AUGUST 2025

Greetings, I hope this finds you well and happy.

It’s been another busy month, starting with a few days with  Ronnie in Norfolk.


There was a very interesting exhibition of photos from over the years that we saw in the Village Hall.
This photo had been taken a number of years ago - the coastline has now lost about 100 metres through erosion and this holiday village would now be under the sea.  

In fact where Ronnie and I first met on the beach in 1969 is well under the sea!


It was also the open day for the local RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Instituion). https://rnli.org/


 Horsey wind pump for draining the marshes in the Norfolk Broads.


Seals at Horsey Beach.



I then took the train back home for a few days before Ronnie came up again and we drove to the Humber Bridge and walked around the Waters Edge nature reserve 







On the Friday night we went to see Julian Taylor in the local town hall - a fantastic Canadian singer, songwriter, etc.  He and the female musicians were amazing.



On Wednesday August 13 I drove over to Pauline’s.  She had a friend from London staying and we went to the grounds and ruins of Sheffield Manor Lodge which was owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury when he had to host Mary Queen of Scots on behalf of Elizabeth 1.



We also went out for Indian food that night.

I was supposed to drive down to Whitchurch in Hampshire with Linda D on Saturday, August 16 but for some reason I had to go to Emergency the day before with what fortunately was not an eye infection but some inflammation that the Eye Clinic was rather concerned about and I had to see them the next Monday and the following Tuesday.  So Ronnie came up for a few days a week later and we drove down to stay at Linda’s daughter’s house with her as the family had gone to Disneyworld for two weeks.

It’s a lovely area with thatched houses as well as this one painted in “Suffolk pink” even though it’s not in the county of Suffolk!


The River Test flows through the village and there are some lovely walks around.






One of the two cats Linda was looking after for her daughter.
Their lovely home.

The pub where we went for lunch one day.

We visited the Silk Mill which was very interesting.



Beautiful clouds by the river


I got my ‘kitty’ fix with two cats in the house and this one got some Reiki!



On Thursday August 28 Ronnie took me to visit my friend Katie’s husband John.  I met Katie when I was 10 and we’ve stayed in touch ever since but unfortunately after two different episodes of breast cancer over the years, she was given a terminal diagnosis two years ago.  She passed away August 5 - so very sad.

This photo of Katie and John was taken on Luskentyre beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides in May of this year.

Ronnie and I attended her funeral on September 2.  It was a lovely non-religious service in a very nice crematorium.  The celebrant had a lovely voice and John managed to get through his memories very well.  It was standing room only.

Obviously it’s very difficult losing friends who are close in age - my friend Annette 1.5 years ago, and now Katie. However, both of them had great lives and did lots with them.

Thanks for checking in.  Take care and, more importantly, stay healthy.


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