Driving along Commercial Street

We end our blogs for July as we started back in Provincetown.

I took this Video during our holiday in June. I only recently

worked out how to upload videos I have taken myself when

I did the western train blog.

The music is The One by Kylie Minogue, sorry the sound

quality is not great it is from the car stereo and I do not

have any editing software.

Also sorry for the spaces in between each line on this post

it just typed this way and I was unable to change it.

Everything in the garden's lovely

Time for an update on the Dajon Garden. While we were away in
Provincetown and the weather was dull. The UK was basking in
sunshine. Since our return the weather has been very mixed. Lets
hope for a warmer and sunnier August so that we can spend some
time in the Garden

The window boxes and pots we planted up in May

are now in full bloom.

Sweet peas - we have already picked several bunches

for vases - the more you pick the more they flower.

Nicotina

Our Summer flag from Cape Cod

swaying in the breeze.

Our little bird bath we got last Summer.

These lanterns were a Christmas present from my brother

we used them for the first time last week.

Previously on Dajon Designs

It's a year today since we started blogging, so to celebrate
we thought it might be fun to have a look back at the past twelve
months. July 2008 and we had recently returned from a holiday in Provincetown
and the first picture we posted was of me on the town beach with Potter.

Throughout the autumn months we keep you up to date with our

card making and craft shows.

In October we took part in The Halloween Extravaganza

hosted by A Fanciful Twist.

Throughout December we counted down to Christmas

with our Advent Calendar

and celebrated my 40th Birthday in style in London.

During January and February we took part in One World One Heart

organised by Lisa Swifka - we got over 100 comments and gave away

a selection of our cards.

We have followed the seasons in The Dajon Garden

and at the end of June we took part in The Mad Tea Party

again organised by A Fanciful Twist and we had 41 great comments.

Back to Provinctown - as you will have recently read we again

had a wonderful time this June with our friends in Provinctown.

We welcome old friends and new to our little blog - Our aim

this Autumn is to blog more about our cards with a sprinkling

of other things too. Please feel free to become a follower of Dajon Designs

Keep on Blogging !

The Land of Make Believe

On Friday 3rd July we went to see some of my childhood hero's
Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston -
The Original Bucks Fizz.
They were performing a live gig at Mardi Gras in Blackpool.
We had a fab night and had a place right at the front of the stage,
in fact so close we could shake their hand while they were
performing. They looked and sounded amazing. Afterwards they
stayed back and signed autographs for the fans and I had some of
my CD's signed.

Bucks Fizz won the Eurovison Song Contest for the UK back in 1981

and a string of 22 singles followed until 1989, including 3 number

ones Making your mind up ( the song that won the Eurovision)

The Land of make believe and My camera never lies.

In 1985 Jay Aston left the group and Shelley Preston joined.

The most successful single during Shelley's time with the group

was New Beginning in 1986.

During the early 90's members of the group decided to leave,

however original member Bobby G still performs today as Bucks Fizz

along with his wife Heidi, Tammy Choat and Paul Fordham.

Back in 2004 Bobby, Mike Cheryl and Shelley reformed briefly

to take part in the Popular 80's tour Here and Now under the

name The Original Bucks Fizz. The crowed reaction was fantastic

and Mike Cheryl and Shelley continued as The Original Bucks Fizz

A couple of summers ago we also went to see this version of the group

again in Blackpool, and I had this great picture taken with them, and

also had some other CD's signed.

Earlier this year Shelley decided to leave the group again.

Then to everyones surprise Jay Aston has returned after 24years,

and this has sparked new interest in the group.

Return of the Western Train

Since returning from Provincetown we have had a couple
of days out, and a night out too ( more on that later in the week )

On Sunday 28th June we attended the Totally Transport day
on Blackpool promenade. The main reason for our visit was to see
the newly refurbished Western Train tram. The train will be the star
if this years Blackpool Illuminations after undergoing a 2 year
restoration thanks to funding from the heritage lottery fund.

Originally built in 1962 and only intended to last a few years.

The train ran until 1999.

Also on display were a selection of other vintage trams that still

run on a regular basis.

The Blackpool tramway runs from Starr gate to Fleetwood

and is 11 miles long. It is the only surviving first generation tramway

in the UK and dates back to 1885.

The illuminated western train during the 1960's

This Years Blackpool illuminations will shine from

4th September - 8th November 2009

The Western Train Arrives

Postcards from Provincetown

For our final post of our time in Provincetown this Summer

we have chosen a selection of pictures to share with you.

We have mixed in some shots from previous visits also just

to prove that the sun dose shine on The Cape

Nearly there

We have made some special friends over

the years

Art class on the beach

The Oxford Garden

Laburnum Walkway - The Oxford

Cute bird houses

A warm welcome at The Oxford from Potter

Waiting for 4th July

Portuguese Festival

Flags along Commercial Street

Blue Peter

Bird house and foxgloves at

The UU Meeting House

Long Point Light

Provincetown from Long Point

Wherever you are taking your holiday this summer, we hope

you have a wonderful time.

