What A Fine Idea

 

Too Close To The Truth?

 

Bonkers

Amazon parcel received yesterday:

"Interesting, but stupid!" (With acknowledgement to Rowan & Martin's Laugh In). This was followed 30 minutes later by a different van containing the rest of the order. 

Happy & Serious

 

Cheer Yourself Up!

This is our Clivia which sits quietly in the hallway and flowers at random times of the year 

We haven't seen a squirrel for some time but we have just bought a largish humane mouse trap for the garage and managed to catch a young hedgehog this week! 

Bure Valley Railway

 

I spent the journey there expecting a full size heritage railway - but it was narrow gauge!

Didn't matter though

Each family group had their own compartment due to Covid restrictions which made it all rather enjoyable, not brushing knees with the stranger opposite

Gressenhall

 It's a farm and workhouse museum

More scaffolding though! There's a lot of it in Norfolk

The place was a real maze but they had a very good one-way system in place because of COVID. I think they should keep it as it worked so well. Also, you don't miss anything

Small kitchen garden

What's Happened...?

Got home last might to find all the doors and windows open. 

Everything has gone – stripped bare. 

I suppose I’d better get S.W.M.B.O. ANOTHER advent calendar.

Gooderstone Water Gardens

Not as spectacular as Bressingham Gardens but pleasant enough to wander round for an hour

 

Oxburgh Hall

 

Unfortunately under scaffolding!

Not quite so bad from this side

Ingenious scaffolding system using sandbags as they weren't allowed to drill into the walls due its listed building status

After a tour of the house we had a long walk in the extensive grounds and found this tree with a stream running through its roots

Bressingham Gardens

 Although it was relatively late in the year, the gardens were absolutely spectacular I thought

Bressingham Steam Museum - Dads Army

 

A corner of the exhibition hall has Dads Army items on display including this recreation of Jones butchers shop

Bressingham Steam Museum 2

Inside the engine shed

 

Notice in the engine shed - nothing changes!

Bressingham Steam Museum 1

 We've been to Norfolk a lot - just wondering why we've not been here before