tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85360076973946508242024-02-18T22:03:28.493-08:00So this is Eccentric Ella starting out...Trying out this bloggin' thing!Eccentric Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775491987713375649noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8536007697394650824.post-62441468906808685132017-11-21T08:20:00.000-08:002017-11-21T08:20:40.221-08:0099 Things to do in Launceston, Cornwall Part 1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I keep hearing that people travel far and wide to the big cities, because there's 'nothing' in Launceston! Oh yes there is!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From shopping to entertainment, gyms to restaurants, parks to hair salons, and plenty more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With the help of some locals I have put together a growing list of things to do, and there is no cost cap on this list, but most of it will be on the cheap! <span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; text-align: justify;">While there are a couple of expensive items on the list, the majority of the options are either free or more affordable than maintaining one’s SKY privilege.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When building this list, I thought it lazy to pinpoint particular places and rather offer categories of things to do where possible (except for the markets). The point is to prove that Launceston doesn’t suck and offer something to those tempted to say it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Launceston boasts a number of parks, each boasting a set of playthings. Fortunately, not all of them have an age restriction though most have an arse restriction. I wear size 22s so I’ve been relegated from the slides and swings but the see-saw welcomes me with open handles.Hitting the parks at the end of a date seems like a dodgy prospect but it’s super fun.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">There is Coronation park at the leisure centre, Priory Park, Lanstephan Park, Ridgegrove Park and on the estate behind Lidl. I'm sure there are many more to explore with or without the kids.</span><br />
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<b> </b>With over 40 geocaches in Launceston, many of which require at least 3 attempts, there’s a lot to be done on the treasure hunting scene. If you’re not familiar with the concept, you should <a href="https://www.geocaching.com/guide/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #f2777a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 200ms ease; vertical-align: baseline;">read up on it</a>.</div>
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What really gets me going is the effort many who have placed caches put in. Learning about Launceston is exceptionally fun this way because most caches tell you about the history of the spot where the cache is hidden. </div>
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It may get pricey but fortunately there’s an <a href="http://www.cgeo.org/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #f2777a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 200ms ease; vertical-align: baseline;">opensource alternative to the official app</a>.</div>
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Anywhere that you can get an alcoholic drink at in Launceston, should be able to give you a selection of gins to try. Personally, it's like begging for heart-burn, but I know a few friends that LOVE a good ole G&T.</div>
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<b>4</b>. <strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Take the dog for a walk</strong></strong></strong></div>
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Odds are that if you live around Launceston, you know somebody with a farm who has access to a pond somewhere but even if you don’t, there’s no despair. Adamsfield Fishery and Roadford Lake is not too far and there are a few spots in town too. http://launcestonanglers.org.uk/</div>
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What is important is that you do your homework first. One must get a licence to fish and of course, there’s the weather to watch out for. Because you’ll be making a mission to get there, take the time to make sure you get everything right before setting off.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: justify;">The obvious nightclub is Storm on the industrial estate, but there are other ways and places to get your boogie on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The rise of the hipster has overrun certain aspects of Launceston and craft coffee has become more popular than craft beer. From The Little Bakehouse to No. 8, most artisan cafes offer a variety of coffees but there has also been a rise of coffee specific joints.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Liberty House at Jericho's offers a couple of good blends but if you’re keen on coffee, you can’t go wrong by hitting up other places like Bray Farm Shop, The Coffee Pot and The Greenhouse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the best memories of my youth happened at house parties. Because so few people throw these anymore, you could opt to do it yourself but hopefully after reading this, a couple more people might be amenable to put their house at risk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, "Arial Unicode MS", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: left;">Lawrence House, Launceston, is a fine Georgian house built in 1753, located in a street which John Betjeman described as ‘having the most perfect collection of 18th Century townhouses in Cornwall’. It is owned by the National Trust and leased to Launceston Town Council, who use it to house the town museum, and as a civic centre.</span><br />
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For those less mobile, there are albums of our first floor and basement exhibits which you can enjoy in Room 5 on the ground floor so that you won’t miss a thing.</div>
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Admission is free but donations, which support the work of the museum, would be appreciated. Disabled access to the ground floor only ( 6 rooms ).</div>
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Eccentric Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775491987713375649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8536007697394650824.post-61814580801597871162017-08-10T06:38:00.000-07:002017-08-10T06:38:13.040-07:00One year later.. and life got in the way again.<br />
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Here is a catchup on 2014 -<br />
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My little girl is growing up so fast and more beautiful by the day</div>
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She's learned how to swim and is like a fish in the water</div>
