Salty Air and Corsets
Well, good morning, friends. Stuart here, with Monday’s Clarity Matters blog post.
What did you get up to this weekend?
My family was feeling a little restless on Saturday morning so I shipped them all off to the beach. Not a big sandy, sunbathing beach, but the type of beach that will blow the cobwebs away in an instant. It was cracking. Windy but not cold, intermittent rain and huge expansive peat hills that lead to crumbling chalk cliffs and invigorating salty air. I wonder if you can guess where about in the country I live? We went to this little spot that we’d not precisely been to before. We found this tiny section of beach which was just a solid chalk wave-cut platform, covered in boulders and a steep set of concrete steps that has begun to wear away at the bottom. Man, I loved that.
*Competition Time*
Just across from the bit of shore we stood on, you could see one of the south’s most iconic landmarks. AND, if anyone can tell me the name of the landmark in question, I’ll put your name into a prize draw to win a little Claritystamp set we have that is rather reminiscent! Simply leave a comment on this post with the correct answer and you’ll be in for a chance to win! You can just about count the peaks in the photo below, and the number of them might help you figure it out! But I’ll say no more, don’t want to make it too easy 😉
I’ll pick and announce the winner next Monday (6th July) so you’ve got a week to try and figure this one out!
Oh yes, and before I forget, we’ve also got a load of brilliant TV shows coming up. It’s a brand new month (again, blimey)! We get things underway for July, as usual, with the Pergamano Show followed by a blockbuster of a One Day Special, with Barbara’s 2-hour craft-tacular nestled nicely in between.
Firstly, we’ll be revisiting Tina’s perfect little Parchelts. They are such a brilliant idea because they give you a lot of pattern and design potential in a small amount of space, and lots of freedom to be creative when you want to work on a smaller scale, of if you don’t want to be limited by a larger design!
In that wonderful 2-4pm show on Sunday, Barbara is back with the new Feminine Corset design in stamp and Groovi. It has that dressmaker/haberdasher/shabby-chic look to them and just a little bit saucy! And, as always, this is the show when Barbara loosens the reigns and really enjoys being her inspirational, creative self. So tune in to see what’s in store.
And finally, we’ve got the first One Day Special of the month and we’ll be launching Linda’s In The Garden collection of designs in stamp format. Originally released say groove Plates on various Pergamano Shows over the past few months, not these exquisitely detailed designs will be available as elegant Claritystamps. There are 9 designs in the collection, each design including several related components suitable for putting together your garden design. There is almost limitless potential with the number of individual stamps you get across the entire collection, so it’s worth tuning in to as many of the shows as you can in order to see what Barbara and Paul will be getting up to project-wise.
Well, that’ll do from me. Clarity Matters. It really does.
Stuart
The White cliffs of Dover .
Beachy Head, looks fab.
It’s the white cliffs of Dover. Hope you blew the cobwebs away.
White cliffs of Dover
White cliffs of Dover
Seven sisters?
White Cliffs of Dover. Looking forward to seeing all the new products (and revisiting a few old ones)
It’s Dover beach looking at the white cliffs of Dover
Isle of Wight Seven sisters. Fabulous!
Seven sisters
Ahhh The White Cliffs of Dover
It’s such a beautiful place it’s the Seven Sisters x
Seven Sisters
The white cliffs of Dover, your very lucky to live by the sea.
White cliffs of Dover. Fabulous!
White Cliffs of Dover
Seven sisters sussex
White cliffs of Dover
I wish we lived closer to the beach, in the middle of the country here so no sea breeze. Possibly the landmark is Beachy Head though I am probably way off the mark
Lovely view. It is the Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters.
White Cliffs of Dover.
White cliffs of Dover. Fabulous!
I just won a competition so I’ll leave this for others to enter – I live closer to the five sisters of kintail up here! Just wanted to say the corset stamp was my first ever Claritystamp. I saw Barbara use it with fusible fibres and I was in complete awe! It definitely wasn’t my last purchase 😂
White cliffs of Dover
Never been to either of the two places I’m thinking of. Going to go with the Seven Sisters. I really need to get out and about visiting places.
