We love our local shops and try to support them whenever we can. One of our seasonal traditions is to go to Rayleigh to pick up “Shop Local!”
Category: Essex
Winter Warming
We are not having a normal winter. Along with this: we are also seeing this: I’m a bit concerned weather-wise, but so far as comfort “Winter Warming”
Heybridge Basin
‘Twas a lovely day at Heybridge Basin this morning and the animals were out in force! (These statues are in one of the gardens bordering on “Heybridge Basin”
Winemaking in Essex?
Absolutely! And with this year’s mild weather, we’ve heard that the local vineyards have had a super year, so we were really keen to head out into the “Winemaking in Essex?”
Recycled Humour
This week has been intense from start to finish, but we’ve gotten a lot done, and I’ve managed a few good long walks despite grey “Recycled Humour”
Meat & Two Veg
Hadleigh’s greengrocer and butcher shop always has a nice array of seasonal treats. I walked up from Thundersley to meet a friend for coffee this morning “Meat & Two Veg”
Out on the Coast
Our ragged coastline makes for interesting walking. Jeff tends to head out onto the mudflats (eewwww!) at low tide so he can poke around in “Out on the Coast”
Italy in Essex
I’ve been excited to go to the Italian Market on Rayleigh High Street. Expecting a crowd, we got there right at 9:00, which was the “Italy in Essex”
Puzzling Rayleigh’s Monkeys
We were back in Rayleigh for an appointment this morning, and we dutifully walked the High Street for a bit of shopping and browsing. As “Puzzling Rayleigh’s Monkeys”
Beachcombing
Beachcombing runs in the Saward family. While I walked along the seawall this morning, Jeff and our granddaughter, Lucy, shuffled along at the edge of “Beachcombing”