St. Nonna’s Church of Altarnun is known as the “Cathedral of the Moors.” St. Nonna was the mother of St. David and left her native Wales around the year 527. She was one of many Celtic missionaries who passed through Cornwall on their way to Europe in the 6th and 7th centuries. Our driver, Jon,… Read More St. Nonna’s Church, Altarnun
A hearty farmhouse breakfast After a HUGE breakfast at the Tregellist Farm, we were picked up by Jon of Cornwall Tours for a scheduled eight hours-long custom tour of the Cornwall countryside. But first—we ran into a Cornwall traffic jam! Our first stop was Port Isaac aka Portwenn, the fictional village in the television show,… Read More Spectacular scenery in Cornwall
About two years ago I started watching the television show, “Doc Martin,” and vowed that one day I would try to visit village of Port Isaac, which features prominently in the storylines of the grumpy Doc, his beautiful love interest, Louisa Glasson, and a colorful cast of characters. We left early Sunday morning, expecting to… Read More In love with Cornwall
The term “bespoke” is not widely known in the U.S. — in fact the first time I heard the word was last summer when I was with my friend, Joan Ishibashi, former Hawaii resident who now lives in London. This week I had to use the word “bespoke” in a Google search, as in “bespoke… Read More Bespoke
Last spring, I discovered the television show, “Doc Martin,” and immediately got hooked on it. It used to be shown locally on public television, and then I found back episodes on Netflix, which now have been moved to Acorn TV. Anyway, it is a series about a brilliant but grumpy surgeon who develops a blood… Read More Voces8 — YES!!!