We had a bit of excitement today. A colony of bees decided it would quite like to live in our silver birch tree. More on that story in the next Letter to Steve. Every so often, I get big pangs of guilt about Facebook. Mainly, that I haven’t been posting there. The rot set inContinue reading “2040 – Facebook’s Baleful Glare”
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2039 – Street Photography in Shedderton
Today, you’re going to get two pictures for the price of one. I do that for you occasionally. I’ve been out and about doing some street photography in Shedderton. I’m going to be honest though, don’t look for Shedderton on any map, you won’t find it. That’s because it is, well not fictional, because itContinue reading “2039 – Street Photography in Shedderton”
2038 – Letter to Steve XIX – More on birds
Dear Steve, It is strange how things work out, isn’t it? Having been late publishing XVIII, I was momentarily relieved that letter XIX was only a short one. The relief vanished when I read the letter, which had a focus on dead birds in the kitchen and birdsong. I had only recently covered things likeContinue reading “2038 – Letter to Steve XIX – More on birds”
2037 – The Compost Bins
The last time I looked at the compost bins was the 6th of June, https://localitystories.com/2026/06/06/2016-the-compost-bins/ I have to admit that they look unpleasant, but they don’t smell unpleasant and that is very important. Hopefully, next week it will be a bit cooler. I have some jobs to do on the bins. I’m going to lookContinue reading “2037 – The Compost Bins”
2036 – Friday
Another hot day. I seem to have this thing where around 10AM ish I feel irresistibly tired It’s very difficult to resist. I had to set an alarm, if there was the possibility that I was going to fall asleep I needed to make sure that I woke up in time to get to theContinue reading “2036 – Friday”
2035 – Feeling the Heat
We were in Southwold when the hot weather really started. I was uncomfortable, but not massively so. The drive back was made more than tolerable, the A1120, see Tuesday’s post https://localitystories.com/2026/06/23/2033-the-a1120-the-tourist-route/and the run around the M25, which was one of the best in a very long time. Not really relevant to the matter of theContinue reading “2035 – Feeling the Heat”
2034 – Letter to Steve XVIII
Apologies for the delayed publication. The letter was written last week, so the timing references are out. Dear Steve, Once again, I find myself in the position not being able to follow, through this letter, the topic of Gilbert’s Letter XVIII. He talks with much detail on the appearance of the Loach. I have toContinue reading “2034 – Letter to Steve XVIII”
2033 – The A1120 – The Tourist Route
I’m just sorry that I don’t have a picture of any part of the A1120. As we left the cottage this morning, the last thing I heard Mark shout was “Go via the 1120, the tourist route“. I’m ashamed I have to confess I had no idea what he was talking about. Luckily Elayne did.Continue reading “2033 – The A1120 – The Tourist Route”
2032 – Southwold pier
Today is our last full day here. The town has entirely lived up to my expectations. It really is quite delightful. Although we don’t have a dog, our friends do, Dilly is delightful, and it is lovely to see a town which really cares about dogs, and it is clean. We Haven’t encountered any mess.Continue reading “2032 – Southwold pier”
2031 – A Guest post by Mark
Dilly has had a fabulous time here in the sea. The temperature has been a bit cooler as we’re by the coast with a refreshing breeze. Today we walked from our cottage along the edge of the golf course down to the creek to a pub for some lunch. We didn’t have to book andContinue reading “2031 – A Guest post by Mark”
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