peacecamp2012.com/locations/godrevy-head.aspx enlarge one of my photos, listen and imagine!