Penhalvean Wandering Poems and things

 Blog No. 15 Elephants. This is for the young ones. Elephants part one. Q. How do we know that elephants like swimming? A. Because they always have their trunks with them.   Q. Why does L-Funt like swimming in pea soup? A. Because no one can see him.   Q. Why couldn't two elephants go swimming? A. They only had one pair of trunks between them!   Q. How do elephants dive into the swimming pool? A. Trunk first.   Q. What do you give an elephant with big feet. A. Big flippers   Q. Why do big elephants float down the river on their backs? A. So they don't get their flippers wet.   Q. Why do elephants have trunks? A. Because they like swimming!   Q. How do you know when L-Funts been swimming? A. His skin goes all wrinkled. But his skins always wrinkled. Well I told you he liked swimming. Did you know Elephants are capable swimmers. They have been recorded swimming for up to six hours without touching the bottom, and have travelled as far as 48 km at a stretch and at speeds of up to

 Blog No. 16. Swooshing your toes. I felt your movement, felt it through my feet Standing in the ocean hundreds of miles away. How long ago did you swoosh your toes, Yet today paddling on the Sennen beach The incoming tide brought it here to me Sand tickled my toes and swoosh!!!   You appeared in my head Swooshing your toes, Sending ripples out to sea, ripples of laughter Laughter spreading outwards as they rose    Little bubbles bursting  rising in the  sea And then on the surface becoming a wave A wave now part of the ocean here today   It began to make the journey with your thoughts Slowly moving with the power of the moon Helped along with a push from a dolphin nose Some times your thoughts sinking into the gloom Then pushed to the surface by a swooshing tale or fin Once again crossing the ocean thoughts wrapped within.   Then today I felt that Swooshing wave upon my feet And your laughter came deep within my soul. I knew that you would not come back to me That you had gone off sur

  W hen driving to St Just or Penzance from Sennen you will pass the quaker burial ground at the Brea turn-off for St Just. If you have ever wondered who lies buried here, below is a list of names and dates. For more information on the Sennen Quakers go to our Vingoe Family Website   Burials at the Quaker Burial Ground, Brea, Sennen.  Jun.....1677: John Wallish of St.Just. 25 April1687: Seth Vingoe son of Jenkin Vingoe of Sennen. 6 Feb....1690: Ann Wallish wife of Nicholas Wallish of Sennen. 16 Apr..1702: Ann Wallish wife of Robert Wallish of Sancrett (Sancreed) .............1703: Mary Wallish 26 Oct. 1705: Jenkin Vingoe of Sennen  29 Feb..1708: Mary Vingoe widow of Jenkin Vingoe. 3 Mar.. 1714: Richard Dennis of Buryan. 11 Jan..1715: Margaret Reed wife of Tobias. 28 Jan..1716: Sampson Olivey 22 Dec.1723: Jane Dennis of Buryan 22 Sep..1724: William Bottrell of Sancreed. 31 Aug 1730: John Ellis of Penzance 16 Jan..1733: John Williams of Sennen. 25 Mar.1733: Prudence Wallish of St. Leva

Tithe Apportionment Click on map to see a larger version Escalls  -  Trevorian  -  Penrose  -  Trevear   -  Bosvine   -  Little Brew Brew   -  Mayon   -  Treeve    -  Sennen   Cove    -  Trevescan     Trevilly   -  Skewjack   -  Commons Etc. Sennen is the most western parish in the United Kingdom and includes the Lands End.   Rick Parsons of  West Penwith Resources website has produced the above map   of the parish, which will help you identify where the settlements, farms and homesteads were situated in 1838 when the Tithe map was drawn up.  I have also drawn maps showing the actual settlements and surrounding fields. But before you look at these please read the background information below. In 1838 the government ordered that a new tithe map and agreement be drawn up for the Sennen parish and a record made of who owned the land and who worked it. A meeting was held and an agreement made as to what tithes would be paid and on the 30 Nov 1838 the Tithe Commissioners confirmed the agre

  I wrote this poem for  my sister Beryl some years ago. Hope it helps bring back more memories.     TANNER RUSH Saturday mornings, the tanner rush, what a place to be Roy Rogers, Trigger and Gabby Hayes are on screen for us to see Taking back jam jars to Froggat’s shop for the money to get in A farthing for half pound, h’appney for pound, but nothing for a tin. We'd stand and sing the Odeon Club song, can you remember the words Frank Chadwick always added a few just to impress the girls. We promised that when we grew up, good citizens we’d be, Like Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes and Zorro be champions of the free. Down with the lights and open the curtain transported into space, To Planet Mungo, where Flash and Dale defend the human race Week after week they made their stand, and we’d cheer and stamp our feet Until they defeated the Merciless Ming, and we’d pour out into the street. Memories are wonderful things and I just love to share, The places we went, the friends that we made,

 Blog No. 12  The Wassail Here is the section from my book on the Wassail. Just click on the URL to open. Christmas Book - Wassail

  Blog No. 11 The Oceans O k I think I will let this one slide C an’t seem to make sense it’s too wide . E verything I write comes out so wrong. A nd sometimes its power is not so strong N ow I think we'll try a second time S urely that will be easier to fulfil. No, no I've  got it here we go. What is an Ocean What is an Ocean but a large body of water? And sometimes in Storms, they give no Quarter. With waves as high as the local church Steeple. Which becomes a real danger to goods and people. What is an Ocean but a means to move goods? Two billion tonnes of oil in Tanker’s plod Too and from ports to countries they roam Maybe part of it goes to heating your home. What is an Ocean but a place to grow food, Fish for your table so many to choose Lobster and crabs make such a tempting dish Whilst Molluscs and seaweeds your lips do kiss. What is an Ocean but a place to grow more By 2050 our population to 10 Billon will soar. Food from the sea will be what we demand With a possible