by admin | Nov 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
As I turned off the Long Melford bypass heading down into the village on Friday, I passed a hearse loaded with a coffin. My hand instinctively reached for my collar – well where my collar would be had I been wearing one. I had to hold the neckline of my top...
by admin | Nov 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
For the past two or three weeks I have thought that I have been getting a cold. I would have the early symptoms, but after a couple of days they would go away until returning a few days later. This has now happened at least three times, but as I write this I am...
by admin | Oct 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’m an old fashioned type of bloke who likes distinct seasons, so I should be as happy as a pig in you know what. And I am really, it’s just come as a bit of a shock to the system to suddenly be plunged into proper autumn. Wind, rain, a carpet of fallen...
by admin | Oct 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
What a miserable week it was. Not wet, not cold, just drab, dreary. If it’s not going to rain, a little bit of brightness would be nice, just to lift the spirits. Actually, this morning has been pleasantly bright, so the Nellie walk was very nice. This afternoon...
by admin | Oct 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
On a few occasions recently I have been stuck behind cyclists on the lanes of Suffolk, some of which are not conducive for easy overtaking. This has given me time, whilst observing their massive calf muscles (devoid of hair to minimise wind resistance), to ponder what...
by admin | Oct 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
I haven’t written much about flora and fauna in recent blogs, but a few things happened last week that were worthy of note, so this week it is going to be nature heavy. The main photo (above) was taken this morning on our Nellie walk, it is Greater Napweed, and...
