Just Humans Being...

We've been blown away by Hugo & Co...                                             They've been studying circus performance skills for only 1 or 2 sessions over 10 weeks... And we've picked out a selection of the best photos...           The group are mainly aged between 14 & 18... And they also learned how to put up the big top & prepare for a show. They each tried all the activities & discovered what they prefer to do... We've known some of the kids for a while, so it was great to see what they have achieved... Even those we didn't know still managed to amaze us... The group have also learnt Makulele... And Capoeira... Which was fun to watch... Hugo's chosen skill was mime...                                            We were surprised by his confidence & of course we had no idea what to expect...                                          But we have been very impressed! With all of them... Rowan is 14... And these 2 we

Just how many were there going to St Ives? It turned out to be the wrong time of year to be visiting a very popular town... We used the very expensive 'park & ride'... £2.30 to park & £4 each for the train tickets! But it was a pleasant way to arrive, as parking is very difficult in St Ives... Lots of folks had the same idea... Our train arrives... Tom Dale busking with his 1930s guitar... He was so good - we bought a CD... The town was so crowded that we decided to leave after only a couple of hours! The lovely views on the return journey... We really don't like busy places, so it was great to be heading back... And it was nice to be back in the countryside... We stopped at Zennor - which was fairly quiet... And enjoyed a look round... This water wheel is at the entrance of the museum... The quaint little church... And graveyard... Inside the church - the bell ringing ropes... Which are on the ground floor at the back... There are original parts

It's been quite a surprise to be having hot weather in July & August... Something we haven't experienced since 1976! Great if you're on holiday - not so good if you're spending most of your time indoors cleaning other people's houses... And why do older people keep their windows closed (& locked) during hot weather? The last 6 days has been like working in a sauna - One consolation is we get to work with these views... On route to a house we spent 3 days cleaning... It's on a tiny peninsula... And it feels more like an island... Sime cleaning the conservatory... And the view from the shower room... A meal at Heligan, in between jobs... The Air Ambulance landing in the field next to another cottage we clean... Our first community wind turbine going up... Morris Dancers outside our local pub... With the 'oss... They finished off with a sing-a-long inside the pub... Curry in Truro last night... Sunset over Boscawen Park in Truro...