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The Mud Maid, Stuffed Courgettes and Grasses

1 Our neighbours are sculptors and have just installed this beautiful Mud Maid in a private garden. As Sue posted, “One of the most touching commissions we’ve ever had… R has a terminal illness. She and her husband K wanted a beautiful plot for her ashes, a place where K could come and talk to her.” Isn’t that just lovely.
The original Mud Maid is in the Lost Gardens of Heligan, as is the Heligan Giant and both of them can be seen in this post: http://mybeautfulthings.com/2012/06/12/st-uny-engine-house-the-heligan-giant-and-the-mud-maid/

Mud Maid by Sue Hill and Pete Hill

2 The same lovely neighbour gives us vegetables grown in her allotment and with a rather large courgette I have made tonight’s meal, Stuffed Courgettes.

Stuffed Courgettes

3 It has been another glorious September day and walking up from town, these Grass seed heads against the cerulean sky caught my eye.

Grass and sky

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on September 26, 2014 in Beauty, Food, nature, photography, Postaday 2014, sculpture

Tags: Mud Maid, Pete Hill, stuffed courgettes, Sue Hill

Morning Dew, Portreath and Making up the Beds

25 Jul

1 Beautiful dewdrops on the tiny hairy buds of the courgettes. We’re hoping the sun will get them flowering soon. They were planted late after the gales destroyed the earlier planting.

2 Portreath this morning was beautiful – the water turquoise, the sun glorious and lots of colour in the pavement flowers. I have shown you the lion sculpture before but the mosaics were glinting so beautifully in the sun that I had to show you again!

: Dew drops on courgette buds

: Dew drops and a bee seeking nectar

: A one person seat on the harbour in Portreath

: Shadow self portrait from the harbour wall in Portreath

: Poppies on the pavement in Portreath

: Sue Hill and Pete Hill’s Mosaic lion in the primary school field

: Shanticot, ready for the Grandchildren

3 We’ve just finished making up the beds for KJ and the Shanticot for the children and the spare room bed for P&V who will be staying here for their last weekend before going to London for two days and returning to Atlanta on Wednesday. It is truly beautiful to have so many people back in our house for the weekend.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 25, 2012 in art, Cornwall, family, flowers, mosaic, nature, Portreath, sculpture

Tags: Atlanta, lion sculpture, London, Mosaic Lion, nature, Pete Hill, Postaday, postaday2012, sculpture, Shanticot, Sue Hill

St Uny Engine House, The Heligan Giant and The Mud Maid

12 Jun

We have had the most beautiful day today! First we had a walk along the Flat Lode Trail to find a tin mine for Jake and this afternoon we went off to The Lost Gardens of Heligan to find the Giant and the Mud Maid.

I’m going to tell it through photos – enjoy! Click on the first one and then click the arrows on the right to get the whole story.

In the carry-sack

Setting off on our walk

Uphill in knee deep grass

Looking at the view

Having a shoulder ride

Beautiful honeysuckle

St Uny Engine House

Horse knee-deep in buttercups

Jake’s turn in the carry-sack

Beautiful Heligan

Just look at the detail in this foxglove flower

Down the path to the glade

The putto in the pond

The Bee Boles

Information about the Bee Boles

Jake under the Gunnera

“I’m going up this path!”

Admiring the dove cote

Setting off to find the Giant

Beautiful wild flower patch

Contrast – old leaves and new growth

Jake has just whispered to the Giant, “We’ve found you! We are friendly faces!”

The very beautiful and serene Mud Maid

Children pyjamaed and ready for the five hour drive home

And now they’ve gone home and the house feels very quiet and empty!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 12, 2012 in art, books, children's, environment, family, flowers, garden, local history, nature, sculpture, senses, The Lost Gardens of Heligan

Tags: arts, Great Flat Lode Trail, Heligan Gardens, illustration, nature, outdoors, Pete Hill, Postaday, sculpture, St Uny Engine House, Sue Hill, The Heligan Giant, The Mud Maid, travel, vacation

Sally-Boots, The Heligan Giant and Swish

28 Mar

1 I finished the Sally-boots for Dan’s new daughter just as he finished our fence. We all feel pleased.

Sally-boots

2 Lucy has been working in the Lost Gardens of Heligan helping to restore The Heligan Giant with the sculptors, Sue Hill and her brother, Pete.

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3 Went to the Swish at Krowji with Lucy this evening and we both found things we can wear in Senegal. A Swish, for those who don’t know is a clothes swap.