Demelza's song - Medhal An Gwyns - LYRICS & Youtube cover - Poldark

Whilst watching the final episode of Poldark, i once again fell in love with a beautiful original folk song written for the series.
I put a cover of the song up on my Youtube channel yesterday, if you want to check it out you can watch it here:

I also wanted to provide the lyrics that i used in this video for anyone else wanting to have a go at singing it themselves,

Medhel An Gwyns:

Memories like voices that call on the wind
Medhel an gwyns, Medhel an gwyns
Whispered and tossed on the tide coming in
Medhel oh Medhel an gwyns

Voices like songs that are heard in the dawn
Medhel an gwyns, Medhel an gwyns
Singing the secrets of children unborn
Medhel oh Medhel an gwyns

Dreams like the memories once born on the wind
Medhel an gwyns, Medhel an gwyns
Lovers and children and copper and tin
Medhel oh Medhel an gwyns

Dreams like the castles that sleep in the sand
Medhel an gwyns, Medhel an gwyns
Slip through the fingers or held in the hand
Medhel oh Medhel an gwyns

Songs like the dreams that the bow maiden spins
Medhel an gwyns, Medhel an gwyns
Weaving the song of the cry of the tin Medhel oh Medhel an gwyns
Medhel oh Medhel an gwyns

I hope you enjoyed my cover of this beautiful song,
Much Love, Beth xxx

Day #1 - 'not my usual start to the week' - Live life through my eyes: The open diary of a chronic illness champion

There are advantages and disadvantages to having a chronic illness. That might sound very strange to you but from my vantage point, having a chronic illness means i get to share with the world what it's really like to have an illness and be in constant pain. Life isn't easy for any of us. But if i can share my story and help us all understand one another better, then i view that as a positive.

I've been wanting to share some of the mundane day-to-day things i go through for a while now. This is an open diary i'll be keeping through a week of my life. This week, you're my best friend and i'm telling you everything...well, mostly.

Monday mornings are usually good for me. I hate Mondays. But i always try to get up early and get going on work, and set up the week as i'd like it to carry on.

This Monday was a completely different story though. I woke up at 11am, earphones still in from falling asleep to my favourite film 'while you were sleeping' and i felt like i'd been run over. I spent all of Sunday in bed and was throwing up all of Sunday evening... this isn't a common occurrence for me so i felt pretty rotten.

I tried to get up, however it took me til 1pm to get downstairs and finally stomach a piece of toast. I spent the majority of the day checking up on business on Instagram, watching 2 films then doing some illustrating.

You see, i battle with ALOT of guilt when it comes to my work. I'm an artist. Love my job. So thankful to the people that continue to pay me for what i love. But when i'm sick it all comes to a standstill. The commissions list gets longer and then comes the guilt.
When your sick, who knows how long you'll be out of the game. So you think about all the work you should be doing when you can't.
It's a vicious circle that i'll discuss more of later in the week.

For now, this has been DAY 1. And i am feeling alot better tonight.

Much Love, Beth xxx


P.S. my mum brought home peonies yesterday. She bought them to cheer her & i up and they kept me company today... aren't they beautiful?!?!

Deciding on YOUR healthy weight

There's a BIG reason why the emphasis is on YOUR weight in the title of this post, because YOU are in control. Many of us are genuinely concerned about our weight...

-What's healthy?
-Am i underweight?
-Am i overweight?
-When should i stop loosing weight?

In a society that pushes and shoves us into it's standards, we quite often get mixed responses to the questions above.

There is no RIGHT answer. But there are a few things that help you decide what YOUR healthy weight is. My first piece of advice... don't look to the media for help. Most of what's portrayed is completely unrealistic and does nothing for your self-esteem.

Remember a healthy weight should mean that you are content. That is the most important thing to take into consideration. When loosing weight, stop and ask yourself: Am i content at this weight or do i feel like i still need to loose more?
We all fluctuate weight throughout our lives and there will be times when we feel more comfortable with our weight and times when we don't.

I'll let you in on a BIG secret though.. Feeling content and comfortable with yourself has alot to do with your mind. You could be at your ideal weight and still look in the mirror and not be happy.

Whatever weight we all are we can all be more positive and take it easier on ourselves.

In my experience, being too hard on myself has led to stress and weight gain.

Ultimately, you are in charge of your life. You get to decide where you are happy.

Have courage and be kind,
Much Love, Beth xxx

Lavender's blue dilly dilly Cinderella song inspired by Lily James LYRICS

Earlier this week i did a cover of a beautiful lullaby that was featured in the latest adaptation of Cinderella. I changed up the order of the lyrics and wanted to make them available for anyone wanting to sing it the way i did.

If you haven't watched my cover be sure to watch it here and let me know what you think!

Lavenders Blue Lyrics:

Lavenders blue dilly dilly lavenders green
When you are king dilly dilly i will be queen

Who told you so dilly dilly who told you so
'Twas my own heart dilly dilly that told me so

Lavenders green dilly dilly lavenders blue
You must love me dilly dilly for i love you

Let the birds sing dilly dilly and the lambs play
We shall be safe dilly dilly out of harms way

Lavenders green dilly dilly lavenders blue
If you love me dilly dilly i will love you


I hope you enjoy having the lyrics and watching my cover of this beautiful little song.

Have a great day, Beth xxx

Holland & Barrett Haul with Links!

Hey Folks!

Recently i put up a Holland and Barrett haul on my Youtube channel. I wanted to provide the links to everything i bought so you could go take a look yourself and be able to purchase what i mentioned.

If you haven't watched my video you can do so here:

List of Products purchased:

Meridian Natural Smooth Peanut Butter 1000g tub:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/meridian-natural-smooth-peanut-butter-60079212?c=nut%20butter

Pukka Fairtrade Original Chai Tea, 20 teabags:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/pukka-fairtrade-original-chai-60076711?c=chai%20tea

Wholefoods Chia Seeds, 100g:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/neals-yard-wholefoods-chia-seeds-60079178?c=chia%20seeds

Precision Engineered Breakfast Whey Powder, 70g:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/precision-engineered-breakfast-whey-powder-chocolate-60035499?c=whey%20powder

Wholefoods Bombay Mix, 150g:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/neals-yard-wholefoods-snack-bombay-mix-60091034?c=bombay%20mix

Wholefoods Bulgar Wheat, 500g:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/neals-yard-wholefoods-bulgar-wheat-60003917

Wholefoods Millet Grain, 500g:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/neals-yard-wholefoods-millet-grain-60002232?c=Millet%20Grain

Whole foods Brown Rice Flour, 500g:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/neals-yard-wholefoods-brown-rice-flour-60029177

I hope you all found this helpful, if you would like a review of any of the specific items let me know in the comments.

Hope you're all well, Have a great day, Beth xxx

Demelza's Song LYRICS ...I'd a pluck a fair rose for my love - Poldark

I recently did a cover of this song and put it up on Youtube, however i noticed the Lyrics weren't anywhere to be found online. I had to revert to the good old fashioned way of listening to the song and writing down the Lyrics. I thought i would spare anyone else the trouble and post the lyrics here!

I'd a pluck a fair rose for my love
I'd a pluck a red rose blowin'
Love's in my heart, i'm tryin' so to prove
What your heart's knowin'

I'd a pluck a finger on a thorn
I'd a pluck a finger bleedin'
Red is my heart, wounded and forlorn
And your heart needin'

I'd a hold a finger to my tongue
I'd a hold a finger waitin'
My heart is sore, until it joins in song
With your heart matin'


Enjoy singing this beautiful song and please listen to my version if you haven't already.

Much Love, Beth xxx