You get clog-shaped ephemera in Holland, tartan hats with ginger nylon attached in Scotland and all manner of items made of elephant poo in Sri Lanka. Now Cornwall has eclipsed them all. Better than china windmills, glow-in-the-dark last suppers and cuddly kangaroos, step forward Cornwall Welcome pasty jewellery. Right there among the tshirts and exotic […]
184/365 Tintagel: The legend had a pasty and went home again.
Once upon a time, many, many years ago a man celebrated his fortieth birthday. The Panther, for it was he, said: “Let’s go to Tintagel Castle. I’ve always wanted to go there.”So off we went. In those days, before Boy Three was even a leer in his daddy’s eye, going off was considerably easier. We […]
Getting steamy in the Eden Project
182/365 Things we learned in Charlestown
It’s impossible to go to any beach and stay dry. It’s impossible to go to a beach and not throw stones. It’s probably best to pick a non-beach picnic spot if you want anything to get eaten. Charlestown is very pretty and photogenic. Eclectic would be a good way to describe the Shipwreck Centre there. […]
181/365 Flapping around in Mevagissey
We missed Mevagissey Feast Week by a day, but it didn’t matter. Mevagissey proved to be a feast for the senses… We tangled with pedestrians and traffic in the narrow streets for a few minutes before retreating to a car park to recover. The overcrowded pedestrian lanes can sometimes be overwhelming but never resort to […]