Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Ten Reasons Why I Love My Kanken
The Kanken - Ten Reasons Why I Love My Kanken
The Kanken is made from Vinylon F - a very durable fabric, water repellent and light.
The Kanken comes in mini (baby), classic (mummy) and big (daddy).
The Kanken comes in 3 laptop versions for 13” 15” and 17”
The Kanken comes in a special two colour version
The Kanken has 23 colours to choose from
The Kanken has a removable seat so no cold behinds on the picnics or school wall!
The Kanken has 2 side pockets for mobile phone, MP3 player, drinks, umbrella etc.
The Kanken has a front pocket secured with a zip for the money, credit cards, lipstick...
The Kanken has an inside label for your name and address...the bag was developed for Swedish schoolchildren!
The Kanken is a rucksack or backpack...or carry it like a tote bag!
The Kanken is 30 years old. It has sold to 3 million Kanken fans who cycle, walk, run, commute, go to school, fish, ramble, shop, work or just love the Kanken!
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Retro Style with the Kanken - practical and colourful
"They are a delight to sell. I love helping customers choose their favourite colour. Many, of course are in the know and specify PUTTY or BURNT RED or MUD....it can be an agonising choice!" says Lindsay who knows and loves this 30 year old design classic.
What makes the Fjallraven Kanken Bag so special - the Kanken classic to be specific
Well, it comes in 20 colours. In 5 colour palettes
It is made from Vinylon F - a very durable fabric, water repellant and light.
It has a removable seat so no cold behinds on the picnics!
It has 2 side pockets for mobile phone, drinks, umbrella etc.
It has a front pocket secured with a zip for the money, credit cards, lipstick...
It has an inside label for your name and address just like we had when we were young...the bag was developed for Swedish schoolchildren!
You can use it as a rucksack, hands free...or carry it like a tote bag.
The inside is roomy and big enough for a 15" laptop.
It carries A4 files and papers no problem.
It has a baby and a mummy. The mini and BIG versions. This is the classic.
30 years old and still going strong.
Sunday, 2 August 2009
Walking at Sandside
Each day it is a pleasure to wander down to the Kent Estuary to see the new view. Every day is different down at Sandside. The view to Arnside and the viaduct is where the trains link Barrow to Manchester. The view in the photo shows the entrance to Storth from Dixies. In the far distance is Grange-over-Sands.
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Triple Barrel Shotgun by MacFarlaine
Born in 1930, George MacFarlaine was raised in India in the days of the Raj. When he was just six years old, George was accompanying his elders on shooting forays to the inland marshes and on hunting trips to the jungles for big game hunting in Northern India.
George attended Sherwood College, a boarding school in the foothills of the Himalayas where he excelled in science, art and boxing. When he was 18 years old he left the tropical climes of India where he had learned to speak fluent Hindi and Urdu and write Sanskrit and travelled by ocean liner to study engineering in Scotland. After qualifying in engineering, India beckoned once again. On his return to Bombay, George bought his first gun a Westley Richards which was one of four belonging to an Indian Maharajah.
In the 1960’s George settled with his family in the beautiful English Lake District where MacFarlaine Sports was established as a bespoke gun making business and supplier of the finest shooting and sporting accessories.
George died in 2000 and the business is now continued by his daughter and son-in-law.
