A busy week at the Sorrel Horse. Today it is the mulled wine competition. Now I don't have the passion that descends on the populace at this time of year. I like my alcoholic drinks cold. Large drinks from the chiller and small drinks with lots of ice. If I do drink wine then I … Continue reading Sorrel Horse This Weekend
I frequently wonder why I do social media. By that, I mean Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat etc. For me, it started with Facebook and went on from there. Most of it is harmless nonsense, but my worry is that some of the people (not many I would add) I am interfacing I would happily cross the … Continue reading Social Media
July 2019 will go down as the hottest month in history. This is predictable evidence of the world's love of fossil fuels and the apparent deafness when it comes to listening to green protesters. The problem is that we have all got so used to our creature comforts. These use energy. The extended power cut … Continue reading Hottest Month on Record
Got to be one of the last warm days of the Autumn. The hot weather is being drawn up from the Mediterranean and it will not last long. Perfect day for a walk to the Deben and Ramsholt Dock. They will need those coats if you believe the prediction of a bad winter. The dappled … Continue reading Last Day of Summer?
The only time I saw heather as a kid was when the Gypsies turned up with a few bunches and your mum was obliged to buy some to avoid being cursed. Mind you there was very little heathland in East London. Now, just a few hundred yards from my front door we are blessed to … Continue reading Lucky Heather Dearie
In this blog, we keep talking about 'The Peninsula'. To locals, it is an accepted term to indicate the area that they live in. To those who have not lived here it is, perhaps, an 'unknown'. So for those non-locals; The Peninsula is an area that bounded by the River Deben to the west and … Continue reading The Peninsula’s Lost Pubs
This is an organisation that promotes a better walking environment and inspires people to walk more. It has existed since 1929. Makes me think of our streets and the social interaction that happens every day in our village. On its pages it was reporting that Islington council has introduced 20 mph on its main road … Continue reading Living Streets
My favourite church on the Peninsula is All Saints at Ramsholt. I still think our own St Margarets is lovely but, as someone put it, All Saints is 'hauntingly beautiful'. It does not even have a proper road to it just a tarmacked lane often covered with the soil washed off the fields which are … Continue reading A Lovely Church in Lonely Place
I see that the City of London is introducing 15 mph zones and zero emission cars only on some streets. At lunch times there will be traffic free roads. The City is very special place with 513,000 people cramming into the square mile every day. It is some time since I have worked in the … Continue reading 15 mph Too Slow?
Well it was a perfect day for walking. It was not too warm but warm enough to not wear a jumper. Just a tee shirt and shorts. I am in two minds on which is the better walk to Ramsholt. Past Woodhall and along the flood defence wall or up Villa Hill and across the … Continue reading A Sunny Day and a Little Walk
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