Category: Raincapes

The British tradition of taking tea is upheld by The Cape Queen, who we caught up with as she was finishing off some cape-wearing housework. Tea? Yes. But what about the accompanying biscuits? They’re a definite, especially after the housework’s finished, when it’s time to …

It’s funny how dismissive people can be of the colour grey, but in the right shade it has a distinguished but subtle air. That’s the case with The Cape Queen’s shorter grey rubber cape, which she wears on nights out, even if it isn’t raining. …

Time for a caped night out, but did The Cape Queen decide that rather than socializing she’s rather stay in, pleasingly cocooned in her 1970s blue nylon cape? Certainly she was looking smart and ready to go, but what about doing that quick spot of …

Back on the delightfully clear, pure sands of Weymouth for The Cape Queen and again the blustery wind kept her cape billowing. We know what a big wheel is, but the other beach-domiciled structure was something else, being something like a 1950s interpretation of a …

Even The Cape Queen has to attend to domestic chores every now and then and here’s the proof that she keeps her home in exceptionally tidy order. From cleaning the surfaces to using a duster and the vacuum cleaner, The Cape Queen gets it all …

No, it’s not a 1980s pop new-wave band, more the location for a recent catch-up with The Cape Queen. Our walk around the town brought us to a lovely walled footpath: gently inclining it rose away from the main road to a quieter part, far …