Monday, 23 May 2022

Monday

 Good morning, one and all.  Yesterday was warm and sunny.  Today looks as if it is going in a different direction; it's dull and cloudy right now and, unfortunately, the forecast is for light rain showers.  Not to worry, I have my pac-a-mac (is that what it's called nowadays?) with me so it won't stop me from taking my trip to one of my favourite places, Framlingham.

Yesterday had a very lazy start - I lounged around until around eleven before setting off up and down the high street, popping in and out of quite a lot of the shops which was nice.  A few were closed because it was Sunday but not that many.  There were plenty of people around but not so many that it felt crowded.  I managed to get hold of a plastic measuring jug that will double as a mixing bowl, a cheap milk pan which I will probably leave there and a nice Mason Cash square ovenproof dish with I most certainly won't!

After lunch, I headed off towards the shore (all of five minutes slow walking away, went down to the waves and had an absolutely lovely walk along to the harbour and back again.  Sand walking is really great exercise, isn't it?

The tide was just on the turn.  Small, gentle, splashy sea horses.
The older part of the harbour wall, unsafe and boarded off now.
The high tide had created a nice little paddling pool which was being greatly enjoyed by a few families.  Not too deep but deep enough to be lots of fun.
Would he look in my direction?  Of course not!
Mr Crab was far more obliging and scuttled up and down for several minutes before retreating into the waves.








I took a few short video clips of the waves but, annoyingly, they don't seem to be in a format Blogger recognises and, being techno-stupid, I have no idea what to do.  Rather annoying really.  Does anyone know what I have to do, please?

Moving on to today, I have my Framlingham ticket booked online  and will be leaving here around nine thirty - ish.  I am looking forward to wandering around the town a bit, hoping the church is open and, of course, doing the castle and walking round the walls (telling  myself 'this is perfectly safe - if it wasn't, it wouldn't be open')  I did it last year so I can do it again!

Once home again, weather permitting, I'm hoping to take another walk along to the pier this time, or maybe up and down the high street to look at the shops that were closed and I'd like to visit a couple of the nice little museums or maybe the church.  One thinks one has plenty of time but it is surprising how quickly that time goes.

Well, I'd better get going.  I have my Facebook responsibilities and I need to have my bath and do a very small food shop (can't be without tomatoes!)
Have a great day and, if you do know anything about videos, please do say.  
Stay happy!  xx




14 comments:

  1. Thanks for the photos (can't help with the video thing, sorry). You do look and sound like you're having a lovely time Joy xx

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    1. I am, Sooze, I'm having a super time, thanks. xx

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  2. What a lovely trip and photos - a real treat! I was also very interested in your hearing aid update yesterday. I'm a wearer and have specsavers free NHS basic battery ones at the moment but yours sound better - mine whistle, tricky to adjust and are not particularly comfortable with glasses so I was wondering what sort yours are as I was thinking recently of paying for an upgrade.

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    1. Hi Frinnie. To be honest, I gave up on NHS aids decades ago - they were terrible.
      Mine's a Phonak but I would suggest you go to an audiologist (Boots have a hearing aid service as well as Specsavers), let them test you and see what they recommend for your type of hearing loss. Different aids suit different people and there's quite a variety nowadays.
      (regarding batteries, if you went for battery powered aids rather than rechargables, Specsavers said when I get my in the ear backups, they come with a supply of batteries and, to be honest, they're not outrageously expensive really)

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  3. All I can suggest with the video issue is to upload to YouTube and then embed the YouTube video in your blog post

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    1. Hmmm - I've never uploaded anything to YouTube. I'll have a look and see what one has to do, Thanks, Eileen. xx

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  4. Like Eileen has already suggested, I think most people upload to a platform like YouTube or Vimeo first. X

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    1. It's been good today, despite the rain. xx

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  6. Yes uploading to YouTube and picking up the link for your blog would be best. Just follow all the instructions as they appear on your computer or phone.

    Oooh ... Pac-a-Macs I remember them well from my childhood, on a hot day you were just as wet on the inside as you were on the outside due to sweating in your very own huge plastic bag.

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    1. Thanks you. Once I knew which button to press, as you say, it was just a case of following instructions. Nice to know. xx

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    1. It's a small saucepan, usually non-stick, usually without a lid, traditionally used for heating/boiling milk, making sauces, etc. The generally have a pouring lip too.
      xx

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  8. What a lovely holiday break you seem to be having Joy.

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