Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Wooda

It's a strange name for a farm. This is an organic farmstay we found. Run my Max and Gary, a nurse and an actor. The farm consist of four chickens who lay organic eggs, and the property has a work in progress actor's workshop. People can come and stay and "method" or whatever actors do.

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This is what the English consider a beach. It is in Cornwall. Cornwall is probably the most organised place in England in terms of providing for tourists. I never thought that would be an attraction, but every time we go away in England, we end up eating fish and chips in some divey pub. No the old pubs in England aren't quaint. They stop being quaint when every pub is the same.

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This is a castle/church thing on an island. Very creepy. All over this part of the world there are really historical things, like King Arthur Town. I still don't believe he existed, but they do sell souvenir Excalibur swords so maybe he did exist!
Now it's bank holiday weekend and we jumped the gun and have nowhere to go this weekend.

Oh, big news, Bunny arrives 3 weeks today. What a jetsetter!

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Me at 50

It's funny how many famous photographers share their name with really un-famous kind of weird photographers. For example there is a "David Sims" who shoots African Safaris. Catrin found this website looking for a stylist called Karin Rode. I don't know if this woman is a stylist but something tells me she is not!

After laughing til my bones ached, I had an eerie feeling that I was looking into a crystal ball - this is me at 50!! Eek!

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Monday, May 09, 2005

Palindromes

I went to see Palindromes on the weekend. not amazing. Funny though. I couldn't help thinking about the theory that I read in one of Gore Vidal's books on war: that a story where the central character is a madman can't be a real story. Their reality is too far from our own, it's too nonsensical to be any good. Something like that. I am sure Gore Vidal put it much better!

PS. If you want to watch the trailer click on "Palindromes"

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

On the Farm

We went to Lucie's Farm. It is really quite depressing to be back. The weather out there was glorious! Well, it rained, but there was sun for at least one day out of three - intermittently. The place we stayed at, link Whitewells Farm, was really kind of country kitsch, extremely clean, well catered, with fresh duck eggs. Yummy. They had the cutest lab named Caroline, and some giant St Bernard type dogs were staying next door. There were Indian runner ducks and sheep. My only comment was that is was a bit close to the road (I only mention it because we are being super nit picky and trying to imagine our business when real arseholes stay and moan.)

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The farm was amazing. There was a turkey named Cranberry who Craig raised from an egg. Cranberry loves cuddles and being tickled under the chin. Lots of his animals are rare breeds. It is strange to think that a lot of farm animals are disappearing because they are not commercially bred for meat. I think I will ask Craig for a list of his animals as I found all that info fascinating.

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We saw lots of 6 week old piglets who belinged to a Tamworth mummy pig who was originally from a petting zoo, so she loved knocking us around trying to get cuddles and the cut apples we brought. There was a highland cow calf. Long fluffy red hair..looked like an ewok, and her mum had hugely long hair and giant horns, lots of hair over the eyes. Think Dulux-dog of cows. The bull was so muscly. You could see the definition (ie. steaks) all over its back half. Some of the pigs and cows are quite rare as they are not ideal for growing to eat. We saw endangered breeds if you can believe some cows and pigs are endangered??

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Here are some more pics. I am looking a bit rough in some of them. Luckily from 30 years old onwards, you imagine yourself as looking like you did when you're 24. I always wondered how old people coped - now I know. Lucie's Farm own the woods that are pictured. Lots of bluebells growing wild and badgers (we didn't see any). Very "Wind in the Willows". Enjoy. We did.

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