Angela Cave

Travelling is never time wasted

February- hurrah❤️

inky blue and shimmery in raw silk.

Well it might be wet and grey, but Spring is in its way, holidays are being planned, lighter jackets making an appearance- and at the Parrot Cage I have some simply fabulous designs to put a spring in your step!
My soft 100% wool drape jackets are both snug and stylish, the short velvets are just a pop of colour and cashmere is king when it gets chilly.
I have some dates when I am out and about:
7 th March I will be in the Cornhall in Cirencester
9 May Bromham at a Monday Club fundraiser
4/5 July the fabulous Cotswold Show
11 July Cirencester at the Cornhall
28/29/30 July The New Forest Show- great fun!
There will be more dates and these I will addd as they are confirmed.
So stay dry, have fun and do come and say hello either in The Shambles or out and about.

Sunset on Lake Venbenad

Whoops – I am back!

So sorry for the break in communications – it was caused by a ‘cup of tea meets laptop’ moment……
Anyway, back from our 2025 India trip and already planning 2026 – we had a wonderful, joyous time as ever and the big news is I saw a tiger, a wild one and the proof is a photo framed in the shop!
Other news, I have some fab. new kaftans in, plus a new style in beautiful hand block printed organic cotton dresses and lots of gorgeous scarves and pashminas to see you through the summer, your hols, those special occasions or just to perk up your wardrobe.
I have lots of dates planned for the next few months, Sadly I wont be at Marlborough College Summer School as that is not running this year – but I will be in Marlborough – at St Peter’s Church on a few Mondays so hope to catch up with you there.
Here are the dates:
This Saturday and Sunday, 7/8 June I will be at the Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally near Devizes.
Sunday 15th June I will be in the Parish Hall in Avebury
28/29 June Cotswold Show near Cirencester
30 June St Peter’s Marlborough
6 July St Peter’s Marlborough
Saturday 12 July The Corn Hall Cirencester
Monday 27th July St Peter’s Marlborough
29/30/31 July The New Forest Show
3 August The Parish Hall Avebury
There are other things in the pipeline so now I am back up and running I will update as we progress through the summer months. I will also post some of my travel pics from our latest trip. I also promise to keep my tea and my laptop at arms length!!

Ooops – update on my dates for December

So sorry, I have an amendment to my December dates – see below.

Saturday 25th The Corn Hall in Cirencester
Sunday 26th December – very excited to be at The Glove Factory in Holt.
Monday 27 pm and Tuesday 28th November all day I will be at The Bowood Gift Fair – APOLOGIES
– I wont be. I had thought that I had secured a place, learnt, this week, that I haven’t – no room at the inn for Parrots & Peonies!!
Saturday 2nd December and Sunday 3rd September at the Avebury Christmas Market
Saturday 9th December & Sunday 10th December The Corn Hall in Cirencester

Dates & places

Summer is with us and kaftans are central stage – really popular as a cool and stylish alternative to tight tees and jeans – just a great all purpose chuck in the suitcase garment!
I am out and about as ever and, going forwardhere are some dates:
I will be at the Cotswold Show this weekend 1/2 July – one of my favourites and I am really looking forward to it.
Saturday 8th July Corn Hall Cirencester
14,21,28 July and 4th August I will be at Marlborough College Summer School
Saturday 29 July I will be at the Warminster Summer Market – another new venue, exciting!
Lots more in August but will post those later when confirmed.
In the meantime, happy summer and happy kaftan and pashmina wearing too!

Off to the land of the Chettinars…..

One of our favourite hidden places, the gracious Visalam hotel hidden amongst the crumbling palaces of the Chettinars. The Chettinars were rich, they built palace after palace from the middle of the 19th century to early 20th – and then they left. Their legacy is the beautiful and melancholy villages with row upon row of architectural gems slowly decaying in the heat of the sun.

Visalam was a private home built for a favourite daughter and is now a small and charming hotel and the perfect base to explore. Take a bicycle or a bullock cart and just wander through the streets – some of the palaces are open with maybe a caretaker to let you in but this is no tourist trap, little known it remains a gem.

It is also the region of the horse temples, out in the countryside, quiet apart from the birdsong and with the astonishing terracotta horses guarding the shrine and offered yearly by villagers. It is also home to my new suppliers of hand loom cotton the Mahalakshmi weavers, so happy to be able to offer this wonderful quality cotton in scarves, shawls and towels.

Images of the Chettinad region

 

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