White cliffs of Dover, hope you had a little sing-a-long while there 😃
The Needles .
White cliffs of Dover I think
The white cliffs of Dover x
six sisters cliffs
The Severn Sisters
I think the landmark is the Seven Sisters.
Hello Stuart,
It looks like you had a great time at The White Cliffs of Dover.
Wow we’ve got some great TV viewing this week with some great stamps and Groovi, I’ll be on the baked bean diet again 🙂
Stay safe, Jackie
Seven sisters.
Looking forward to seeing Linda’s garden stamps, I have the Groovi plates.
Xx
The white cliffs of Dover. Glad you were on a safe beach and had a good weekend. I’ve got Tina’s parchlets and Linda’s groovi plates so looking forward to the shows. The stamps look amazing. Hope you all have a good week at Clarity. Hx
Seven Sisters, where the South Downs meet the sea.
The white cliffs of Dover, great blog Stuart and nice that you shared your photos 😎
White cliffs of Dover
Seven sisters. Looks amazing.
Beautiful children you have there Stuart. Me thinks you could be at the White Cliffs of Dover
White cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover.
This is the Seven Sisters. When our children were small we used to visit Eastbourne and we would walk over Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters. Frightened me to death at Beachy Head as there were no fences and you know what little ones are like. Fortunately we all got home in one piece.
The Seven Sisters in Sussex
Seven Sisters, Sussex
Hi Stuart love your photo, I think it is Seven Sisters went there many years ago.
Landmarks is the Seven Sisters. Moon carrots bloom on the nearby South Downs.
The Seven Sisters part of the South Downs National Park
The seven sisters
I think the Landmark is Beachy Head
The seven sisters
Seven Sisters 🌊⛰⛰⛰⛰⛰⛰⛰🌊
I think those are the Seven Sisters? I’ve never been to that actual view point but must do so when it feels safer. Thanks
White cliffs of Dover, we used to live in Ashford and went there often
I think they are the Seven Sisters. You sound as if you had a lovely time!
The seven sisters xx
The White Cliffs of Dover x
White cliffs of dover
White Cliffs of Dover just the place to blow the cobwebs away and I bet the children have a lovely nights sleep I always find I do when I visit there.
The seven sisters looking towards the White cliffs of Dover. So sad to hear about the death of Vera Lyn, long will she be remembered.
Hi, sooooo looking forward to Linda’s garden design coming out as stamps – just love them!
The landmark is The White Cliffs of Dover.
Photo shows the Seven Sisters which is part of the South Downs National Park.
Hello Stuart.
That’s the sort of beach I like – deserted with, probably, some interesting rock pools. I think the landmark is the Seven Sisters in East Sussex.
Love
Roz.xxx
I think it is the seven sisters clofs that are in the background. Looks like a good beach for exploring along.
Seven sisters
White cliffs of Dover
Seven Sisters with the second wave just hitting Leicester.
I think Severn Sisters.
The landmark is Seven sisters, part of the South downs x
Landmark is the Seven Sisters Cliffs , South Downs in East Sussex. Beautiful.
White cliffs of Dover
It’s the Seven Sisters in East Sussex, and I love days like that
The seven sisters is the landmark.lovely photos x
Seven sisters, Sussex. We used to be taken there as children. Great fun! Bet you family really enjoyed the trip!
Seven sisters. I was trying to work out which beach you were on too! Probably Cuckmere Haven? It’s been a long time since I visited there – must be over 50 years!
I too think it’s the Seven Sisters part of the South Downs National Park. Initially I thought it might be The Needles because of the blog title but it wouldn’t have made sense you living on the Isle of Wight and having so far to travel to work so then had to look further East and on the mainland and it really makes sense to be The Seven Sisters.
You really need a deserted beach like that to blow away the cobŵebs don’t you and the kids look like they are having great fun. One for the memory box x
Great beach, great photo of the Seven Sisters in Sussex. A magic place for great walks.
Hi Stuart, sounds like you had great family outing – much more sensible (and enjoyable) than a trip to Bournemouth!
