1 The honeysuckle is beginning to bud already. I hope the promised freezing weather doesn’t do too much harm.
Honeysuckle bud
2 I love the iridescent colours on the body of this fly which has landed on the Cistus.
Iridescence on a fly on a Cistus flower
3 Today I have discovered a new cooking blog and a beautiful sounding cake, Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Cake, which I have made this afternoon.
Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Cake
Served with raspberries and cream
1 The Optician in Redruth has marked the changing season with a delightful display of Angels.
Angels at the Opticians
2 I love this bright mural in Redruth, Spring being recalled this very cold Winter afternoon.
Spring seen in Winter
3 Our good friends brought us some homemade jam the other night which I have had on hot buttered toast this afternoon after that very cold walk into town. Delicious! I like the idea of eating produce from the Autumn as the season changes into Winter.
Marilyn’s delicious jam
1 Back to singing this morning after two weeks away. What a joy it is to sing in harmony with friends.
2 The title of our new book at Book Group is ‘ The World Hums in B flat’ I just love that! Hope the book is as good as its title.
3 Walking back from Redruth Library up the lane the ferns were uncurling – it’s so beautiful the way they do that each Spring!
Curly Fern
PS I’ve put the ‘how to’ for the Halloumi Peppers we had for supper last night on the Recipes page.
1 The train journey through English countryside: The Somerset Levels, The White Horse, springy little lambs, a Thelwell pony, flowers-in-a-boat on the station platform at Saltash, and above all, the vibrant green of the fields.
English countryside from the train
2 Coming home, beautiful bluebells and primroses in the front garden and coming into our house.
Bluebells
3 A very simple and very tasty supper of two poached eggs on toast!
and I’ll start writing about the beautiful things of Senegal tomorrow.
1 The rabbits in the field behind us have been running around showing their white tails as they race by – Spring is in the air here too!
Tide clock
2 Our tide clock gives us pleasure every day. We can choose if our walk will be on the beach or the cliff tops. In fact today, because of our continued work on the sun-room, we just went round the Great Flat Lode behind the house. The light was lovely.
3 I offered Charlie’s brass sheets and wire on Network Cornwall today and had a reply from Naomi who makes fused glass and who is happy to trade! See her work at
http://mylittleglassroom.co.uk/
1 Spring has come to John’s pond! What a delightful picture to lift the spirits. Thanks, John.
Busy frogs in John's pond
2 Mr S has been fitting new skirting boards in our sun room and I’ve been following behind painting on the primer. It’s beginning to look really good in shades of white. The sun streams in here (when it shines at all) and it is a lovely room to bird watch from.
3 When we Skyped with 3 year old Jake this evening we told him that Lucy had reached Dingboche at 14,500ft. He told us that rain comes from the clouds and that if the sun’s there as well there’ll be a rainbow. Tabitha kept us amused by doing somersaults off the settee and we managed a word or two with KJ.
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