Reunion 2.

It was great to meet up again with our dear friend, Ade (Harvey James) for the Christmas Show at Cromer Pier Theatre which was very good with Ade stealing the show as usual.  He had more time  after the matinee as no evening show, so was able to come with us for a meal at Tides restaurant on Cromer Pier.

He had just signed a contract for the Summer and Christmas shows next year - something to look forward to in 2020!!!

Colouful Thursford

Colourful lights inside and out were a good setting for the performance of the Christmas Spectacular at Thursford which we saw yesterday afternoon and enhanced a Christmassy mood with appropriate music piped in the grounds.

The grounds, buildings and show were indeed spectacular!

Corton

 We enjoyed a short break - Monday afternoon to Friday morning - this week at Warner’s Coastal Village at Corton on the Suffolk coast.  We did wonder what weather awaited us this first week in November and were pleasantly surprised to be blessed with many times of blue sky and sunshine, chilly of course but little rain and that mostly overnight. 

This was our home for the past few days…

A designated parking place opporite our front door.

The front door opened up into the bedroom with a TV opposite the bed.

An inner hallway off which a shower roon with toiler.  Also  hanging rail and small storage spaces.

At the end of the short hallway a door led to a sitting room with another TV, small 'fridge, kettle, etc. and door to another patio at the back on the cliff top.

The facilities were excellent.  Ron had been poorly for several days before we went but now very much better as the holiday worked its magic....an excellent birthday present for him.

Autumn 2019

I recall when October brought so often a sunny and golden autumn but now it is a cloudy time with frequent rain,  At our new home a tree overlooking our front garden contains a bevy or red leaves and a pretty all year weeping tree doesn’t lose its leaves. And gives us a screen making the cottage even more secluded in its tucked-away position. 


Today, a couple of days later, a clear sky appeared  - blue sky and sunshine!  How lovely.  Is that a slight glint of gold from the overgrown meadow at the bottom of the garden?  

                               












The various shades of green suit me fine - and no leaves to clear up!  What was that about silver linings!!

Visit to Holt Country Park

A warm, sunny Sunday and we enjoyed a visit to the country park with its Hattie’s Tearoom…

A bright robin came looking for crumbs

Goof refreshments from the sweeet, little tea room,

Reunion!

A tearful but joyful reunion when we briefly met our old friend, Ade, after his excellent performance under his stage name, Harvey James, in the Summer Show at the Cromer Pier Theatre this afternoon. We look forward to catching up again when he returns for the Christmas show!

Good holiday break.

After a nice holiday we’re now back home and back on line.

One night at The Holiday Inn, Norwich prior to flying from Norwich Airport to Jersey

Back garden views of The Pontac House Hotel, St Clement, Jersey…

The main entrance, at the back off the car park.

Views from the front of the hotel…

From our balcony

 Tide out

Tide in

Our bedroom with double and spare single bed.

The bar

Internal and Pavement service with appropriate music at The Blue Note Bar, alongside a popular Lotto kiosk in St. Helier.

A coach tour of the bays of Jersey gave us a better idea of the island and the places we wished to visit when we hired a car for five days.

In many places decorated statues of gorillas were on display to be sold to raise funds for the Zoo to improve and add to homes for real gorillas...

At Gorey Pier

"Florilla"  at St Catherine's Bay.

 An illustration of the Jersey cream 99 Ron fell in love with - the real ones melted too quickly in the hot sunshine!

 We enjoyed mostly good weather, with many hot, sunny days and only one reallybad one so counted ourselves very lucky.

We returned on Friday 13th (without incident !) and extended our holiday over the weekend with dinner at The Wheatsheaf that evening and a pleasant afternoon on Saturday watching "The Norfolk Broads", a female duo singing 40s music as part of thre 1940s weekend in Sheringham area.

On Sunday afternoon a drive through the local countryside which has as many narrow roads and lanes as on Jersey!