Category: Rural caping

Get in! There’s no escaping the joy that copies of The Dandy brought to post-war British youngsters and come Christmas there was the added excitement of The Dandy annual. On one of her recent town trips The Cape Queen came across a 1971 Dandy Christmas …

More from the smorgasbord of Clair The Cape Queen’s capery. Out in the town, up on the moors, shopping, walking, there’s clearly a cape for each and every trip she makes across Mercia. And even at home there’s always a cape to be worn. To …

Autumn’s definitely here now and the first five images show The Cape Queen enjoying a trip to the park to kick up some leaves and simply enjoy the great outdoors. It was breezy but Clair kept warm with several layers under her voluminous cape. We’re …

Many, many years ago there was a British television programme called ‘In Town Tonight”: well, here we see The Cape Queen in town, but it doesn’t take a genius to see, clearly during the day. The Cape Queen has a busy agenda. But even the …

Wind, rain or sunshine, The Cape Queen always enjoys getting out onto the Mercian moors for some exploring and a getting away from it all feeling. Different days, different weather, different capes. Welcome to another cape smorgasbord from The Cape Queen, which we hope you …

 The Cape Queen does enjoy trips out on to the moors and with the weather often so unpredictable it doesn’t take a genius to know she’s packed at least two capes in the car. Here’s a selection of images from a couple of trips out …

On the road to nowhere, or was it the road to hell or a country road taking her home? It wasn’t highway to hell clearly… The Cape Queen eschewed an urban afternoon for something more bucolic and decided it was time for some album cover-influenced …