Do you have a favourite place you have visited? Where is it?
Having written about it several times this year, I’ll just share some holiday snaps. Cornwall on the far SW coast of England.
433 miles of coastline and over 300 beaches ⛱️
Cornwall/Kernow
Category: Cornwall
The South West Coast of England….
Tell us about the last thing you got excited about.
WP..in a very short time, I have written about this in one form or another. But as we had such a lovely holiday, I will relay it just once more.
Our holiday to Cornwall in July. Patch is getting on a bit, and sometimes, when he is a tad off colour, he worries me greatly.
Himself loves the beach and swims in the sea. He especially loves a buddy of mine. ( showing his affection in a less than appropriate manner on occasions 😂)
So, I wanted this holiday break to be focused mainly on his enjoyment. Turns out I had the best time ever, too!
Holibobs… revisited
Yay! We had a safe drive down to Cornwall yesterday. A tad arduous, but hey, we got here in one piece.
The Patches was so excited to see our hosts as was I. So good to spend time with the oldest of friends.
It’s a bit of a blustery start to the day. The relief is immense. There’s only so much heatwave a UK citizen can take.
So , we’re settled into The Sheppy ( Shepherds Hut) and we slept like babies. So are good to go now. To the beach it is!
I’m going to post a very short video in a minute or two. You’ll need the volume up high if you want to listen to the moment we were welcomed to the day by a very jolly little bird. What a delight. Edit; Mmm, can’t load the vid. Will come back later to check that out. Pity, it was lovely.
I’ll revise this page and add some more pics later.
Till then have yourself a good day lovely peeps.
Oh, one last thing for now. Should you be a wannabe burglar and think to yourself ‘ she’s away from home, I’ll go and check out her crib’ think again. My neighbours on all sides and their dogs are badass. It would take a very brave and extremely stupid person to even try and get close. 😂
Patches
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.
Walking my dog on the beach. Seeing him in his element brings great joy to my life.
Black Cherries
Late in May as the light lengthens
towards summer the young goldfinches
flutter down through the day for the first time
to find themselves among fallen petals
cradling their day’s colours in the day’s shadows
of the garden beside the old house
after a cold spring with no rain
not a sound comes from the empty village
as I stand eating the black cherries
from the loaded branches above me
saying to myself Remember this
W. S Merwin 1927~2019
Being Mouser ( Mowser)
If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?
I would choose to be Mowser, the companion cat to Tom, a Cornish fisherman. The book being The Mousehole ( mau-sel) Cat. A children’s book, written in 1991 ( but first written about in 1927).
In Cornwall on the south west coast of England is a fishing village called Mousehole. It got it’s name as it has a small single point of entry for the boats. Thus a mousehole.
Tom and Mowser lived a content and tranquil life, in a little cottage overlooking the sea. Daily they would go out fishing and at tea time Tom would cook them an array of delicious meals, which they enjoyed together, before they relaxed into the evenings.
One winter the weather was particularly stormy and the villagers were all bordering on starvation. Tom bravely chose to venture, out to save the town and of course Mowser went with him.
Everyone was aware they had gone out but when they did not return they lit lanterns and put candles in their windows, to guide them home to safety.
Meanwhile during their trip the storm intensified and manifested itself as a giant Storm Cat. This is where Mowser came into her own. From her steady purring came a voice as sweet as an angel and she managed to soothe the tempest. An operatic song which lulled the Storm Cat to sleep.
They had a particularly successful catch that night and they returned to with enough of seven kinds of fish to feed the entire village, making Stargazy Pies.
*This story is from Cornish folklore and each Bawcock (Tom) Eve is celebrated in Mousehole, where the villagers raise their glasses in his honour. There are lantern lit possions, carol singing and of course Stargazy Pie for all.
** It would have been a happy life for Mowser. Who wouldn’t want to be her? **
IN THE BOOMER PIGEON HOLE? 