Friday.

 

Above is a photo of a pretty little pub a few miles from here that we passed today on our way home.

Set out at about 8.40 a.m. and motored to Southwold, where we called on friends Jonathan and Jo, partly to drink coffee, and partly to fix a recalcitrant long case clock. The thing about long case clocks, is that when you think you know the lot about them, one of them goes wrong in a totally new and unforeseen way. I won't bore you with the technical details, other than to say I put it right in a totally new and unforeseen way by performing kitchen table surgery ably assisted by a Professor of Pharmaceuticals (hope I've spelled that right). We then got down to the serious business of drinking coffee (in my case tea) before adjourning to Saint Felix School where we attended an Antique Fair. Spent a very happy hour or so looking at some lovely items, and meeting a good many old friends. We (that is Ann and I)didn't buy anything, although Jo found and eventually purchased a very fine piece of Edwardian enamel work. Then motored round to Walberswick where a table had been booked for lunch for us. We all had fish cakes in a leek sauce with chips. For pudding we had blackcurrant fool (I've already explained that one, Lori) with meringue. On our way home we stopped off at Blythburgh and took photoes of the Church (which is, I think, my very favourite Church) some of which I'll publish tomorrow, D.V. Goodnight all.