I could only think of one iconic landmark (the one that was immortalised in the song by Dame Vera!) but your clue about counting the peaks didn’t make sense so I’ll confess to a bit of googling to discover The Seven Sisters – looks like a lovely place.
I think you were on the beach at Seaford Head Nature Reserve looking across the inlet to Cuckmere Haven towards the Seven Sisters Cliffs Sussex.
Looks lovely & I bet the children enjoyed being out of the house exploring the rocks.
The seven sisters,South Downs.l bet the children loved the rock pools.
The White Cliffs of Dover without the blue skies.
Seven sisters
Seven Sisters not the white cliffs as first thought but after reading your blog more carefully realised my mistake
The Seven Sisters in Sussex.
Seven Sisters. Definetly gets windy along the south coast. Plenty of room to distance oneself.
Is it the White Cliffs of Dover?
White Cliffs of Dover x
White cliffs of Dover.
Lovely photo of the Seven Sisters Cliffs in East Sussex. I’ve never been to England, but would dearly love to. Such beautiful scenery, history, and people!
Those would be the white cliffs of Dover
It’s the Seven Sisters. We’re really lucky as live very close to it.
Don’t know your part of the coast but I’m thinking Seven Sisters. Would love to live within easy reach of the sea, really miss it.
It’s a place I have never visited, but would love to. I think it’s the Seven sisters.
The Seven Sisters on the Sussex coast. Always good to read your blogs Stuart. Thank you.
White Cliffs of Dover
The beautiful seven sisters…It does look bracing there.
White cliffs of Dover I think
It’s the seven sisters! What a lovely picture. That’s my sort of beach. Stout boots and wind proof jacket and spend the day hunting for beasties in the rock pools. I wish I lived closer to the sea….
White Cliffs of Dover! Looks fabulous!
Looking towards Seven Sisters, Sussex.
The white cliffs of Dover.
Hi Stuart, The white cliffs of Dover. Sounds like it was a lovely walk. Very calming. Have a great day and stay safe x
They look like the whir cliffs of Dover to me. He’ll fire Corner and the tunnels in the cliffs are well worth a visit.
White cliffs and Hell Fire Corner.
the seven sisters been there loads hubby from that area
White Cliffs of Dover – very famous
The Seven Sisters.
Seven sisters. White cliffs of Dover.
Oh to be by the sea again. The lonely sea and the sky …………. One can but dream.
Lovely pictures
I think you were at Hope Gap beach by Birling Gap and along the coast from the Seven Sisters. This is very local to me so I couldn’t resist entering but perhaps choose someone else for the prize xx
I would love a trip to the sea, maybe it won’t be too long now, I think it’s the seven sisters
Long way from me but I think the Seven Sisters – look forward to TV shows
Looking towards the Seven Sisters with Beach Head Lighthouse in the distance. 🤞🤞🤞
It’s The Seven Sisters in East Sussex. Glad it wasn’t too cold for you on Saturday. Would love to walk on a beach. Thanks for the lovely pictures.
White cliffs of Dover
Now you’ve got me singing all day …..
It’s the Seven Sisters in East Sussex
I think the landmark is the Seven Sisters. Now that’s a beach I would go to- pretty empty!
The seven sisters in Sussex
Hope Gap – between Seaford and Cuckmere Haven. Lovely, even in winter!
The White Cliffs of Dover
Just from the way you describe it I can feel the wind in my hair! It’s still blowing a hooly here on the western side of the country.
I think it’s the Seven Sisters in East Sussex
It is the Seven Sisters, I once sailed passed them
The white cliffs of Dover. Looks like you had a lovely day out
The seven sisters on the south downs
I think it is the Seven Sisters – a fabulous place. Thank you for the chance to win.
The seven sisters and beachy head beyond. Great beach for rock pooling!
The Seven Sisters. Glad to hear that you blew away the cobwebs. Thank goodness the weather has taken the pressure off beaches.
