tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post6246152465215822969..comments2024-03-29T07:32:50.921+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: 2nd December - Advent 2020Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-58396163239538523532020-12-02T20:25:55.424+00:002020-12-02T20:25:55.424+00:00Definitely not an old house with a teeny stair cas...Definitely not an old house with a teeny stair case - did that in 1975!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16801442121752142442020-12-02T20:24:37.054+00:002020-12-02T20:24:37.054+00:00I willI willSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16719087162871042572020-12-02T20:23:46.041+00:002020-12-02T20:23:46.041+00:00I like moving so it's OK!I like moving so it's OK!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-340259614937610802020-12-02T20:22:28.648+00:002020-12-02T20:22:28.648+00:00Trouble with living in Mid Suffolk -difficult to a...Trouble with living in Mid Suffolk -difficult to avoid it either waySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-66714920836903640052020-12-02T20:20:39.611+00:002020-12-02T20:20:39.611+00:00It's strange because at son's house which ...It's strange because at son's house which is only round a corner and up the road they hardly hear the A14 at allSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-8828753211249263082020-12-02T19:41:11.847+00:002020-12-02T19:41:11.847+00:00Keep calm and carry on reading Sue! xKeep calm and carry on reading Sue! xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-49698640923844861692020-12-02T18:32:38.998+00:002020-12-02T18:32:38.998+00:00We found that viewing different sorts of propertie...We found that viewing different sorts of properties helped to clarify what details were important in the final purchase. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-54139811790351618972020-12-02T18:02:08.439+00:002020-12-02T18:02:08.439+00:00Sometimes Novellas are just right to read when you...Sometimes Novellas are just right to read when you are busy and want a quick read. Good luck with your house hunting! It is worth it to be a little picky when you look around because you want to be able to settle in and enjoy your new home!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-10938502997501164022020-12-02T17:47:52.240+00:002020-12-02T17:47:52.240+00:00The A14 is a very underestimated road. The amount ...The A14 is a very underestimated road. The amount of traffic it carries is up there with the M25. I've worked at Felixstowe and Harwich Docks. Fingers crossed for the right property real soon. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-43709237448076888182020-12-02T16:21:16.020+00:002020-12-02T16:21:16.020+00:00In at least 2 of the properties we viewed, stairs ...In at least 2 of the properties we viewed, stairs were the REAL issue. In both cases they were so narrow and low of ceiling that it would have been virtually impossible to get any furniture upstairs unless in small pieces!<br /><br />Road noise would have been an absolute no-no for us too.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-6000094634267523922020-12-02T14:57:02.417+00:002020-12-02T14:57:02.417+00:00I lived right beside the A14 back in the 1960'...I lived right beside the A14 back in the 1960's when it was called the A45 very little traffic and nothing at night but now it's non-stop nigh and day since Felixstowe docks got bigger and biggerSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-78425666985460423862020-12-02T14:55:01.762+00:002020-12-02T14:55:01.762+00:00I didn't realise she'd written so many lit...I didn't realise she'd written so many little Christmas Novellas, need a list in my purse of the ones I've read so I can look for the rest Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-10868643507422326132020-12-02T14:53:16.657+00:002020-12-02T14:53:16.657+00:00It even had a cellar! Nice sized garden but the tr...It even had a cellar! Nice sized garden but the traffic noise was LOUDSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-13842132391874526772020-12-02T14:52:12.559+00:002020-12-02T14:52:12.559+00:00Yes you're right it is A Lilliput Lane ceramic...Yes you're right it is A Lilliput Lane ceramic called Frosty Morning and on the mantel-piece. It was my Mums and I rescued it from their house after Dad diedSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-90340853462296038242020-12-02T14:49:27.559+00:002020-12-02T14:49:27.559+00:00Oh so that's why I didn't remember them as...Oh so that's why I didn't remember them as its many many years since I read the Cater Street Hangman.<br />Thank you for the info.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-13983890745663617442020-12-02T14:29:27.637+00:002020-12-02T14:29:27.637+00:00I just finished reading the novel those characters...I just finished reading the novel those characters are in it was from one of her very first novels The Crater Street Hangman. He is Charlotte Pitt's former brother in law.<br /><br />I haven't read any of her Christmas novellas, and you have now caught my interest.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-15718650689118248922020-12-02T13:25:04.160+00:002020-12-02T13:25:04.160+00:00I read her third Christmas novella, A Christmas Gu...I read her third Christmas novella, A Christmas Guest, for a Zoom book club. I enjoyed it more than I had expected and plan to hunt up a few more.<br /><br />Love the gingerbread house used as your banner photo. Upon looking more closely, I believe it is a ceramic holiday house, probably a detail from your mantel shelf. In any case, I think it is charming.<br /><br />Good luck with your move. Whenever my husband and I are taking a long drive (not much this year, of course) we marvel at homes and communities built all but on top of busy multi-lane roadways. Not for us, we hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-83987946543860077372020-12-02T13:08:08.194+00:002020-12-02T13:08:08.194+00:00Old houses always have something going wrong. Avo...Old houses always have something going wrong. Avoid if possible.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-1617495393060203602020-12-02T11:30:47.868+00:002020-12-02T11:30:47.868+00:00That sounds like an interesting book, every now an...That sounds like an interesting book, every now and then I read something like that and really enjoy it, perhaps more so because it is only occasionally :-)<br /><br />Take care to keep your sensible head on when viewing, don't rush into anything. The right thing WILL come along eventually and as you said you <br />could always rent for a few months.<br /><br />Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-81011755022971525122020-12-02T09:18:23.130+00:002020-12-02T09:18:23.130+00:00Book sounds good and hope you find the last ones.
...Book sounds good and hope you find the last ones.<br />It certainly would not be good to listen to the A.14 all the time you need peace and quiet now. Something will turn up soon.<br />Hazel c uk 🌈🌈🌈🏡🏡hazel c UK https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638654030434369177noreply@blogger.com