Hi Everyone ...

Now i live in Cornwall in the UK , land of Legends , Lore , ghosts and strange happenings . It is also a place of up-most beauty and i love it . There is no-where quite like Cornwall and even Bodmin Moor which is desolate has a haunting beauty of its own . Most of you must of heard of 'Jamaica Inn' by 'Daphne de Maurier' . Jamiacia Inn was built in 1750 as a resting place for the weary traveller . It is on the edge of Bodmin Moor and very isolated and was a place used by Smugglers along the Cornish Coast because of the isolation as well . There are many ghostly stories and legends involving Bodmin Moor and Jamaica Inn , but i think i may save some for nearer to Halloween ! ... A few pictures of Bodmin Moor and Jamacia Inn .



Another place that is special to Cornwall is Tintagel where the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of The round table came from ... Now wheather this legend is true i dont know , but i'm romantic enough to believe it ..Saying King Arthur brings to mind Merlin , Camalot and the Sword in The Stone .. Wouldn't it be nice if we could travel back in time and go to these places and see them as they where many , many years ago , see how they dressed and lived , but mainly we have to rely on stories handed down from generations long gone .. . I hope you like this peek into my beloved Cornwall and the photos , i will add some more . The ruins in the photo is Tintagel Castle .
Built right on the cliff edge .. what a truly beautiful place .. As you walk these paths you wonder how many people have walked these same paths before you in a different time ...

Take care until next time ..love and hugs Melita xx

REMEMBERING

Nine yrs ago today the World was stunned by the events that took place in America .... Watching programmes on the TV this week of 9/11 still stuns and upsets me . How can the human race inflict this horror on each other ?? !! .. Why cant we all accept that different nations believe , worship and live in a different way to each other .. But there will always be those who dont believe in Freedom , who are power crazy or that their religion is the 'ONLY' religion . That is why we have to 'remember' all those who died on that terrible day, and along with those , we should also remember all 'our' Armed Forces who have given their lives in the name of Freedom in all Wars and are still doing so today .. God Bless Them and to those who lost their lives may they Rest In Peace ...... I'm not going to add anything more today but will leave you with a poem i came across on a web site which i found quite moving ...

Take care until next time ....love and hugs Melita xx

9/11

FROM THE SMOKE CLOUD CARRIED
BY THE NORTH WIND
A SNOW OF PAPER FELL:
LEDGERS , PRINTOUTS, COMPILATIONS ,
REPORTS.
WHOLE PAGES ,
AND FRAGMENTS WITH CHARRED EDGES
SNOWED ABOUT A LONE BAGPIPER
PLAYING " AMAZING GRACE " IN A
BROOKLYN FIELD,
PIPING THE INNOCENT TO GOD'S
PRESENCE .

BY G E FARRELL