Jan May

Until the next time! We've only been back in Blighty for a few days, but it already seems like forever ago we were sunning ourselves in Cancun.  Its' so lovely there.... perfect weather, amazing level of service and attention to detail, fabulous food, and of course - the obligatory non-stop cocktails. We've never been abroad for Christmas before.  How relaxing it was.  I didn't have to put any decorations up at home - instead it was a family party and pressie-opening exercise the week before. Mind you - the elves work really hard, don't they?  This not-so-little Elf (aka Si, aka the other-half) is cooling his toes on Christmas morning after a hectic night before. Somewhere online, there must be instructions for towel folding.  Every day on returning to our room we were suitably impressed by the cleaner's efforts.  There was some arguement between us as to what this is actually supposed to be.  Si says rabbit, I say dog.  The other mak...

Exeter is one of those places that I've been to many times but have never really got to know very well.  A good hour an a half from home, it used to be the destination for major shopping trips, as it had all the major shops we didn't have in Cornwall.  Today I discovered another side to the city and was quite enchanted by it. Just off the main road driving into the city we went to explore the quay area.  What a gem it is!  Glorious in the sunshine and a sheltered waterside place in which to sit and watch the world go by. The river from halfway across the ferry crossing We crossed the river on quite possibly the smallest ferry I've ever come across.  We could easily have walked over the footbridge a very short distance away, but it seemed like much more fun to pay 30p (yes - 30p! What can you get for that nowadays?) to stand in a little boat and be ferried by a man pulling on a length of chain strung across the river.  Now this is my sort of place!...

As someone who's lived in Cornwall for most of my life, I tend to take it very much for granted. As anywhere, you get used to what's on your doorstep and fail to notice the beauty around you. I grew up in Penryn, close to Falmouth, and have always been by the sea - growing up with a wonderful view down Penryn river of Flushing and Falmouth. It's only in the past couple of years since returning from living abroad, that I've really begun to appreciate it. Even my online name Cajame is Cornish. Meaning DaisyMay it's two words put together Caja (daisy) and Me (May). I think it's a darling name for a little girl, though I only know of one! Penryn is one of the oldest towns in England. It was one of the original charter towns in the Magna Carta. In the past it was a major shipping port, at a time when Falmouth consisted of nothing more than farmland. In the 16th Century 70% of the inhabitants were foreign traders. This explains why my family tree s...

Got your walking shoes on? Never mind.... Let's meander around the Boston Freedom trail in pictures. Ashamed to say I've forgotten most of the historical stuff! I just love this photo of the steeple against the sky... I'm fascinated by architecture and couldn't resist snapping this feature... Was charmed by the name of this bank - and what would five cents get you nowadays? Love this shot combining the old and the new - a famous landmark, all but swallowed up by the modernity around.... Rather proud of this shot... Should you ever get the chance to go to Boston, whatever you do don't miss this treat.... Foodie heaven Was captivated by this architecture One of the most poignant memorials I have ever seen - a dog tag hanging for every US serviceman lost in the Iraq war. Simple - just listening to the tags rustling in the breeze made my spine tingle. Hmm - wonder if it is? On...