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”
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A Proper Village Fayre
Thundersley did itself proud this afternoon. Friends and neighbours gathered to celebrate the season and wish each other well as shopkeepers welcomed us with open doors and “A Proper Village Fayre”
Long Days
Busy. Busy. By this evening we only had enough energy left to stop in at the local takeaway… A grilled chicken breast and salad for “Long Days”
The Heart of Art
Once a year, on a Tuesday night shortly before Christmas, our bead group has a party. It’s fairly constrained, not in the least bit wild, “The Heart of Art”
Christmas Coffee
We made a little holiday pilgrimage to Squires in Rayleigh this afternoon. Squires is a delightful little coffee and tea shop on the High Street “Christmas Coffee”
Mainstream
Like almost everyone, we are busy little elves these days, shopping, cleaning, wrapping, celebrating– well, you know how it is… One thing that I will “Mainstream”
Windy Basildon
After yesterday’s sunny ramble along the coastal footpath, today we braved the crowds of shoppers in Basildon as we finished off the last bit of “Windy Basildon”
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?”
Make Pretty
This has been such a hard week for so many of us — the news is painful to see and hear, wherever we are. My “Make Pretty”