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Forgot to add another of my strange coincidences.
The guy who owned the Lodges, was a chap who turned out to have been born in Nottingham, 2 streets from my birthplace, and brought up in my old village, just as I was. His parents ran a hardware and wool shop and my family used the shop regularly. Much younger than me, but I remember his family and palled about with his cousin when I was young.
These things are always happening to me. Also found a rare Classic car in Aldeburgh, an Alvis Silver Eagle.
Yes that’s my tiny Gert in the sunhat. Hates it when I spot a classic car.
Was a time I would have phoned my boss and made an offer….
When the Thought Police arrive at your door, think -
I'm out.Back from an almost great week’s holiday in Suffolk, at a strange village called Coddenham:
Almost great, because we stayed at one of 2 lodges in the middle of a huge field. http://tinyurl.com/yaa4agu3
The village was strange because of the layout, which meant that the 2 narrow roads in and out, were subject to a 20 mph limit for at least a mile either end. Coming down from the lodges to go anywhere, was best done at walking pace and easing out. Several times I had to wait whilst traffic sorted itself out, allowing some to pass, passing them, then stopping again to allow more to pass. The village pub was closed, there was absolutely nothing else there. However, we were out and about every day and had a great time further afield. We particularly liked Aldeburgh, which is where we will look to stay if we visit the area again. Sutton Hoo was somewhere we have always wanted to go, but Snape Maltings was a bit of a disappointment, all Benjamin Britten memorabilia and classical music: I favour Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Elgar and Vaughan Williams. The shops were full of very expensive foodstuffs and clothing, much of it pretentious krap IMHO, although I did manage to get the kids and families a reduced huge box of fancy biccies for son and daughter’s family. Eating out was at a very good pub restaurant “The Lion” in Needham Market, recommended if anyone gets to the area. The “Steak & Ale Topper” is only recommended for the large appetite: I could not finish it but it was terrific.
Satnav sent me on a route down which was supposedly ‘fastest’. I have now had my fill of that particular gadget, which chooses the daftest roads, some of which are almost unbearably small and bumpier than a Victorian cobbled street. For the route back, I chose the A14, which is all dual carriageway, to the A1 (M). Well, yes it is, but from Newmarket to past Cambridge it is the subject of what must be a £multi-million work, to turn the A14 into a motorway. Around 30 miles of continuous 40 mph, crawling along surrounded by trucks and idiots in cars who are continually convinced that the other lane is faster. One of which was guy in an older Disco, towing a trailer wider than the Disco and trying to drive in the outer lane, signed as narrow. His trailer struck a truck rear end and he decided the inner lane was best. We still arrived home an hour earlier than the journey down, mainly because I read the map and was able to work out the best way to avoid Boston, take to the South Lincs back roads I know, and get to the A16 and home.
Locally in Suffolk, I used Google on my phone and was directed correctly every time, never having visited that area of Suffolk before. Woodbridge and the River Deben is a great place to visit, as is any of the coast from Orford Ness Nature Reserve, through Aldeburgh to Southwold. We had a good time in those places, helped by this fantastic summer and temperatures from 25° to 31°C. I had to use my broad brim hat, as I am still under Chemo orders and advised not to expose my head, which is almost unthatched now. But I wore shorts ever day and so did SWMBO, so have brown legs. Really, really enjoyed that holiday, will defo go to Aldeburgh for a week sometime soon.
Sutton Hoo:
When the Thought Police arrive at your door, think -
I'm out.