Review of the Year in Photos for 2024

 The traditional look back at some of the photos used on the blog in 2024. Just things I've enjoyed.

January 2024 and the Long Tailed Tits visited the bird feeders and I've not seen them since! I don't get to see many of the birds that I used to see at Clay Cottage or at the smallholding

In February I started my 'Reading the Seasons sort-of a Challenge'. I read books I might not have read normally and Spring and Summer went well. Not many Autumn books and I've only read 1 with winter in the title so far.

In March Stowmarket Church had a Cross Festival for Easter, so I went to look. I'm still often having coffee and cheese scone in the Osier Cafe in the Church. A nice place to have a coffee.

At the end of  April the Following a Tree monthly posts had a photo of the fresh green leaves on the Oaks up the lane not far from home.

In May I visited more Churches for my ongoing trek around Suffolk's village churches - when there is a flower festival it means the church is definitely open, so a good opportunity for photos

 

In June I visited one of many Art Exhibitions held in Suffolk. This one was at Debenham church.

In July we had a General Election. The Green Party Candidate was voted in for this new Constituency (made up of bits from 4 previous Constituencies). He hasn't been heard of since! We have a Labour Government and things are the same as ever - The rich get richer, the poor get poorer and everyone else struggles on as best as they can . The most scary thing is that this new Government don't seem to want our farmers to provide food for the country.

Predictions both wrong!

The best thing about August was the holiday with the family on the Isle of Wight. Granddaughter had hoped the ferry would have bedrooms! We saw a Huge Virgin Holidays Cruise Liner heading out from Southampton as we were going into Portsmouth - it looked as if it had so many bedrooms you would need GPS to find your own.!

September and just  two of the library book photos that have been on the blog in 2024 . Books I've reserved and collected and many people like to get ideas for their reading so I'll be doing it again of course .

October and the best Butternut Squash harvest since living here. I've used them for batch cooking vegetable curry and in lasagne and roasted  and still have some left.

In November I made Red Hot Tomato Chutney. Didn't make many other chutneys/relishes this year as I don't eat much now, and didn't do Christmas Hampers for Sister and Sister in Law this year

And finally the December photo is after a while spent in the kitchen yesterday. I made a loaf of 50/50 whole meal/white bread (actually it was the bread maker that did the work!) Two baked scotch eggs using up 4 chipolatas that I didn't need on Boxing day and 3 portions of celery soup using the outside bits and tops and bottoms of a head of celery. I also sliced up 4 small lemons for the freezer because I woke up on the 27th with no voice and a sore throat and searched both freezers for lemons to do hot honey and lemon throat soother drink, and there weren't any. So they were quickly added to my very short shopping list for the 28th and now I'm ready for the next time I talk too much!.

(I've put that Wartime Christmas Pudding recipe on the Recipes page just in case anyone wants to try it)

And that's another year gone- where,........... I don't know!

Back in 2025.........tomorrow.

Sue