Saturday 26th

 The guys at the car repair place put new valves on two of my car tyres so I'm hopeful that will solve the problem and will stop the tyre pressure warning light coming on every few weeks.

Someone asked about the hand-held compressor that I can use for pumping up tyres at home. It' shaped like a electric drill and  has a re-chargeable battery or will also run off the car cigarette lighter thingy and  works well. For many many years we had a huge electric compressor - needed for the tractor and when miles from a garage forecourt  - but after the plug on it got bent and the gauge stopped working it went to BiL's for parts a few years back. It was also incredibly heavy and very LOUD which didn't matter at the smallholding but got the neighbours here all out at their doors wondering what was happening!

After more clearing there's not much left in the greenhouse now and I have enough chopped peppers in the freezer to last months. I'm hoping that BiL will get here soon to do the yew hedge, if not I need to make a start on the Buddleias while the garden waste bin is empty.. I'll probably need to cut the grass again too. It's amazing how quickly it's growing after the summer drought.

Other than going to a solicitors to update stuff to do with YD's house and my will, I've not been far at all this week, but hope to get to the car-boot sales this weekend. It will soon be the end of them for the year so best go while the weather is fine.

Have a good weekend, I'll be back Monday.

No Thank You

 The last time I checked comments in Spam this was the only one. 

Do you want to buy a Kidney or you want to sell your kidney? Are you seeking for an opportunity to sell your kidney for money due to financial break down and you don’t know what to do, then contact us today and we shall offer you good amount for your Kidney. My name is Mellisa Graham am a Nephrologist with Pyramid Medical Center. Our clinic is specialized in Simple Nephrectomy and we also deal with a mutually agreed compensation with a living and corresponding donor. If you are interested please don’t hesitate to contact us via email.

As I've only got one I really don't want to sell it! 

And I question "Simple Nephrectomy"? It's a major operation for goodness sake!

The comments page is one place on blogger that has got better because there was a time when many, many comments went to spam even if they weren't and even if they'd once been published with no problem previously.

But the reading list hitch is still ongoing. Some blogs seem to be updating on my reading list in the sidebar - others aren't and I notice my blog isn't updating on other people's reading lists.

Good thing blogging isn't a life and death situation!

St Mary's Church, Gosbeck

This small 14th Century  church is a mile from the actual village of Gosbeck on a back road into Ipswich. I've been past the church many times but never turned off to the village itself. The church has it's own small car park and meadow.

The Gardemau Charities are historic trusts founded in the 18th century by the Reverend Baltazar Gardemau, a former vicar of Coddenham, and his wife.

The outside probably hasn't changed much since the C14. While inside was restored by the Victorians as usual.

When you step into the church via the south door in the tower, you step into a part of the church sectioned off by wooden and glass screens and curtains. It's quite unusual.

The font is in the screened off part. Not sure why it looks askew as I'm sure it wasn't. The design is typical.

Looking through the nave to the altar.

Below is the view from the alter back through the nave showing the screened entrance room. I think this is used as a vestry and baptistry because the church doesn't have one anywhere else. 

The most colourful thing in the church is this reredos behind the altar. (apologies this is an awful photo)

The crucifixion in the centre, with  the raising of Lazarus on one side and the raising of Jairus's daughter on the other.

A panel from the old rood screen is fixed to the wall

The stained glass dates from the late Victorian restoration

Better photos and more information on Simon Knotts Suffolk Churches website.

Nothing much to write about at the moment so I'll be back in a few days