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I dabbled in a bit of oil painting.. like I haven't got enough to get on with, haha</div>
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Hubby built a tandoor oven.. we used it once...</div>
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This little beauty appeared in our garden a year or so ago.. we named him Toby.. and since was told it's a girl.. so renamed her Tobi :)</div>
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I really got excited to see the squirrels but slowly they destroyed every birdfeeder I had.</div>
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August is Party time.. And we love a dress up!</div>
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<br />Eccentric Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775491987713375649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8536007697394650824.post-35328081273418379612016-02-26T06:18:00.000-08:002016-02-26T06:18:10.098-08:00It's been a while...It's been four years...! My girly is now 6 years old. We've been married for almost 8 years and young Mr Fox helped himself to about 9 of my chickens during the winters.. Life goes on!<br />
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Every spring we can't wait to see the new lambs in the field.<br />
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Another tutu and a gorgeous model :)</div>
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Glass Painting is my new passion and I get a lot of ideas from Pinterest... I will be putting my own ideas on there, for others to use :)</div>
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Yasmin wanted a mermaid party! I went all out!</div>
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Pirate bananas</div>
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Seaweed decorations from our local scraps store</div>
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Ordered a mermaid cake</div>
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So from me to you... Keep smiling, whatever you do!<br />
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xxxEccentric Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775491987713375649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8536007697394650824.post-31911515575165923142010-10-24T03:07:00.000-07:002010-10-24T03:15:10.747-07:00Showcase Sunday - More fellow crafters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blue Flowers for Under £10 - Start your Christmas shopping!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Gorgeous things that won't break the bank. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All available at Folksy.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/668921"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://d200fahol9mbkt.cloudfront.net/item/4800977/DSCF5150.JPG" width="320" /> £4</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/771981"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://d200fahol9mbkt.cloudfront.net/item/5189145/Picture_1140.jpg" width="320" /> £6</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/664713"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://d200fahol9mbkt.cloudfront.net/item/4372453/20100722_0205__2_.jpg" width="320" /> £8.50</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/820725"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://d200fahol9mbkt.cloudfront.net/item/5756965/002.JPG" width="320" /> £2.50</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/652780"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://d200fahol9mbkt.cloudfront.net/item/6468033/blue_flower_abolone_locket.jpg" width="320" /> £8.50</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.folksy.com/items/721581"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://d200fahol9mbkt.cloudfront.net/item/4804809/New_3_027.jpg" width="320" /> £5</a></div>Eccentric Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775491987713375649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8536007697394650824.post-55017727903096938372010-10-23T12:34:00.000-07:002010-10-23T12:34:49.936-07:00Expensive Day!So this morning we headed off to Plymouth to go get a tv.. and we did.. and a video camera, and a toy for Yasmin! Very expensive trip for us, but Hubby is happy, Yasmin is happy and despite promising myself and Kevin that I would not add to my stash, I saw a bargain and ended up with this:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So Mummy is happy also!<br />
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I finished a baby hat on the way back from the city, so the day wasn't totally wasted.<br />
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I also finished a fluffy bandana off that's been lying around for ages and just needed a crochet edge. It's really great for keeping ears warm, lol!<br />
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Now I get to sit and watch Dear Husband set up the tv..for hours. You gotta get that colour balance jussst right, you know.Eccentric Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775491987713375649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8536007697394650824.post-8789298739900199142010-10-23T02:12:00.000-07:002010-10-23T02:12:09.045-07:00Craft Carousel: The Carousel<a href="http://craft-carousel.blogspot.com/2010/10/carousel_21.html?spref=bl">Craft Carousel: The Carousel</a>: "Heres how it works - Take a look though the featured shops, Choose any item, Then check the comments below to make sure that 'shop spot' is ..."Eccentric Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775491987713375649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8536007697394650824.post-72900778273299950442010-10-22T03:59:00.000-07:002010-10-22T04:00:28.026-07:00Folksy Friday!Great Teddies! Found on Folksy.com<br />
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It's taken me ages to do this one. Sometimes I hate working with thin needles, but the result is so much more rewarding!Eccentric Ellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775491987713375649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8536007697394650824.post-14343063504795881042010-10-17T07:28:00.000-07:002010-10-17T11:18:04.083-07:00Union Cool Jack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Living in South Africa for most of my life (so far), we always considered wearing anything 'Union Jack' as ultra cool and associated with Punk and Anarchy lifestyles that we as wannabe rebels could only dream of. This inspired my Sunday blog this week. All these were found on Folksy.com where very talented people sell their handcrafted items and is a great way to celebrate my new status of British Citizen after marrying my husband 3 years ago and moving here to be with him in his home country. Clicking on the pictures will take you directly to the sellers shop page.<br />
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