Back to school…

With a slight chill in the air, the children have returned to the classroom. The summer has flown by – we’ve been busy but I don’t know where the weeks went. Now the greenhouse is groaning with tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, but I’m not complaining as there’s nothing like fresh vegetables, is there? OK, tomatoes are technically fruit, but let’s not split hairs 😉 With all this busy-ness our weekly adventures have gone by the wayside, until last weekend when we took a Saturday Saunter to the north of the county and visited Beccles. What a treat that was. Although paying for parking was complicated, the nearby river Waveney was a delight, wider than I expected with rental boats pottering under the bridge and lots of bigger ones moored by parkland where open-air theatre was taking place. The town is delightful with plenty of independent shops alongside some of the familiar chain stores. Lunch in a hidden courtyard garden was delicious under a cloudless sky. We both chose the bacon, Brie and cranberry panini with tea in a vintage pot and fine china tea cups. It was lovely. If you’re in east Anglia I can recommend a visit 🙂