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Orange cape’s really appealing!

by Pluvmantelo
December 12, 2025
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Time to clear the cobwebs after too long at work, so The Cape Queen bade farewell to the city and headed out onto the moors for an afternoon of big blue skies and a very long walk. Re-creating the look of a 1960s and 1970s …

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Bus station in an almost modernist style, with a maroon cape…

by Pluvmantelo
December 8, 2025
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Sunshine and showers – a good excuse for an afternoon out and the early-Winter sunshine shone beautifully off The Cape Queen’s unusually-coloured nylon cape. There’s no getting away from the fact a maroon-coloured raincape is unusual but it really looks the part, being both formal …

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A grey day in Macclesfield

by Pluvmantelo
December 1, 2025
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There’s nothing wrong with some grey capeage and that was certainly the case when The Cape Queen went back to Macclesfield for some architectural studying. It was undeniably grey but the equally grey cape, while mirroring the clouds, looked pleasingly different and received some favourable …

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Stone again – in red

by Pluvmantelo
November 27, 2025
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A red Rukka cape, an old, abandoned warehouse and The Cape Queen – an interesting combination. Out on one of her industrial archaeology expeditions Clair donned her long, brick red Rukka for some old-building studying. OK, it wasn’t raining, but for protection against brambles and …

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On the beach

by Pluvmantelo
November 24, 2025
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There’s nothing better than getting away from the town on a cold, sunny day and blowing away the work cobwebs and headaches is part of the Cape Queen’s life, so what better than a trip to a beach in the North West? Big blue skies, …

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Caped and putting pen to paper in the park

by Pluvmantelo
November 20, 2025
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Being outside, whatever the weather (well most of the time) is a great way to gather inspiration – clearly it’s a mantra The Cape Queen agrees with as she sat in a local park gathering ideas for some writing. Old-school Bic four-colour pen in hand, …

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A return to Macclesfield

by Pluvmantelo
November 17, 2025
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Back to Macclesfield and Clair the Cape Queen was given a true Derbyshire wet welcome. But did she care? No! Thanks to her recently-acquired PVC cape the rain was a mere nuisance and nothing else. And the grey cape really looked the part with The …

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Hypnotised by The Cape Queen

by Pluvmantelo
November 13, 2025
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On her many walks around nearby towns Clair The Cape Queen’s really looking at the architecture and her belief that you should look above you is true. She enjoys older buildings and came across this unoccupied shop, complete with show poster in the doorway. We …

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Blue cape, yellow van

by Pluvmantelo
November 10, 2025
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Since autumn started there’s scarcely been any sunshine, which suits The Cape Queen admirably. It gives her more opportunities to select a cape from her collection, get out and do some exploring. That was the case on a very wet day a few weeks back …

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A cape mix and match

by Pluvmantelo
November 6, 2025
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As the end of the year draws ever closer it’s time to have a look back at some of The Cape Queen’s shoots. We went to (among other places) Congleton, Macclesfield and Stone and, of course, to Magpie Mine, a location that’s so good we’ll …

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