My last post of the week, is inspired by the marvellous Gillian, who missed her weekly happy post. I miss mine too. So I'm jumping on the happy band wagon.
We have been blessed with the most wonderful weather in St Ives this week. I've said before that May is my favourite month. one reason is that the beaches are still empty. Pops and I have been to the Harbour beach and Porthmeor this week. We played in the sea, inspected rock pools, made sand castles, looked for sea glass and ate our lunch on a beach towel. The sand here is white and clean. The sea is turquoise. My legs are lily white (hence the jeans). But my face is brown and freckly.
This is a corner of the garden that I shall be looking after. I am being paid! I am quite nervous, because I want to do my best and not destroy what is already there. But I am also really excited by it. It is a small courtyard garden, and I am to look after it, tend it and grow things in it. I am on cloud nine!
Some radishes from the garden. I shall be picking salad leaves later. We are having a barbecue this evening. The whole of West Cornwall is too, apparently. We are planning another one on the beach tomorrow. Olly wants to go surfing. I am buying a wetsuit, and taking the plunge with him.
I want to share this book with you. Beautifully written. Gorgeous photography. Inspiring for a person like me who has battled with depression over the years.
Some of the broken pottery that I have been collecting while searching the beaches for treasure. I only pick up bits that have blue on them. I particularly love the triangular piece bottom centre. I am thinking of making something with them in the future. Not sure what yet.
It's been a week of posts for me. I'd like to thank everyone who have commented or started to follow my blog. It is a constant happy in my life. How I ever thought I could junk it, I do not know. I have an evening to myself tomorrow. Sam, Alf and Marc are off to the flicks. I aim to catch up on your posts, and visit those of you that have commented here this week.
Have a wonderful weekend, burnt sausages and all!
Leanne xx
So lovely to read your happies Leanne!! I am sure that your garden work will be really good, it looks like a lovely garden to work in and being a courtyard will be lovely and sheltered won't it. Could you make your little blue and white triangle into a necklace pendant of some sort? The pieces are lovely regardless of what you decide to do or not do with them! Happy weekend. xx
ReplyDeleteI do so love the sunshine! And that beach looks so beautiful. So clean.
ReplyDeleteI hope you continue to enjoy the sunshine over the weekend.
I do envy you your rock-pooling, it's one of my all time favourite things to do. How exciting to be paid to tend a garden! I'm sure you'll learn a lot and have a fantastic time doing it and the results will be lovely. Having hands in the earth and growing things is one of the best ways to combat the blues, I always think. x
ReplyDeleteLeanne it was not long ago you were considering whether to but a wetsuit and take up surfing.... And there amongst your lovely photos are the words confirming it as a reality. Brilliant . Love the sea glas and pottery. Just beautiful..... I am glad that book has been a good read for you as digging that garden will be. My friend believes that her depression got better as a direct result of her getting a garden. All her negativity and angst got buried xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Leanne. Wow, a big garden for you to look after! That is so exiting. I hope you'll share some of this new experience with us. I wonder if I could plonk fishcakes on the BBQ? It is great weather here, too. I love your pottery shards and I am hoping to find some when we are on holiday in July. Enjoy your weekend. Christina xx
ReplyDeleteLovely happy things, Leanne. I adore old pottery bits too. It looks like you found a nice little collection. I'd love to spend some time searching for pottery on the beach with you.
ReplyDeleteLoving the happies being back on blogland again. Glad you are going to be around still as I love reading your posts because you tell it like it is in your world. More power to you.
ReplyDeleteI love your happy things Leanne, the sunshine really does help lift our moods! I love the pottery shards!
ReplyDeleteRadishes already, lucky you! The garden you're looking after looks lovely, I'm sure you will do a beautiful job with it. Good luck with the surfing, I'm sure you'll love it, it always looks such fun. I hope you all have a really nice weekend. CJ xx
ReplyDeleteSorry to have missed your week of posts, defeated by technology. Or lack of it. I will go back and catch up. The turquoise sea makes up for it though..
ReplyDeletesuch a lovely happy post xxx happy weekend. x
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ReplyDeleteI've wanted to be close to the sea all this week so I'm very jealous of you. It sounds like it's been a great time and I'm glad the gardening is going well. Love those little treasures. Have a super weekend! x
ReplyDeleteoh Leeane the pottery is lovely, i have a collection from my garden and am thinking of the same xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely relaxing post, I am excited for you with your new (paid) garden project and I look forward to following your progress. The beach looks lovely, a great place to spend a few moments this time of year.
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I love these kinds of posts! I totally understand the jeans thing. It's such an awkward time of the year for those of us with very white skin. If we keep the jeans on we'll never get tan, but oh my, the horror of those first couple of weeks wearing shorts.
ReplyDeleteHI Leanne, I'm catching up with blog reading after being away on holiday all last week. I loved the photo of your blue and white china pieces. I did a similar thing and started to do a mosaic with them for the garden which sadly I never finished and ended up binning it!
ReplyDeleteExcellent stuff! I love these peeks into your life. I am really taken with your idea of collecting the broken pottery. You could make a mosaic tile from it all or something. Great shot of you on the beach (I have those very same havaianas) even if I am totally jealous of your beachy life. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant about the gardening job - obviously you are going to be amazing! x
Such lovely Happies! Do you really pick up the broken pottery at the beach? The pieces are so pretty. Enjoy your gardening job - will we get to see progress pics? Do hope so!
ReplyDeleteLovely happy things Leanne! The pottery pieces are beautiful! I never find any pottery on the beach - and I'm always on the look out for it! Do you find much sea glass your way too? I find lots on some beaches here and none on others - funny that! Can I pin this to my collections board - with credit of course? xx
ReplyDeleteOf course Caroline! I only find sea glass at the harbour.
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