Today we motored up to Stradbroke in North Suffolk, after doing a minor repair to a rather nice long case clock in Highdale. It was trying to confuse its owner by striking twelve on the hour, whatever the hour happened to be. After fixing the problem (this took about five minutes, during which the clock owner made coffee). Imbibed said coffee, back in the car, and drove up to Stradbroke where a new Antique Centre has recently been opened. Didn't buy anything, save a light lunch, but must admit that the new Antique Centre looked promising. Must remember to call in again whenever in that area. Drove home through Saxstead, where we took the top photo of a post windmill, just to prove there's still a certain amount of light industry in Suffolk.
Middle photo is in Nuttery vale near Hoxne. I think the name is a Suffolk form of Nut Tree Vale, and Saint Edmund's battle against the Danes is said by the locals to have taken place in the area on 20th November, 869 A.D.
The third photo is taken in Eye, and is of Eye Castle. The castle mound is original and ancient, but the ruins on top of the mound appear to be a nineteenth century folly. Got home just before four. Pleasant day out.
Middle photo is in Nuttery vale near Hoxne. I think the name is a Suffolk form of Nut Tree Vale, and Saint Edmund's battle against the Danes is said by the locals to have taken place in the area on 20th November, 869 A.D.
The third photo is taken in Eye, and is of Eye Castle. The castle mound is original and ancient, but the ruins on top of the mound appear to be a nineteenth century folly. Got home just before four. Pleasant day out.
3 comments:
I note that all comments prior to MONDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2016 appear to have been deleted.
I assume this is part of the continuing 'Curse of the Computer' which seems to be raging across Suffolk. Would you care to have me invoke higher forces on your behalf ? ~ Or have you just realised how puerile all my comments are and deleted them to save me public embarrassment?
Hi Carl. Got John here beside me as I type. We are both interested to know where you got the 'curse of the computer' details from? John seems to have found a good many of the missing comments, and chivvied them back into their proper places, although why they have wandered seems to remain a mystery. Still, it's a great improvement.
It's also a great relief to be unincommunicado again.
The details of 'The Curse of the Computer' (© Crowbard) were obtained by looking at your blog and seeing empty spaces where once my glorious prose (and in one case, rhyme) held sway. Such a sad loss to 'Literachewer'.
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