Places we love to go Shopping in Ptown (and the cape)

Provincetown has a vast array of shops along the length

of Commercial Street to serve all tastes and Pockets.

We take a walk into town most days, and in the Summer

most shops stay open until late in the evening.

Here are some of our favorites - click on the shop name

to have a look at their websites.

WA

Wa means harmony in Japanese and this shop

stocks objects for the home from

Various cultures

On previous visits we bought this cute little

vase - pictured here filled with sweet peas

from The Dajon Garden

and this unusual tea light holder

Item
Selling Men's clothing -in the past I got
a fab t-shirt and cardigan from here

Southstream Design
New this year - David loved this shop
selling wonderful objects for the garden
and plants.


We always buy a Christmas tree ornament
when on holiday, and this year we bought this
cute little bird.

Forbidden Fruit
an eclectic mix of home and garden
decor - We bought my brother Wayne
a gold letter W for his new apartment.

Muir Music

Formally Yvette's Cassettes and Didi's CD's

we always buy a CD from here as a

holiday memory.

Utilities

Unique and useful items for

the kitchen and bathroom.

During our stay we have at least one trip over

to Hyannis and visit the Cape Cod Mall, were a must

is Abercrombie and Fitch, American Eagle and

Barnes and Noble. Then a short drive into town

were we visit Colorful creations to see what they

have new for card making.

Then finally no trip to Cape Cod would be complete,

without a drive out to Wellfleet, to visit Michael Tuck

at Jules Besch Stationers.

Michael thanked us for the mention we gave the shop

on our blog last year, and we bought some wonderful

new papers ready for when we get started with cards

again next month

Places we love to eat in Ptown.

We enjoy going out for dinner while in Provincetown.

Ptown has some wonderful restaurants and it's always the

question of the day, as to where we are going to eat that night.

Everyone will have their favourites and here are ours.

Click on the name of each restaurant to have a look

at their own websites.

The Mews We ate here twice this year and our favorite dish is

Shaking beef, click here for a recipe.

Victor's
Victor's opened in 2008 and serves a wonderful selection
of small plates to share.


The Patio
Great for lunch or a more casual dinner, sit outside when the weather
is fine and watch the world go by -The Cali Burgers are delicious


Ross' Grill
Located within the Whalers Wharf complex with great view of
the harbour.

Jimmy's Hideaway
Now in its 3rd Year this cosy restaurant has a wonderful menu
The Mini Beef Wellingtons starter was fantastic.



Other favorites that we did not visit this time :-


The Red Inn


Edwidge at Night

Devon's

Beam on down to Ptown

As you know from a previous post, I am a Star Trek

fan and thought the new movie was fantastic.

So I thought it would be fun, while on holiday to buy a

Mr Spock figure and take some pictures of him in a few

locations.

On Herring Cove Beach

On Race Point Beach

At The Pilgrim Monument

Along Commercial St

Live Long and Prosper

Monument in the mist

As we mentioned in a previous post the weather was not

too good during our recent visit to Provincetown. Sometimes

we were unable to see the Pilgrim Monument due to mist.

The Monument was built between 1907 and 1910 to

commemorate the first landfall of the Pilgrims in 1620

and the signing in Provincetown harbour

of the Mayflower Compact.

Playing with the cameras firework mode -

This picture looks like it has laser beams

and this one has a spiral effect

Ptown in bloom

The people of Provincetown love their gardens, and early

Summer is a great time to visit, and see them in full bloom.

We saw lots of these flowering trees on The Cape ( if anyone knows

what its called, please leave a comment )

Alliums

Honeysuckle

We love the colour of these roses against the grey background

rose with raindrops at The Oxford

The Oxford always has a spectacular display of Foxgloves

Tales from Provincetown

As I mentioned on Friday we have just returned from holiday on
Cape Cod. We stayed with our good friends Stephen and Trevor at
The Oxford in Provincetown. We always have wonderful time filled
with love and laughter, and each year it gets harder to leave special
friends and a very special place. Unfortunately this year we were
unlucky with the weather, in fact the Cape has seen only 3 days of
sun this June. However the weather did not spoil our enjoyment
and we made the most of our time on the Cape.

We always pick up a hire car in Boston and make the drive down

to Provincetown, part of the holiday. We feel we have arrived when

we reach the rotary at Orleans. We had a problem with the first car

and had to turn back, due to the inconvenience we were upgraded

to this rather swish Volvo convertable that David fell in love with and

wanted to bring home.

We will be blogging more about our time in Provincetown over

the next few days, but here are some more pictures for starters.

Little boat in the bay

with Potter at The Oxford


On Race Point Beach

Provincetown harbour, taken from Truro

you can just see the pilgrim monument

in the distance.

The Oxford garden.

More soon.