St Ives And Jaywick The New Partnership

 This is a terrific postcard. It has a pull out section which is not shown here. I keep trying to find a back story to St Ives, the one in Cornwall, that is not all cheesy grins, tourists and a plethora of little beachy coves which seem to be ram jam fuddy with people in some capacity or another, a lot of the time. In some of the novels I have read - St Ives is supposed to be bleak and people-less during the winter months with high water and pounding relentless waves caused by strong winds. The paintings produced by St Ives artists reminds me very strongly of Andy Warhols's luridly coloured pop art extravaganzas.

I have been the St Ives author's and video producer's dream - Sherlocking for something else, something different that is not all cream teas, fishing boats, smiley faces and paintbrushes.

And I sort of got this idea - why not move Jaywick to St Ives? That should bring in some real flavours and could perhaps even produce a new Art School - Jay-Ives-Wick perhaps? This could add a whole new dimension to the music scene too - with the Ive-Jays topping the bill at the September music festival.


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Jaywick - Is This The New St Ives?

A selection of travel charms from Cornwall

This is an old bracelet from, I would say, the 1960's - complete with Cornwall travel charms. the condition of the bracelet was not so great but I do have another St Ives charm separate from this. The main thing is though, that there is magick involved here so the condition of the bracelet is not a problem as such.

Rare Jaywick Sands travel charm

Jaywick Sands is a place in Essex that has seen better days. It was once a lovely tourist resort that would have rivalled St Ives in Cornwall. Even in its run down condition, of today, the TV screen gives the place a certain urban scruffy charm and I am sure Jaywick will have seen an upturn in people wanting to live there even now. Perhpas one day in 30 years time, St Ives will be another Jaywick Sands.

Jaywick Sands had everything going for it between the 1930's to 1970's. I have postcards of old Jaywick showing the written lives of many happy holidaymakers, loving every minute of the Jaywick beach even though such a time capsule is no more.

The photo shows a rare Jaywick Sands travel charm. What I love about this though, is it has a picture of a genie lamp on it and the letter 'J' puts the jinn in Jaywick!

Pippin's New Friends

A fine needle-felt giraffe

Pippin the pooch has some new friends to keep him company. One is a giraffe who has come from the zoo. The other is a friendly mermaid who  swims out in the bay. She sometimes sits on rocks and combs her long hair or dives deep and glides around shipwrecks. The mermaid can sometimes be heard singing a beautiful tune to sailors, whilst the giraffe prefers to have a few quieter moments.

The Little Mermaid

Pippin The Painting Pooch - ‘Top Dog’ Upcycles Cornwall’s St. Ives

Pippin

Pippin is a lovely friendly little dog with a very great sense of purpose. He knows his own mind and he is very loyal and affectionate. Pippin is very energetic and likes to play. He is quite inquisitive too. and is in to everything. Pippin is in fact a real bundle of joy. He likes running on the sand - where and when permitted and even takes the occasional careful dip in the sea.

Cornish Penny, 1811

The photograph shows a genuine 1811 Cornish Penny. There is quite a history attached to these.

Reverse; 'FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF THE COUNTY'

Cornwall is most famous (in a good way) for tin mines, Cornish pasties, pilchard fishing, the writer Daphne du Maurier, and the artist Pamela Colman Smith.
Smugglers and wreckers are two of Cornwall's more dubious claims to fame.