Bury St Edmund
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Feeling summery
Self-sown poppies in the driveway. The cathedral against a pristine blue sky. Burgeoning pink roses in Jo’s garden. Feeling summery in Suffolk.
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A BBQ & a Bee Orchid
David & Rebecca invited us to a BBQ, in a village near Bury St Edmund. The weather was glorious and sunny. The guests were friendly and relaxed. The food was delicious. Made from scratch salads, dips, Foccaccia, Lemon Drizzle and Eton Mess. Excellent sausages, with the right amount of crispy bits. It was a wonderful way to spend a summer’s afternoon. I’m just sorry I didn’t help with the dishes. At one point Rebecca’s 8 yo nephew had a hula-hoop related accident involving their rare bee orchid. The orchid was growing in the middle of the lawn, naturally. This made the tiny flower available for a photo, so I whipped out…
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Doreen & me, we bin ter see a show…
Doreen an’ me, we bin to see a show — The swell two-dollar touch. Bong tong, yeh know. A chair apiece wiv velvit on the seat; A slap-up treat. (Apologies to C. J. Dennis for quoting from Songs of the Sentimental Bloke. If you’ve ever questioned Romeo & Juliet’s plot, do read the link.) The show in question was the Saturday matinee of Whisky Galore, and the velvet seats were in a box at the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds. The Theatre Royal is the only Regency play house still in operation. After I took the photo of Jean the ushers came around with no photography signs, so I can’t show…
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Pea Porridge, a michelin star in Bury St Eds
Dinner at Pea Porridge, a Michelin starred restaurant in Bury St Edmund. Thanks to local gourmet guide Simon, and his mates Andy, Bron & Lawrence. Its modest exterior at the end of one-way street is misleading. Inside is an airy conversion of an old bakery, with the bread oven still there. They had a huge loaf in front of it and the smell was heavenly. Right beside our table too, so tempting. Wow. I had lamb, with roasted head of green garlic, a roasted aubergine and some greens on the side. Delicious. The crab toasts looked amazing, even though I don’t eat fish or seafood, and the quail looked delicious…
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Lunchtime concert at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
Today we drove over to Long Melford, to a free lunchtime concert in the beautiful old church. We took Jean with us for an outing. The weather was wonderful, 21’c and sunny. The music was lovely, and the setting was even better: Melford Music offer free lunchtime concerts every Wednesday over the summer. Today’s program featured Beth Spendlove on violin and Ian Ray on piano. The music included some Vivaldi, some Tchaikovsky, and some Elgar. There was a Scandinavian composer too, whose name I forget. The concert goes for 45 minutes or so, and you can eat your lunch while you listen. You can buy a boxed fruit juice drink…
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Look up in BSE
On Friday night I went with Jo, my kind hostess, to the Bury photography club evening out. Each of us drew a subject out of the hat. I drew ‘look up’. In the next 2 hours I took around 50 photos. (Don’t worry, I won’t post them all.) After we had a drink at The Fox with the I Love Bury St Edmunds group, led by James. I was given an I Love Bury St Edmunds pin, in recognition of my status as a one woman tourist bureau. Or because Jo purchased it for me. It’s an attractive pin and gets you 10% off at The Fox, which…
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Poppy Field
Seen from the car on the A11 yesterday. Anglia Limousines, ably represented by Sean, did their usual excellent job of getting me out of Friday afternoon Heathrow and into the country. Today we’ve alternated sunshine and thundery showers. Continuing the theme of red, I was able to purchase the Dior lipstick at our local Boots. It looks highly unlikely in the tube, but good on me. Score. Further set up included purchase of a new O2 sim pay-as-you-go, a new foldable water bottle as I left mine at home, and some Claratyne. Bury St Eds has a few new shops, a couple of old ones have closed and the town…
