Day trips away from home
OUTING TO COCKINGTON - MY BIRTHDAY TREAT Yesterday was my birthday, and today we visited the beautiful Devon village of Cockington, to have a meal out, and to do some sketching. Cockington is full of picturesque thatched buildings, many built in the Arts and Crafts style. We had lunch at The Drum, which…
2025 - END OF YEAR REVIEW It's been a relatively quiet year, all told. Not a great deal to report on our normal activities. Most of my activity this year has been art-related. Studio changes I got some great new shelving units for the studio and reorganised things to make life a lot…
SHOPPING TRIP TO NEWTON ABBOT - NEW ART STASH Yesterday I had my annual appointment at the bank to discuss my finances. We always combine this with a shopping trip and lunch out at our favourite restaurant - the Pizza Cafe, which has been run by the same family for 38 years! This…
VILLAGE FETE On Saturday we attended the annual fete in the village where we used to live. It's always a fun day out, and I usually find plenty of bargains on Annie's white elephant stall. This year she celebrated 40 years of manning this stall, selling all kinds of things people don't want…
SKETCH OF KINGSKERSWELL CHURCH Today we attended the funeral of a friend's mother. The weather was appalling all morning with torrential rain, which was so sad for the family. The burial took place first, in the churchyard of Kingskerswell Church. Rather than risking getting absolutely soaked, I remained in the car while my…
OUTING TO THE CAT CAFE Birthday treat Yesterday was my birthday, and for my birthday treat, my hubby took me to the Cat Cafe. We've been before, and it's a whole lot of fun. They have lots of comfy chairs for people and cats to sit on, and there is always convivial company…
DEVON COUNTY SHOW 2025 Our annual treat has come around again! Looking back, I see that we have missed a few over the years but we do try to go each year. This year the weather was perfect - really hot and sunny without a cloud in the sky, and everyone seemed in…
A VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF MARBLES Yesterday we met up with some friends and had lunch together at the House of Marbles. We first met them there many years ago on a pre-Christmas visit. We had to queue for a table in the restaurant because the place was so busy. While we…
2024 GENERAL REVIEW As stated in the previous two posts, I have had to separate my annual end-of-year review into separate posts or the whole thing would be impossibly long! As it is, both the Art Course review and the general art review are pretty long. I'm hoping this post won't be so…
VISIT TO THE CAT CAFE Yesterday we visited our local cat cafe, called "Cool for Cats." You can find out more about it here. We got lost on the way (it's in the depths of the countryside) and arrived about 20 minutes after the start of our booked hour, but they allowed us…
