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Adventures Near & Far as Travel Posters and a history letter

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A watercolour-style illustration of Wells Cathedral in Somerset, shown as a printed postcard with the text 'Wells Cathedral' and 'Somerset' below, plus a circular postmark in the upper right.

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Wasson Cornish dialect greeting card with tartan typography, by Ella's Adventures

Cornish Dialect Greeting Cards

Cornish Dialect Greeting Cards

Cornish Enamel Mugs

Cornish Enamel Mugs

Cornish Enamel Mugs

Ella's latest thoughts ....

  • The tart born from laundry

    This is one of my favourite food origin stories, because it starts with laundry. Monks at the Jerónimos Monastery in Belém used egg whites to starch their habits, and instead...

    The tart born from laundry

    This is one of my favourite food origin stories, because it starts with laundry. Monks at the Jerónimos Monastery in Belém used egg whites to starch their habits, and instead...

  • The treasury with no treasure in it

    The Treasury at Petra isn't a treasury. It's a tomb, carved into rose-red sandstone by the Nabataeans more than two thousand years ago, and the name comes entirely from a...

    The treasury with no treasure in it

    The Treasury at Petra isn't a treasury. It's a tomb, carved into rose-red sandstone by the Nabataeans more than two thousand years ago, and the name comes entirely from a...

  • The pastel biscuit that's younger than it looks

    Here's one that surprised me while I was researching it. Those perfectly matched pastel macarons stacked in a Paris shop window feel like they must be centuries old. The sandwich...

    The pastel biscuit that's younger than it looks

    Here's one that surprised me while I was researching it. Those perfectly matched pastel macarons stacked in a Paris shop window feel like they must be centuries old. The sandwich...

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