• Travel

    Ballater

    A few months ago, J and I went to Balmoral and Braemar.  We had been going on to Ballater as well that day, but it was getting too late so we said we…

  • Cats,  People

    In which Saphy misses R…

    We were down in J’s basement watching some TV this evening (before it got dark because it was AHS and that is scary enough in the daylight).  I brought Saphy in as it…

  • Gardening,  Nature

    Royal Oak

    I gathered these acorns at Sandringham and am going to plant them.  Hopefully they will grow into huge oak trees which will be around long after we are all forgotten. The other things…

  • Travel

    Going Home

    We set off on the most beautiful day and travelled though the flat green fields of Norfolk and Lincolnshire. J remembered that we were entitled to use the LNER first class lounge in…

  • Travel

    Little Walsingham

    Today was the real purpose of the holiday, to go and see J’s old house which we sold 18 months ago.  He was in real trepidation because this was his childhood home, and…

  • Travel

    Hunstanton

    Today we went on the famous Coastliner Bus to see the famous stripy cliffs at Hunstanton. I do not like buses in general, but I make an exception for the Coastliner which runs…

  • Travel

    King’s Lynn

    An extra post just to say that in between all the other things – we also had a good look at King’s Lynn where we staying.  It is actually well worth a look…

  • Travel

    Ely

    I’ve been through Ely on the train many times and always looked at the cathedral rising up from the flat plain around it as we went past.  Many years ago J and I…

  • Travel

    Off to Norfolk

    Off on holiday to North Norfolk with J this week.  He was brought up in Little Walsingham, and I also have passed many happy holidays there. After agonizing about whether to take the…