lottie has decided she doesn't want to wait until after her birthday to put up her decorations

and tree

'oh xmas tree, oh xmas tree, your ornaments are history'

st ives: xmas tree festival

fore street chapel

amazing interior

and stained glass

mother mary tree!

with the baby jesus!

cornwall tree!

we got free tea and cake and had a lovely chat with the ladies

st ives: random nonsense

ellie pretending in truro car park that this is her morris minor

lottie being Nessa truck driving in the arcade

lottie's winning finger warmers from her tickets at the arcade (finger warmers? what's that all about?)

ellie pretending to be greta garbo

st ives: a time of reflection

it is 2 october 1915

walking up to this church

standing here for a photo?

then walking off into their new life together...george blight married mary cock (my great grandparents)

and after her 'holiday' in bodmin, her family made sure she came home to rest

with the best view ever

st ives: a trip to st michaels mount

what fools who ruined the view

girls were fascinated by this 'is it a boat or a car?'

st ives: letters to fc

we always do this on 1st december and being in cornwall is no exception

lottie's letter (as usual it rambles on and on)

up the chimney!

ellie's letter

off it goes!

st ives: st nicholas day!

he found us all the way in cornwall!

is there something coming into harbour?

yes! it's santa helped by the rnli