Loraine Stephanson is an artist based in Penticton, British Columbia whose work I’ve followed on Facebook and have been enchanted with her small landscapes for some time. I recently asked...Read More
As of Thursday, we are settled in a beautiful Caravan Club CL in Cawston, St Agnes church tower in Cawston Norfolk. The site used to be sidings and a station house for a railway line, now dismantled and reimagined as The Marriott's Way - a 26 mile long footpath / cyclepath / bridleway that goes from Norwich to Aylesham. The Way is just behind the hedge behind our caravan with the gate leading onto it some 20 metres from the campsite gate - even more convenient than The Cuckoo Trail was from The Homestead campsite! Looking out the opposite way, we can see the tower of the 14th century St Agnes church. At 120ft, apparently it is the second tallest in Norfolk. If you want to pinpoint us from home, we are on Ordnance Survey Creatively woven signpost Explorer map 238 which I know because of a wonderful information pack put together by the CL owners, Claire and Tim! Together with lots of local guide booklets, we also have the loan of some walking and cycling route leaflets for the duration of our stay. Yesterday we undertook a six mile walk around the next-door village of Marsham, one of the 'Out And About Broadland' series. A well thought out walk, we were guided through heathland ablaze with yellow gorse flowers, past cute village cottages and a sprinkling of posh houses, through the churchyard of the 13th century All Saints, over windswept agricultural land where we attempted to identify the seedling crops, and into pretty dense woodland which felt extremely old. The bridleway sign pictured had been creatively reinstated in the woodland after its pillar fell down. The thatched boathouse below was in the grounds of the Cawston Psychiatric hospital. Someone had also partly hidden a scraggy toy dog in the hedge here which made us jump! En route Dave spotted a Muntjac deer and I spotted a Roe deer. Less excitingly, I saw a squirrel and Dave a rabbit! Rabbits appear on the campsite in early evening too and one is the prettiest golden-brown colour. We also have a speckled thrush - I haven't seen another for years. Thatched boathouse Our other two afternoons have seen us cycling. Thursday we explored The Marriott's Way for a few miles in the Norwich direction, and Friday we went the other way, to Aylesham. It is not tarmac at this end so the surface is a mix of earth, rock and thin sand. All perfectly rideable although a bit juddery in places! I was very proud of us for managing to get all our shopping on Friday without using the car. Firstly we took a walk into Cawston which is only a couple of hundred metres. There is an excellent deli-patisserie-cafe, All Things Nice, with lots of local produce. Then, the other side of Cawston, is a Londis incorporating a Post Office. After lunch, our cycle to Aylesham enabled us to reconnoitre the Bure Valley Railway station and find the cycle-locking points (they're on the platform), before nipping into Tesco to pick up the few things we hadn't found in Cawston. I saw a Morgan in the car park. I have a photo, but the picture seems too big for the 2G wifi on our Osprey. This afternoon we're off to visit Dave's Dad in Sheringham. I'm fairly certain we'll go by car and we plan to see some of Norwich on Tuesday. We've got several leaflets for the city in our pack too. Bailey at The Siding with The Marriott's Way behind the hedge
A strange light embues the scenery as a full solar eclipse approaches over a motel in the American West – Cawston’s eye for colour, structure and the beauty of the mundane finds a world-in-waiting as he journeys across the American West. “The greatest part of a road trip is not the arriving but all the crazy stuff that happens along the way”. – A larger format bespoke edition is also available on request. This custom edition of 3 pieces is produced to a client’s specifications. Typically this is for pieces greater than 130cm and up to 150cm square. Please contact us for further details. Edition of 15 Presentation: Photographic print framed in wood Signed by the Artist Certificate of Authenticity from the gallery Location: United States Series: An American Road Trip Frame: Framed Size: 90 x 90 cm
The minds behind of one the greatest Milan interior designers studio, Dimore Studio, want to bring back a 1970 interior design style to our days. Inspired by it
While these trails don't require a backpack, you'd do well to bring an adventurous...
Cawston Ostrich Farm South Pasadena California Souvenir Matchsafe 1900c made by Whitehead & Hoag Company Rectangular, with rounded corners, featuring printed advertisement for Cawston Ostrich Farm. The front displays image of man in tan suit and black bowler hat sitting astride an ostrich, both facing left; below image is the inscription "Cawston Ostrich Farm," "South Pasadena, California." Reverse with image of six ostriches standing before or behind a shrub in an open field, with rail fence and trees in background. Lid hinged at side. Striker in recessed groove on bottom. Mediumnickel-plated metal, printed celluloid History: Believe it or not one of the the most popular attractions in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds, located on a dusty nine-acre farm in South Pasadena! These ostriches were brought to California in 1886 by Edward Cawston, whose plan was to cash in on the popularity of ostrich feathers as fashion accessories by cutting out the middlemen and raising his own birds. Cawston soon realized that he could charge tourists and locals for ostrich cart rides while hawking lucrative ostrich memorabilia from the farm’s gift shop. He expanded his venture into boutiques in New York City, San Francisco, and downtown Los Angeles. The farm became so popular that the Pacific Electric Railway built a Red Car trolley stop nearby to accommodate the flood of visitors headed up the Arroyo Seco to see Cawston’s birds. The farm closed in 1935. The Gold Line light rail train now follows the old Red Car line letting modern riders retrace the steps to one of Southern California’s first tourist attractions. A historical marker is located on Pasadena Ave. near Sycamore Ave. Edwin Cawston was fully aware of the role that his farm played in the development of South Pasadena and in November of 1903 he asserted that clout. Newspapers reported that there had been an ongoing effort to change the name of the city in order to distance itself with its much larger neighbor to the north, Pasadena. Cawston was opposed to this change and it was reported that he wrote a letter to city officials threatening to relocate his farm if officials changed the name of the city. He argued that people all over the United States and Europe knew that his farm was located in South Pasadena and, therefore, changing the name might adversely impact his business. Officials capitulated and the city retains its name to this day, ultimately because of Edwin Cawston. Dimensions 2 3/4" Height 1 1/2 " Length 3/8" Width Condition: Slight tarnish to metal, unresored. References: https://www.shelhamergroup.com/the-heart-of-south-pasadena/ A gross percentage of the sale of your purchase goes directly to support the California Conservation Corps. CCC is a life changing organization that helps develop job skills for California youth while preserving the State of California's natural resources.
A true tan-brown natural solid oak woodgrain with crown cuts