It’s The Seven Sisters
It’s the Seven Sisters x
The Seven Sisters. What a lovely part of the country to live in and be able to have a lovely walk. I am longing to get out to some fresh countryside but still a little bit wary at the moment. Hubby is still shielding. X
Seven Sisters cliffs in East Sussex and Beachy Head lighthouse in the distance. Spent some happy times here when my parents lived nearby. Sadly they’re no longer with us, but oh such lovely memories of them and this beautiful place
I think your photograph is a view of The Severn Sisters, what a great place for you all to explore. My husband & I have enjoyed walking the coastal path there in the past & hopefully again in the future xx
Seven Sisters
White cliffs of dover
It’s the Seven Sisters in Eastbourne? Were you at the Seaford Head Nature Reserve? Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.
The landmarks are the Seven Sisters & you took the photo just To the west & looking across to where the River Cuckmere enters the sea. Went on a geography field trip here many moons ago & regularly return, one of my favourite places.
Its the Seven Sisters Cliffs on the South Downs. Such a beautiful spot
The Seven Sisters
Seven sisters. Many years ago walked them. No shade. It was hot. Couldn’t do it now. It is a very lovely area.
I think it’s the white cliffs of Dover -though, as I live in Kent and should know, it really doesn’t quite look right, so I suspect it isn’t right. But as I have no other clue I’ll stick with that!!
From Cuckmere Haven, to the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head!! Lovely.
Landmark is The Seven Sisters, a beautiful part of the coast. Great you found the beach and the youngsters could have a wonderful time exploring. It beats the crowds of Bournemouth any day.
The white cliffs of Dover, looks like a lovely day out
Hello Stuart, I think it is The Seven Sisters x
Seven Sisters
Can’t wait to see the sea again, being in Oxford we’re just about the furthest away from it. Would have been on it at start of June on a cruise ! Lovely pic and it looks like The Seven Sisters. Glad you blew the cobwebs away, I did that just on a walk today! X
Beachy head
Beachy head
The seven sisters cliffs. Would love to visit these. Very majestic
The fabulous 7 sisters😊
Severn Sisters Cliffs.
Good luck everyone x
Hello Stuart, a great place to go for some fresh air and stunning views. The Seven sisters Chalk Cliffs, said to be quite a sight viewed from the sea. There are so many iconic places that I have yet to visit in this country, and this is one of them. Good luck for the draw everyone. Bx
It’s the Seven Sisters. Looking forward to the upcoming shows!
Morning
The landmark is The Seven Sister’s.
the Seven sisters white cliffs of Dover
Severn Sisters is the landmark.
Seven Sisters landmark at South Downs National Park in East Sussex.
The Seven Sisters cliffs.
Thanks for your blogs – I enjoy reading them.
The White Cliffs of Dover, the ‘Seven Sisters’.
It’s the Seven Sisters in the South Downs National Park.
Is it the Seven Sisters East Sussex? We are hoping to visit at the end of July has we have been informed our caravan site we booked at Normans Bay will be opening from this weekend, so hopefully our Holiday can go ahead x
I think you were at Seaford Head.
The beautiful White Cliffs of Dover.
I think the view is Seven Sisters in Sussex on the South Downs. I think you and the children are standing on the beach at Seaford or Cuckmere Haven.
The Seven Sisters, the white cliffs of Dover, as sung by the recently departed Vera Lynn, to welcome our airmen home in World War II. What a sight to behold
The landmark is THE SEVEN SISTERS. A beautiful place!
It’s the Seven Sisters in Sussex. The walk through the river valley to Cuckmere Haven is a real family favourite.
Neat clue in the caption!
😉
That Seven Sisters, also known as The White Cliffs of Dover.
It’s the seven sisters .
The Seven Sisters, East Sussex looking east from Seaford Head, overlooking Cuckmere Haven
From Hope Gap, across Cuckmere Haven to the Seven Sisters.
It’s The Seven Sisters. Fabulous view of a favourite place.
I don’t know what happened to my comment posted yesterday. Good thing I looked again!
Looks like it’s the white cliffs of Dover
I think it’s the seven sisters which is similar to the white cliffs of Dover.