Category Archives: suffolk

A Walk In The Woods #thoughtpiece

Posted on Jul 8, 2019 by

I happened to be walking around Dunwich Forest in Suffolk yesterday. It’s a calming place when you dodge the logging that is happening in a few places. Then I came upon a man with two spaniels. He was ahead of … Continue reading →

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Walking While Pondering #dunwich #suffolk

Posted on Feb 26, 2019 by

When it comes to weather, we can become a trifle obsessed. Today, fr’instance, the weather person told me we achieved the highest ever February temperature in the UK – 20.6 C somewhere in Wales. Most people of my close acquaintance … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Even The Trees Can’t Fight, But Don’t Stop Hoping…

Posted on Dec 22, 2018 by

I like digging. Odd maybe, but as soon as we acquired our first garden I knew where my strengths lay – not for me the fancy-dan designer stuff and certainly not the intimate knowledge of plants species – I have … Continue reading →

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The Easterliest Place #Lowestoft #walking

Posted on Nov 16, 2018 by

The best laid plans and all that. We are on a visit to Suffolk and had this rather neat plan sketched out. While the Textiliste headed for Beecles and a particularly fine example of Emporia Haberdasheri (I am not aware … Continue reading →

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And The Winner Is….

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

  Serendipity. What do you need for this sort of lexicographical magic to occur? Take an impending invasion, avian displacement and a geeky army officer and you end up with a social construct that benefits millions. Minsmere in Suffolk is … Continue reading →

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Beach Fayre #southwold #beautifulskies

Posted on Oct 31, 2017 by

As some know we spend a fair bit of time near the wonderful old fashioned seaside resort of Southwold. At this time of year it can be fairly empty and a little parky but sometimes, as this weekend the skies … Continue reading →

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A wander about #sundaywalks

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

We took in some air today. Sunshine and sea were the hope but as ever  we hoped for variety. Walking around the town of Southwold on the Suffolk coast gives us that. We strolled through a seared landscape of both … Continue reading →

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Hag Stones #poems #poetry

Posted on Dec 17, 2016 by

Hag Stone: a stone with a naturally occurring hole through it created by the actions of water: it reminds us of Gaia, Earth Mother and the divine feminine and is said to have magical properties, bringing luck and health From the sea … Continue reading →

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December #poem #walking

Posted on Dec 14, 2016 by

We walked, Dog and me, through Dunwich Forest and Westleton Heath This poem sort of drifted into my head and fitted both my mood and the scenery December   Wherever we place our faith, in God or nature or another’s … Continue reading →

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Summer strolls #walking #suffolk

Posted on Jul 29, 2016 by

I enjoyed a few days in Suffolk. The sun shone and Dog insisted on a  walk. We looked at the map; he agreed we should go to Halesworth and follow the Blyth river pretty much all the way. Which we … Continue reading →

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