tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post4664631430850174340..comments2024-03-27T09:36:28.590-07:00Comments on Long Mizzle Garden: Seaweed, cess pits and salty creaturesLuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-4632975305737314122021-12-08T04:04:50.485-08:002021-12-08T04:04:50.485-08:00I'm sure you miss it Ivana. Seaweed is good fo...I'm sure you miss it Ivana. Seaweed is good for the soul. Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-47558127448384374472021-12-01T08:46:37.267-08:002021-12-01T08:46:37.267-08:00I would never occur to me use seaweed in gardening...I would never occur to me use seaweed in gardening. Now I'm sorry I don't live by the sea anymore. Ivana Splithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908566377732204399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-31981492623222779552021-11-26T11:52:59.677-08:002021-11-26T11:52:59.677-08:00Thank you Sue :) I bet your mum's got some gre...Thank you Sue :) I bet your mum's got some great stories of Gwithian. Wonder if they surfed down the dunes on tea trays back then? Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-71998965553433272382021-11-26T01:56:35.300-08:002021-11-26T01:56:35.300-08:00I love those old books about Cornwall as it was. M...I love those old books about Cornwall as it was. My mum's memories of when she was a little girl at Gwithian - her nearest beach - are so different to now, except that of course the beach itself hasn't changed much. Lovely post, Lulu! xxFlowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-73692506943517740222021-11-24T04:10:38.001-08:002021-11-24T04:10:38.001-08:00Thank you Sakuranko for visiting and saying hello....Thank you Sakuranko for visiting and saying hello. Super nice to cyber meet you :) Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-49649450750248501652021-11-24T04:09:33.437-08:002021-11-24T04:09:33.437-08:00:) x:) xLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-55860327920324300942021-11-24T04:09:12.119-08:002021-11-24T04:09:12.119-08:00Oh yes, Jack sounds like a wonderful salty charact...Oh yes, Jack sounds like a wonderful salty character. I agree, it is wonderful to meet locals. Years ago, I went on a cheesy girls holiday to Tunisia. Most stayed by the hotel pool, but by chance, we met a local cabbie who took us to lots of interesting places off the beaten track. We got on with him so well, at the end of the week he took us home to meet his family. His mum and sisters made such a fuss of us...I'll never forget their kindness. Thank you for the poetry comment too ...and yes... you've guessed... it all starts with song lyrics! Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-6106800460992400082021-11-24T03:59:21.256-08:002021-11-24T03:59:21.256-08:00Oooh yes Kezzie, do it! Your raised bed will thank...Oooh yes Kezzie, do it! Your raised bed will thank you. The housing crisis is a bit out of control in these parts :0 Zennor is magical, glad you enjoyed it. Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-8135420652263646442021-11-24T03:56:59.597-08:002021-11-24T03:56:59.597-08:00Hello Betty, I quite like being called 'my lit...Hello Betty, I quite like being called 'my little sugar kelp superstar' ;) And yes, I am very impressed with your research. That sea urchin sounds yukky!!! Glad he made it back to the sea. Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-84908153837498843052021-11-24T03:54:49.730-08:002021-11-24T03:54:49.730-08:00Thank you Ann, very kind of you :) Glad that you l...Thank you Ann, very kind of you :) Glad that you love a bit of local history too. Those poor little crabs :0 The calcium is apparently very good for the soil though. The 'dolphins' were incredible. Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-47304212783346529842021-11-24T03:52:08.931-08:002021-11-24T03:52:08.931-08:00What a shame Kate. We read a great Michael Morpurg...What a shame Kate. We read a great Michael Morpurgo book set in Slapton Sands. Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-28265978130512425252021-11-24T03:50:12.716-08:002021-11-24T03:50:12.716-08:00Thank you Mike :) I thought you'd know of the ...Thank you Mike :) I thought you'd know of the spot at Vault Beach, being in your neck of the woods. You have a great week too, Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-12442006688884001782021-11-24T03:48:50.447-08:002021-11-24T03:48:50.447-08:00Thank you Ellie. I am by no means against tourism,...Thank you Ellie. I am by no means against tourism, but it would seems sensible for me for the government to regulate these second homes as air bnbs - i.e. only so many allowed per area / licenses that need to applied for. It is deeply upsetting for the locals. Seaside holiday memories should be treasured. Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-33301101746597296582021-11-24T03:39:31.129-08:002021-11-24T03:39:31.129-08:00Thank you Beate x Those waves on the north coast (...Thank you Beate x Those waves on the north coast (Poldhu Cove) were enormous. No surfers out that day. Yes, you are right, 'town dung' must be from the horse poop lined streets and town cow sheds. Night soil is frowned upon :0 I have heard of the frog pond and church bell complaints - ridiculous! The pancakes are working a treat :) Stay safe, Lulu xXxLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813580414277450810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-11167059385498255022021-11-22T15:51:57.686-08:002021-11-22T15:51:57.686-08:00Oh very interesting darling
I am learning about ne...Oh very interesting darling<br />I am learning about new placesSakurankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564376439929492407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-6133859922202602102021-11-21T02:56:53.217-08:002021-11-21T02:56:53.217-08:00P.S. How lucky to see the dophins/tuna. Loving t...P.S. How lucky to see the dophins/tuna. Loving the artwork. xxx<br />Winter Peach Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697165006032748667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-78664006077142746272021-11-21T02:55:28.023-08:002021-11-21T02:55:28.023-08:00Hi Lulu, That was a fascinating read. You really ...Hi Lulu, That was a fascinating read. You really have done your homework! I love the description of Jack the fisherman. It's wonderful when writers record their subjects' characteristics - these are the things that really bring history alive. Town dung has a certain ring to it! I really wish the Government would take this second home ownership thing in hand. The balance has tipped the wrong way. Part of the appeal of a holiday (for me anyway) is encountering local characters. By the way, did you catch The Wild Gardener on Friday night? If you didn't, I'm sure you would enjoy that. Your poems are divine; such well woven words. I've also been writing a great deal more recently. I used to write poetry as a teenager, only then I was kidding myself that I was amassing song material for my breakthrough band I was yet to form. xxx Winter Peach Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697165006032748667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-91441342713153635422021-11-20T14:17:03.318-08:002021-11-20T14:17:03.318-08:00Ah, I really enjoyed this post! My mum did a recen...Ah, I really enjoyed this post! My mum did a recent collection of Seedweed from her local beach for the garden. I said I must do the same next time I go over for my raised bed! I did collect some last year!