My Quiet Life in Suffolk

I was moaning last Saturday that the unrelenting heat and the disinclination to do anything was worrying and depression must Not be allowed...

 After the church tour last Sunday.............. Pink Dots on a map! The last week of July was HOT again, Wednesday was exceptionally steamy...

First of all apologies for the comments I didn't get around to replying to....The day just went.......whoosh! It's quite strange in ...

January has 31 days and March has 31 days but somehow the March days whizz by at a faster rate than the January days! Last Sunday I had a lo...

Two Goldfinches on the Niger seed The plastic bag over the starling proof sunflower hearts feeder was supposed to be stopping water getting ...

Sunset out the back of the bungalow............too many houses! - luckily they're all hidden when the trees leaf up How good it was to s...

This is the living room end of my newly painted room with the new flooring and the new rug. The rug changes colour all the time with the lig...

 Seven foot tall and appearing where no Hollyhocks have appeared before. These are out in the front border.  I've frequently tried to in...

............................where I spent money in June! Income was the usual two pensions, and interest from savings and outgoings were the...

 Bank Holiday Weekend last weekend was more or less a wash-out. I ventured out on the Saturday for two church visits but Sunday it poured al...

 This week...............Yet another huge downpouring of rain for many hours on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday. Water across the road ...

For Star Wars fans........................ May the 4th be with you! - and if you aren't a fan then you'll wonder what the idiot woma...

 The vegetable seedlings are out in the greenhouse now with fleece to cover them every night. The only benefit of cloudy days is the overnig...

 It's been one day sun and then rain here this week, with occasional glimpses of sun late afternoon but mainly grey skies. There should ...

 First of all thank you for comments during the week and apologies for not always replying. Seems like several people have given away vases ...

No exercise group this week as the village hall is having work done but as there were two lovely days on Monday and Tuesday, I got lots more...

 I would like to know how we have rushed through half a year already?  But we have so I'd better look forward to July. For a start the T...

 With the Coronation Bank Holiday as well,  this is the third Monday BH of the month. Why did he have to get crowned in May - any other mont...

 It's always a dilemma when so many things are happening in different villages and towns around all on the same day. What to choose? A V...

I've planted two little Pear Trees in my small garden, they were supposed to flower at the same time to aid pollination but the Conferen...