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Granny’s Song, Christmas Bauble and New Growth

This morning on Radio 4, I heard the hymn, ‘Now the Day is Over’ being sung. It was both a tearful moment and a beautiful memory at the same time as my Granny, who lived with us in Birmingham for about a year when I was 5, sang this to me every night at bedtime. She often sang it in Welsh – Nawr bod y diwrnod wedi dod i ben. This is the best recording of the right tune that I can find. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrDkI0yzzAo

Along the lane by St Euny Churchyard, Mr Smith noticed a Christmas bauble. It took me a few moments to find it. Then it made me smile, wondering how it had ended up there.

Spot the bauble!

The bauble

The 40 minute walk up the lane and along the Flat lode at the back of our house is always a satisfying one to do. It was good to see some new colourful growth on a Sycamore.

Sycamore new growth

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 17, 2016 in Beauty, Christmas decorations, music, nature, Photography, Postaday 2016

Tags: Nawr bod y diwrnod wedi dod i ben, Now the day is over, Welsh

Garden Lunch, Wedding Etiquette and Kitchen Art

25 Mar

1 Such a beautiful warm day today, we had our lunch (home-made Guacamole and Melba toasts) on the bench in the sun for the first time this year. Did some vertical gardening putting primroses into the Cornish wall near the new sun terrace.

2 Had a happy half hour with Daniel on Skype learning more about the quite complicated etiquette of a Senegalese Wedding.

3 I love this egg storage unit which to me is a piece of kitchen art. I think it is a Welsh spoon holder but it keeps our eggs perfectly!

Welsh Wooden Spoon Rack

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 25, 2012 in art, Food, garden, Senegal, Wedding

Tags: Daniel, egg storage, food, Garden Lunch, Guacamole, home-made, kitchen art, Melba toasts, Senegalese wedding, Skype, spoon rack, vertical gardening, Wedding Etiquette, Welsh, wooden spoon

Blossom, Raised Beds and Welsh Snowdrops + Senegalese Wedding

25 Feb

1 On my walk down into Redruth today, this beautiful blossom took my breath away.

Blossom 25:2:2012

2 Mr S has cleared the patch for the new terrace and spread compost on the raised beds, ready for vegetable planting quite soon.

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3 Lovely friends brought us some more snowdrops from their place in Wales.

4 + a little extra! Just had over an hour with Daniel on Skype talking about the wedding and all the things we need to know about before we go to Senegal. I have to send my measurements to Ami so that she can get my wedding outfit made up for me before we arrive! It was Ndeye Marie’s 4th birthday last week and Daniel sent some photos while we were chatting.