Days Out
Maypole Dancing at Bircham Windmill.
[image:6:c:l:t=:l=x]Today we had a day out to Bircham Windmill with James and Jennie and our two grandchildren Amie and Bethany. We arrived at the Mill around 1.00pm and after a little look around we had lunch in the cafe’, just a quick snack. We were amazed at how many people had turned out [...]
Lunch at Yaxham Mill.
Today we were invited to lunch at Yaxham Mill as a belated Birthday Gift by Pat Watts and her daughter Tracey, also as a gratification of our help given to her after losing her husband Chris. We arrived at Pat’s home at 12.30 pm and after a little chat we travelled to Yaxham Mill [...]
Swaffham Flower Festival.
Today we visited the Swaffham Flower Festival at St. Peter & St. Paul church at Swaffham. The displays were absolutely fabulous, the imagination and creativity to make these displays were well worth the visit. It took us an hour to view all the displays and I took some really wonderful pictures of the displays, including [...]
A Day With John & Sheila
We had invited John & Sheila over for a meal out & a mystery tour, the venue for the meal was also a surprise. John was my Area Manager when I was employed at Dewhurst Butchers as a District Manager, we have been friends for 19 years. The venue was at the Ffolkes Arms at [...]
A Day Out With Chris & Pat.
On Sunday April 17th as Pat was feeling a little low, feeling the pressure a bit, we decided to take them out to cheer them up. They travelled to Swaffham, arrived 11-30 am, we took them by car to see Bircham Windmill. We had a light bite for lunch, cornish pasties, and a cup of [...]
Roots of Gressenhall.
As the weather was wet we decided to go to Roots of Gressenhall. It was well worth the trip, as we were taken back to the bygone era of the fifties. There were also special events put on for peoples entertainment. Morriss Dancing etc. Roots is a combination of the old Workhouse, with a [...]
Easter Monday-A Day Out With Chris & Pat.
We decided to take Chris & Pat out for the day and took them to Bircham Windmill where we had a light lunch & a look around. We all enjoyed the time there, took a few photo’s & purchased some fresh bread & scones from the bakery. They were really delicious, can still smell them. [...]
Easter Sunday.
On Sunday we travelled to Thorpe to meet with James & Jennie and our grandchildren, then carried on to Caister to see Beryl’s sister Ivy and husband Jeff. We spent around two-and -half hours with them. They were pleased to see James and Jennie, also our Grandchildren, and provided us all with cup of tea [...]
Jo’s Just Deserts.
Today we were invited to lunch with Jo, The wife of an ex colleague of mine at Baxters Butchers where Norman & I were District Managers. Norman, sadly died 2 years ago, but we are still very good friends with Jo.
We arrived at 12-30pm for 1-00 lunch. We enjoyed a sherry to whet our appetite [...]