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Reflections, Lit Fest and Icecream

The air was so still, likewise the water that the reflections of the masts and the trees was just lovely.

From the car park by Muddy Beach Cafe, with the Zed Shed above where we rehearse.

We went to Penzance for one of the events of their week long Literary Festival this afternoon. We heard Christopher Brookmyre talking about his writing and his new. book, Quite Ugly One Evening. We read and loved his first novel written 30 years ago, Quite Ugly One Morning which was absolutely hilarious, a thriller full of wit and black humour. We are looking forward to reading his latest featuring Jack Parlablane. There’s a really good review of his earlier work here..

On the back wall inside The Acorn Theatre in Penzance

Afterwards we stopped in Marazion to look out over the sea to St Michael’s Mount and to have some of the best ice-creams available hereabouts.

Ice cream dripping in the heatwave

 

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Window, Door and Plaque

This window is one of many on the Acorn Theatre building in Penzance where we have spent the evening being entertained by Tony Hawkes as part of the Penzance Literary Festival.

Stained glass window

Stained glass window

Walking through some mews we noticed this lovely door with a beautiful little wooden porch.

Door

Door

In this beautiful house, Dylan Thomas, my favourite of all the poets that I love, was married to Caitlin.

Beautiful house

Beautiful house

The plaque

The plaque

 

 

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Sun, Penzance and Optimism

1    When we collected my brother from Newquay Airport just over two weeks ago there was the most beautiful sunset. Today, as we took him back to go home to Munich, there was a pretty sunrise and now it’s all quiet again and we are catching upon all the things that stood still while we enjoyed time together.

Sunset coming back from the airport 2:7:14

Sunset coming back from the airport 2:7:14

Dawn sky this morning from the moving car

Dawn sky this morning from the moving car

2   We went to Penzance this afternoon for the Literary Festival and a talk,  ‘Sailing round Cornwall’ by our good friend, Sue Kittow which we thoroughly enjoyed. The town was full of flags for the various summer festivals.

Penzance flags

Penzance flags

3    One of my young friends sent me this some time ago and I missed. G.S., you were right! I love it!

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