November Sun

It has been the warmest November since I have lived in Cornwall, the grass is still growing and the flowers have been fooled into budding and blooming again. This view is from the churchyard in St Just across Kenidjack Valley on a sunny November afternoon. This time last year we were blanketed in snow ... what a difference!

However, the month is ending with gale force winds and driving rain, so even in Cornwall we don't have it all our own way.

The town is gearing up for Christmas, our neighbours have already pinned up the lights on the outside of their house and a few of the shops have already put up their Christmas decorations. There is plenty to see and do in St Just so if you are in the area, or passing through, park up and stop for a visit.

And on the subject of parking up, for those who are keeping up with the car parking situation in the town (Cornwall Council trying to charge for our car parks in Pendeen and St Just - our Town Council trying to take them over and keep them free) according to The Cornishman this week, discussions are ongoing but far from concluding 

Other news, The Kings Arms is under new management, welcome to Neil and Angie, we are looking forward to popping in for a pint and a meal very soon. They are keeping the pub very dog friendly so that's good news for many of our holiday cottage guests.

Getting back to the festivities, the main light switch on is on the evening of 16 December so here's hoping for some good weather for some great carol singing in the Market Square. Lots of different events are happening from advent fairs to Christmas markets to visits from Santa himself, and you can find our more on the local Chamber website www.landsendchamber.co.uk in the What's On section.

October News

Our hectic Summer seems to have drifted to Autumn so quickly I wonder where the year has gone.

St Just seems busier than ever. The leaflets that we produced for the Chamber of Commerce to promote our local businesses - Exploring and Where to Stay in the St Just and Land's End Area - have been really popular and we hope we have encouraged people to stop off and stay for a while to enjoy what we have to offer in the town. Certainly many of our guests at the holiday cottage who have not visited before are amazed how much there is in the town and how friendly people are. If you are either looking to visit or planning to live in the area, the Chamber website is a good place to start.

Most of my time recently has been spent on a couple of marketing projects for clients and working on our own website for the fused glass that we produce. Our glass Christmas decorations are now out in all the galleries and available online which makes Christmas seem to come around even sooner. If you are thinking about what to buy for your loved ones this year, check out the The Glass House website for some great fused glass gifts and Christmas ornaments.

The other parts of our lives are winding down as the season closes. The clocks change this weekend so my summer evening agility classes are too dark and too cold to continue, but Saturdays are still busy. And we have guests in the holiday cottage until mid-November and then a few weeks for a break before Christmas and New Year.

And finally the picture above just about sums up the month of weather - very changeable, stormy, rainy, sunny, but overall very beautiful. I suddenly saw the view driving back from St Ives this morning as a rain cloud approached St Michael's Mount. Stunning.

June News

The season advances and we come to the end of June with a week of sun, fog, sun, fog and now sun again.

Despite the odd morning of fog, St Just is warming up in many ways.

It is warm enough to sit outside the pub for a beer in the evening, but with a lovely breeze that means we rarely experience the intense heat that we used to living in the South East. The town is beginning to buzz with early season visitors and queues in the Co-op are getting longer with purchases of burgers for barbeques and beer to wash it all down.

There is a new gallery due to open in July next to the Cook Book in Cape Cornwall Street, you can now buy ice creams from the shop next to Just Fine Art and, after a short break, the Chinese takeway is back open again.

With Lafrowda just around the corner, the main festival day on 16th July, the programme is now on the website http://www.lafrowda-festival.co.uk/. After years of guests leaving and arriving on Saturdays, we have switched to Friday changovers so that we can enjoy the carnival day and relax like everyone else.

And finally the new leaflets that the Chamber of Commerce is producing to promote the traders and the accommodation in the area are due to arrive any minute and will hopefully encourage even more visitors to our lovely corner of Cornwall. The picture is taken at Cape Cornwall and has been used in one of the leaflets.

Stan Rolling in the Snow

This was a couple of days ago. All the snow has melted and we are enjoying sunny and warm days, but still cold nights. You can see the agility equipment in the background lying idle, which it has been since Christmas. So Stan was making the most of the small amount of snow we had in our fields to have some fun. He just loved to roll, and roll and roll. How he didn't end up with brain freeze I really don't know. Enjoy!

Agility Stan

Here's a bit of fun. Stan, our lurcher, just loves agility which we do in the fields next to our house. He especially loves those weaves. Enjoy!