Melanie Frankell 〓〓
@melaniefrankell.bsky.social
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Work of the Week! Study of a Fisherwoman by Stanhope Forbes. One of several early studies towards Forbes’s most famous work, Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach.
Forbes’s painting Fish Sale brought national recognition to the art colony and the school of painting he founded with his wife, Elizabeth.
Forbes’s painting Fish Sale brought national recognition to the art colony and the school of painting he founded with his wife, Elizabeth.
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Work of the Week! Study of a Fisherwoman by Stanhope Forbes. One of several early studies towards Forbes’s most famous work, Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach.
Forbes’s painting Fish Sale brought national recognition to the art colony and the school of painting he founded with his wife, Elizabeth.
Forbes’s painting Fish Sale brought national recognition to the art colony and the school of painting he founded with his wife, Elizabeth.
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Myttin da / Good morning Blue Sky 🙂
A recent Cornwall Council meeting, a motion was passed for Kernow (Cornwall) to be recognised as a nation with equal status to Wales and Scotland.
A petition is now available.
Your support is much appreciated 👍😃
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
A recent Cornwall Council meeting, a motion was passed for Kernow (Cornwall) to be recognised as a nation with equal status to Wales and Scotland.
A petition is now available.
Your support is much appreciated 👍😃
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Grant Cornwall nation status
We urge the UK Government to formally recognize Cornwall as a nation, granting it equal status to Wales and Scotland. This includes devolved powers, cultural preservation, and official recognition of ...
petition.parliament.uk
July 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Myttin da / Good morning Blue Sky 🙂
A recent Cornwall Council meeting, a motion was passed for Kernow (Cornwall) to be recognised as a nation with equal status to Wales and Scotland.
A petition is now available.
Your support is much appreciated 👍😃
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
A recent Cornwall Council meeting, a motion was passed for Kernow (Cornwall) to be recognised as a nation with equal status to Wales and Scotland.
A petition is now available.
Your support is much appreciated 👍😃
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Beautiful warm hug of a programme on Radio 3 about the Penwith Standing Stones and Barbara Hepworth by @stoneclub.bsky.social ‘s Matt Shaw and Lally Macbeth www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Sunday Feature - Hepworth and the Cornish Landscape - BBC Sounds
Barbara Hepworth and the ancient stones of Cornwall - through the eyes of the Stone Club.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Beautiful warm hug of a programme on Radio 3 about the Penwith Standing Stones and Barbara Hepworth by @stoneclub.bsky.social ‘s Matt Shaw and Lally Macbeth www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Niwl = mist
Kowas niwl = thick mist (lit “shower of mist”)
Niwl a-ugh lynn rewys = mist above a frozen lake
Gwedhen noth a’y sav y’n niwl = a bare tree standing in the mist
Kowas niwl = thick mist (lit “shower of mist”)
Niwl a-ugh lynn rewys = mist above a frozen lake
Gwedhen noth a’y sav y’n niwl = a bare tree standing in the mist
February 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Niwl = mist
Kowas niwl = thick mist (lit “shower of mist”)
Niwl a-ugh lynn rewys = mist above a frozen lake
Gwedhen noth a’y sav y’n niwl = a bare tree standing in the mist
Kowas niwl = thick mist (lit “shower of mist”)
Niwl a-ugh lynn rewys = mist above a frozen lake
Gwedhen noth a’y sav y’n niwl = a bare tree standing in the mist
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Ottamma beudhell owth oberi ragowgh hwi
January 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Ottamma beudhell owth oberi ragowgh hwi
Lovely old water wheel, still just about intact, by Chyandour Brook east of Madron. Made by E T Sara of Camborne. But what was it used for? And when? Any ideas?
January 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Lovely old water wheel, still just about intact, by Chyandour Brook east of Madron. Made by E T Sara of Camborne. But what was it used for? And when? Any ideas?
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AI is doing nothing good for local news. This is a shocking (if unsurprising, on reflection) exposé of what is going on. And if highly-processed food makes us fat, what does highly-processed news do? Again, nothing good. Written by a human! Please read +share!
westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...
westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...
Ultra-processed news - why local journalism has gone weird
If you’ve looked at a local news website lately, you may have got the feeling that something’s not quite right. Seeking stories about your own area, you click on an interesting headline and find yours...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 7:56 PM
AI is doing nothing good for local news. This is a shocking (if unsurprising, on reflection) exposé of what is going on. And if highly-processed food makes us fat, what does highly-processed news do? Again, nothing good. Written by a human! Please read +share!
westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...
westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...
Yth esov vy yn BlueSky lemmyn! Dydh Lowen.
I am on BlueSky now. A happy day.
I am on BlueSky now. A happy day.
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Yth esov vy yn BlueSky lemmyn! Dydh Lowen.
I am on BlueSky now. A happy day.
I am on BlueSky now. A happy day.
Reposted by Melanie Frankell 〓〓
My a lymnas (hag olsettya) lyver! I illustrated (and typeset) a book!
Check out the new #Kernewek/#Cornish publication of Broder Wella from Kowethas an Yeth: cornish-language.org/product/brod...
Check out the new #Kernewek/#Cornish publication of Broder Wella from Kowethas an Yeth: cornish-language.org/product/brod...
November 19, 2024 at 11:08 AM
My a lymnas (hag olsettya) lyver! I illustrated (and typeset) a book!
Check out the new #Kernewek/#Cornish publication of Broder Wella from Kowethas an Yeth: cornish-language.org/product/brod...
Check out the new #Kernewek/#Cornish publication of Broder Wella from Kowethas an Yeth: cornish-language.org/product/brod...