Cornish Postcard

Hello, hello! We're back!

Thanks for all your kind holiday wishes, we had a splendid time in our beautiful Cornish bolthole. Here is my postcard to you all, so grab a nice cuppa as it is a little longer than your average postcard!One of our first delights was to attend the Regatta at Port Navas, my husbands' family have been taking part in this Annual Summer event for over 3o years!
It is so wonderful that now the original tribe's Grandchildren are rowing, running and swimming with all the commitment of Olympic finalists!

The village is bedecked in traditional nautical flags, all vintage and all cotton, no nylon here thanks! It is one of my favourite summer spectacles.

This is the lane leading down to the tiny but wonderful Port Navas Yacht Club. Over the years we have been lucky enough to have been to some very smart yacht clubs all around the world, Sydney was a bit special! But none can compete with the charm or the warmth of the welcome here.

Just love that blue flaky paint!

The bunting carries on out of the lane and into the village

Walking home (I had to leave before the end to feed Mr.Boodle and his two besies Hector, black flat coat retriever and Phoebe Geebee, black labrador.) I glanced back down the field to wave and just look at this vista, it just oozes "Summer in Cornwall"

I know I am very late with my next snippet, but I cant not mention the Homespun Fair!

So much anticipation, I got up early on Sunday morning and bombed over to Porthscatho for a vintage and handmade fix! This journey involved a trip across the Fal on the King Harry Ferry, lovely early morning light on the river aahhh........

Anyway I arrived at 10.30 am, and wow already there were lots and lots of people! Outside the Hall were lovely garden flowers.

I succumbed to a wonderfully fragrant bunch of dahlias, cottage garden bits and bobs, borage(lovely) and garden mint. Plus three bunches of sweet peas for my SIL's and MIL.
The wonderful flowers are from the Blue Carrot Market Garden.

Here is a shot of the hall from the mezzanine, I took this as soon as I arrived and within ten minutes the hall was so buzzing I wouldn't have been able to take this shot!

OK, I did purchase one or two trinkets which I am saving for a future post! But by far the best part for me was having the chance to say hello to some bloggy friends! It was a privilege to meet you all! Viv at Hens Teeth, Nicki from the Vintage Magpie, Michelle from Cowboys and Custard. I wanted to say hello to so many more of you, especially Jane at the Happy Crow, Christine from the Sea Garden and Clare at Daisy Darling Millinery........ but my goodness it got too busy to get near some of the stalls!

Viv, I love that you knew exactly who I was before I even opened my mouth! (which is good as I can be a bit shy!)

More on my Homespun goodies soon!

I mentioned that there is a whole tribe of us who meet annually, this year we counted 45 at our Beach Barbie! We all host different get togethers, sometimes picnics on the beach, or pasties in the yacht club and this year we were lucky enough to be invited here for fish and chips!

What a spot, right on the waters edge! The boys zoomed over to Falmouth in a rib to collect Fish and chips for 40! and yes, they were still warm when they arrived back!

One cloudy day me and some of the little ones made this fat fish!

I think we collected every white stone on the beach, and luckily it survived the tide and was still there the next day!

This was my highlight!

A wonderful Cornish girlfriend of mine is a Gig Rower and was competing in a competition in Cadgwith Cove. One of my BIL's (Brother in Law) knew that I really wanted to go and watch but I was too late to drive around by car so he took me and Him Down the Lane across by boat. Well by Rib to be precise, straight through the Manacles! V. Scary and V. FAST! Luckily we were in Convoy with another Rib belonging to a great mate who is a local!

I absoloutely adore Cadgwith Cove, brilliant fishing village and what an amazing evening, what an amazing sight watching the gig boats with their crews straining at every stroke! none of my pictures are good enough to show as the boats are too far out to sea. All the fishing boats were pulled hard up the beach to make room for the Gigs and the spectators!

The village had all it's finery on and was rewardeed with a great turnout!

I dived up the hill to get a better shot of the beach with all the gigs pulled up and couldn't resist this picture perfect group of thatched cottages.

What a night! In the gig hut the beer on offer was "dark" or "blonde".

The trip home across the water in semi darkness was truly magical, just blue, blue, blue. Flat calm, exhilirating and cold!

I just love how these buoys look all shiny in the evening sunshine, like big party balloons which suited the mood!

Happy, happy days!

Back here in Kent the garden has reverted to wilderness and we will be eating mostly runner beans with plums for the duration!

love Sarah x x x