<br />St Ives is sad. Second home owners do make me cross when it stops local people from buying. We didn't even stop there when we were in Cornwall as it looked too crowded so we drove onto Zennor and had a lovely time walking on the cliffs.<br />I like your pancake idea!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-43715612022811121702021-11-20T11:40:46.396-08:002021-11-20T11:40:46.396-08:00Hello my little sugar kelp superstar (impressed by...Hello my little sugar kelp superstar (impressed by my research on seaweed variety?) what a delightful post it hit my inner mermaid right on the head and woke her up - was a strangely lovely but slightly too graphic poem, although if I were a whale I don't think I would enjoy swimming around in all that sewerage to be fair... like you I delight in odd and strangely mesmerising finds like empty crab shells - I once found a fabulous sea urchin (on an exotic holiday in Kenya) and scampered back to my room with it, with visions of transforming it into a lamp on return home ... after three days the smell was overwhelming - the poor old sea urchin was still living in there and with no water was getting very dry and stinky - I had to return it to the sea .... Elderberry-Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197689596360708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-25977656376525415842021-11-20T10:50:33.742-08:002021-11-20T10:50:33.742-08:00What a wonderful post, Lulu. Evocative poetry and ...What a wonderful post, Lulu. Evocative poetry and gorgeous photos too. I love reading up on local history. The village I grew up in and to which I returned after a 15-year gap, has almost changed beyond recognition. It was still quite rural when I left in my late teens, and it's heartbreaking to see how every bit of green space is being built upon. No second-homers but people who prefer to live here for its easy access to the motorway!<br />Although I knew about seaweed being used as fertilizer, it boggles my mind - but probably makes sense - that those spider crabs were dug in as well. <br />Seeing that pod of dolphins - of course they were dolphins! - must have been quite magical. xxxPolyester Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602613792584925087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-80560718130361647082021-11-20T06:22:33.600-08:002021-11-20T06:22:33.600-08:00I used to live in Slapton (years ago) and we had t...I used to live in Slapton (years ago) and we had to live in a static caravan as we could not find any housing for love nor money. In the end we had to move 'oop norf' to find housing and work. I still regret that xkjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-30677706433597347022021-11-20T04:31:45.245-08:002021-11-20T04:31:45.245-08:00Love to hear the old tales and how things once wer...Love to hear the old tales and how things once were in Cornwall - a wonderful post both words and photos. How great to hear that above Vault Beach there were once potatoes growing!<br /><br />Have a happy week.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mike Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149847109691591945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-39183884771863384452021-11-20T01:14:42.346-08:002021-11-20T01:14:42.346-08:00Dear Lulu
Very interesting. Really sad that all t...Dear Lulu<br />Very interesting. Really sad that all the character has gone, due to the second home owners and properties staying empty, with prices rocketing so that local people can't buy a home. We used to go to the seaside at Hunstanton (on the east coast) regularly when I was little , usually off season. I have some wonderful memories to treasure.<br />have a lovely week<br />Best wishes<br />EllieEllie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437259693600577503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7732465449128940625.post-62841902619748056462021-11-20T00:19:38.577-08:002021-11-20T00:19:38.577-08:00this is a wonderful post - and interesting too!
no...this is a wonderful post - and interesting too!<br />now it's out - you are a poet disguised as a gardener!! wow!<br />love the photos of the beach - especially the giant surf in the background. almost hear the sound..... and you saw dolphins - for sure! lovely watery art!<br />i miss the sea. its much to long that i have visited - not even our tame baltic one.<br /><br />very smart to use the seaweed or crabs to fertilize the soil in the gardens. <br />but i guess "town-dung" means the manure of the carriage horses held in towns/cities and i know that back in the days even in the middle of berlin milk cows were kept in the yards of the blocks - to have fresh milk in a time without a freezer/cool truck. and think of all the horse poo left on the streets......<br />:-D <br />(using human stuff for the veggies causes cholera and such)<br /><br />the dead of the villages are a europe wide case - not only fisherman has no income anymore - traditional farming is long gone too in most areas. the places are now occupied by city workers who only come for sleep - all the rural life has disappeared: the pub, the baker and the butcher, the cramed shop for the needs of the farmers/gardeners/housewifes. the school. the festivals too. some of the new inhabitants sue the pastor for ringing the church bells or the last native for his crowing rooster. and the frogs in the village pond have to go too - who can sleep with all that roaring noise!<br />sad.<br /><br />on a happier note: have to copy your pancake/books/bed plan for a dark evening - sound very cosy!<br />stay warm and dry! xxxxxbahnwärterinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02032478343344432338noreply@blogger.com