Fresh back from a week in St Ives. It was brilliant. Sunshine and wild green surf. I swam, walked everyday, ate like a horse. Stepped in (and quickly out of) endless art galleries bulging with a selection of pretty dire work (St Ives has been done to death). Visited Barbara Hepworths' garden, The Tate, Bernard Leach pottery. Had cream tea in a beach cafe (delicious). Fish and chips and a bottle of white wine on the harbour front. Amanda sang sea shanties. Watched surfers ride and wrestle with waves. Saw a seal - no basking sharks unfortunately. Spied the super-moon as it rose over Hayle Beach (not as big as expected). Took an open-top bus ride to Sennon Cove and then walked across the cliffs to Lands End. On cue (i.e. just as I arrived), the rains swept in from the west - obliterating the Lands End light-house. But as quickly as they arrived, they blew away again. That was good - as I had the return journey to do. Was lovely to spend time with dear old friends and catch up with lost ones. We all laughed a lot. My bed and breakfast was a hit. If anyone reading this visits St Ives, stay at Coast B&B. You won't be disappointed. Say I sent you!
The break was over too quickly (extended my stay by 3 days) and now back home tending my garden, which despite hot red dahlias still blooming and some late geraniums, is looking tired and rather bedraggled. A bit of cutting and clipping required and general preparation as we head into autumn. Cant believe we are already at the back end of summer.
The caravan down at Rye Harbour is fantastic. Have already stayed a few nights there - though as I write this, the excitement of it has been a bit gazzumped by my holiday out west! However, it is going to be such a great space to disappear to, recharge batteries and get a good dose of sea air. I hope that it will kick start some creative ideas. Perhaps I will get a dog too... Aiming to go back again next week. Stuff to do to make it feel like home.
This is a short blog update - I got to get myself to the gym now. Bloods dropping a bit, so I have to go back next week for more tests. Fingers crossed.
Love to everyone round this tiny globe. Italy, (ciao Graziella), Hong Kong, Australia, USA, Ireland, UK et al. Hope summer / winter has been a good one for you all. Thanks for emails, texts and comments still coming in; it is always great to hear from you - even anonymous messages from school days! I am amazed at old friends who have got in touch with me through this blog and total strangers too. The wonders of technology. Greetings to you all.
Back soon. tch xx
PS: some holiday photos...
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| ST IVES |
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| SURFERS ON PORTHMEOR BEACH |
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| POST SWIM! |
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| ST IVES WILD LIFE |
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| SURFING SUNDOWN |
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| SEA SHANTY EVENING |
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| LANDS END LIGHTHOUSE |
