Painting of the Month - Ciao Bella

Dino love Angelina, what more can one say. 

Dino also loves tennis, reading his running magazines and tagliatelle with crab. 
Angelina enjoys pètanque on the beach, reading Country Living and also tagliatelle with crab.

You will often see Dino the Gondolier, rowing under Angelina's home, calling out "Ciao Bella", as he hands her a lovely bouquet of flowers.

Ahhhhhhhh... They make a great team!

Even in the Guardian!

That's the CORNISH Guardian, not THAT Guardian! Dino was asked to answer a few questions in the local newspaper, now he thinks he is a published author.
Actually, back in Venice, with his "proper" job, as a gondolier, he has been in the newspaper, magazines, on the radio, in documentaries and even on TV: with actual famous people, does the names Suggs mean anything to anyone? He appeared in Suggs' Italian Job, teaching Mr Suggs how to row a gondola, quite compelling viewing.

This is a still clip from the "Suggs' Italian Job"

This is a still clip from a documentary called "Hidden Artists" by Radu Zaplitnii
you will find it on youtub
Art for Serious People "Merica" by R. Zaplitnii "Artisti Nascosti"

Back to Cornwall... the local newspaper, the Cornish Guardian, each week, asks a person from the town to answer 20 questions and one particular week they asked Dino. He was a little nervous, but due to past experience, breezed through it.

Here it is:

Dino De Zorzi answers 20 Questions

1. Childhood hero: Blackbeard.
2. Hobbies: Racket sports and gardening.
3. Favourite music: Cha-cha-chà music.
4. Favourite book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
5. Favourite film: The Courtship Of Eddie's Father, with Glenn Ford and Ron Howard, a 1963 romantic comedy, a classic.
6. Favourite television programme: QI.
7. What's so good about living in your town? Sometimes I see Dawn French when I'm running in the mornings!
8. What would improve it? You cannot improve on perfection.
9. I'm very good at: Annoying my wife

10. I'm very bad at: Remembering trash night.
11. A phrase I use too often: What are you drinking?
12. Three people (dead or alive) I would invite to dinner:
Richard Burton, Oliver Reed and Richard Harris.
13. I'd like to be stranded on a desert island with (apart from other half): My gondola.
14. I'm embarrassed by: Comments that were written in my old school reports cards.
15. Proudest moment: Winning last week's badminton match with my partner Chris.
16. Best things about Cornwall: Seagulls.
17. Worst things about Cornwall: See above.
18. Which of our country's laws would you change? Chewing gum.
19. Overrated public figure: Peter Andre.
20. In another life I'd be: Björn Borg.

Is it film night tonight?

Let me see, is it film night? On most Monday afternoons, I usual ask Dino this question.... "Is it film night tonight?".

I then proceed to go to the Lost in Film website and see if tonight is the night!

From September until late June, the wonderful people from Lost in Film, our local Film Society, show films in the Church Rooms in Lostwithiel, there are normally 2 screenings a month.

We really don't care what is showing, I normally buy the tickets on line, turn up, grab our usual seats, buy two small bottles of wine, and relax. Sometimes, there are even a few tables with chairs. So very European. So very civilised!

The usual suspects are there, most of us gravitate to "our" chairs, there is no assigned seating, however, we all basically sit in the same seats. The experts bring there own cushions to sit on and some even a blanket. Now that it is daylight saving, even though the curtains are drawn, it is so lovely having the evening sun try to creep in through the edges.

Maybe we will see you there next Monday.

Painting of the Month - Catch A Falling Star

Tristan is a dreamer, aren't we all. 

He thinks constantly about outer galaxies, planets, comets, orbits, gravity, and so on and so on.
However, his greatest love are the STARS!
By day he works at the local news agency, he is a loyal and trusted volunteer at the RNLI, he really enjoys partaking in a good old singalong with the Fishermen Friends from St Ives and he will never say no to a pint of ale.
By night, is gazes up at the sky and ponders. Tristan has been fortunate enough to see shooting stars, and one day, he would really love to "Catch A Falling Star"...
We can hope!

 

 

Sculpture of the Month - Hit the High Note!

Cyril and his cello, Clemmy, are inseparable!
In order to avoid any damage whatsoever, to his prized possession, he only accepts invitations to recitals where he can drive, bus or train too, with his Clemmy right by his side.
Last year, he was invited to Lithuania, after 4 days of travel, he arrived for his performance, tired, grumpy and a little disheveled, he even left one shoe on the train, however, Clemmy was safe.
He also fond of collecting driftwood, running his FREE local Parkrun at Little Stoke Park near Bristol and making a perfect Mary Berry Victoria Sandwich, not to be mistaken with the Victoria Sponge!

Go past THE MAGICAL bus stop on your right...

THE bus stop! THE FOWEY bus stop! THE MAGICAL FOWEY bus stop. It is simply marvelous. 

Whenever I see THAT bus stop, I think... "Ahhhhhhhh HOME". 

It is right at the beginning of the town and it visually yells "Welcome to quaint, friendly, charming, amazing, glorious Fowey".

I am positive that other towns, village and cities, have someone in their neighbourhood that paints their bus stops and even changes their theme each year, however, ours is pretty special.
We have a person, I have no idea who this person is, and they do a fabulous job adding cushions, magazines and even fresh flowers.
Last year we had the adorable Winnie the Pooh with Piglet, they were so cute. Each time we walked, ran or drove past, it would bring a smile to our lips. 
Bus stop person, whoever you are, you are a star!

  

Sculpture of the Month - Next stop, Cornwall !

Beth Kittow loves Colin. They have known each other for 19 years, they do EVERYTHING together. They enjoy Ikebana classes, spin bike classes and even go to their pedicure appointments together! And naturally Besty, their miniature Jack Russell, comes along as well.
They also relish many old fashion traditions: they are passionate about typewriters, they dress in their finest each Sunday for lunch and they adore their vespa with the sidecar.
Today they are driving down to the picturesque, beautiful town of Fowey. They have filled the coffee flask, strapped in Besty and off they have gone. Next stop, Cornwall.