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diary blog, East Anglia, flypast, French chanson, Keren Ann, memories, Queen's Official Birthday, rock concert, Stage 1, The Little Library Café, Trooping the Colour, women's cycling, Women's Tour of Britain
There have been a couple of incidents in this part of Suffolk recently which have brought us notoriety. The first was a hit-and-run death in Bungay’s Bridge Street (see here) and the second is a possible double murder in nearby Weybread (see here) so it is very satisfying to know that there is some good local news to be had. The Women’s Tour of Britain starts on Wednesday 15th of June and the first stage is to be here in East Anglia.
If you click on the above map profile you will see a number of place names that feature in my posts – my house is situated somewhere under the bottom right hand corner of the Homersfield label! You will see from the map that most of the area lies only a few metres above sea-level and that there are very few main roads and very few railway lines. We are wondering how we will get Elinor into college in Norwich on Wednesday morning!
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This weekend Britain has been celebrating the Queen’s official 90th birthday with lots of parties and concerts. As is usual at this time the Queen attends the Trooping of the Colour and this is always accompanied by a fly-past. There is always a rehearsal of this on the Tuesday before and the planes fly over my house. I had forgotten about it until I heard a roaring above my head and then rushed to find my camera! The results are not that good but here is a link to a former post with better pictures.
My brother posted on Facebook that the actual flypast for Trooping of the Colour flew over his house yesterday morning. He lives south-east of us in Suffolk.
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Richard has been visiting his brother in Manchester this week and arrived back home yesterday. He had had lunch with an old friend on Thursday and had seen lots of people wearing ‘AC/DC’ tee-shirts, all off to a concert at the Etihad Stadium – the home of Manchester City Football Club. I mentioned that I had seen AC/DC live at a day’s festival in 1979 at Wembley Stadium but that they weren’t a favourite group of mine. I then tried to remember who else was on the bill – but was only sure of The Stranglers. The clearest memory of the day was trying to avoid being hit by gallon jugs of cider or beer being thrown into the air by some of the boys. Richard then googled ‘Stranglers concert 1979’ and he came up with this!
http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/The-Who-wembley-1979.html
I had entirely forgotten I had seen The Who! And Nils Lofgren! Reading this link I was surprised to see I had watched all these acts for £8 and that a gallon of rough cider had cost £4! If anyone is at all interested there are a number of poor quality videos on Youtube of the concert on 18th August 1979. You won’t be able to see 20-year-old me in the crowd of 80,000 you will be disappointed to know! On the video below you can see snippets of all four acts.
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For some months I have been following a lovely blog written by Kate Young called The Little Library Café. Those of you who read The Guardian newspaper will probably know about her. She is a young Australian woman who now lives in England and who combines her love of literature with her love of cooking and re-creates the food she has read about in her favourite books. She is bringing out her first cookery book in October 2017. Here is a link to The Little Library Café. Here is a link to one of her excellent posts. Here is a link to her Guardian site. I really hope you enjoy her posts as much as I do, which is a lot – and I don’t enjoy cooking at all!
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And now for my musical choice!
I like this gentle song called ‘Winter Garden’. Listen out for the sweet trombone playing towards the end of the track.
Thanks for visiting!
susanpoozan said:
You were quick to get those planes flying overhead.
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clarepooley33 said:
Fortunately they were flying quite slowly or I wouldn’t have been able to photograph anything!
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Liz said:
What a lovely post, Clare, packed with goodies – including those jam and coconut cakes from Kate Young. You evoke the atmosphere of your long-forgotten concert beautifully. I am reminded of the one and only time I went to an outside rock concert – Queen at Knebworth, no less. My only memory of that is sitting in a vast field with 100,000 other people, worrying about how to get to the loo (and back again), and trying to avoid being covered by all the food and drink that was continually being thrown around – lovely!! The cycling will be very exciting – I look forward to your next post about that! 😀
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Liz! You saw Queen?! 😮 I went to Knebworth and saw Led Zeppelin and remember having loo problems too. No food and drink throwing this time but plenty of people with cannabis resin and the people I was with were drinking Pernod! I am looking forward to the cycling being here but sadly I don’t think I’ll be able to watch any of it as I am taking my mother supermarket shopping 😦
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Liz said:
It’s important to stick to one’s priorities 🙂
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clarepooley33 said:
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Gallivanta said:
What fun to have your very own fly over. We watched the events of the weekend on BBC. The Queen seemed to enjoy the fly over as much as her great grandson. 🙂 The Little Library Cafe is wonderful. I don’t think food has been mentioned yet in the book I am reading at the moment. I did like all the food references in Cynthia’s book, An Honest House.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Ann. I think the mention of food, eating and meals in a book somehow brings the book alive. Eating is such an important part of our lives that to omit it seems strange somehow. I recently read that one way to reduce anxiety is to chew gum as the act of chewing fools our brain into thinking we are calm. So maybe writing about food induces calm or contentment.
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Gallivanta said:
Perhaps it does. I certainly enjoyed the description of steak, mushroom, and hash browns in my reading last night.
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clarepooley33 said:
Yum!
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margaret21 said:
Thanks for introducing Kate Young and her blog to me. *sigh* another great blog to read.
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clarepooley33 said:
Oh I know! So much to read and enjoy and so little time.
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KerryCan said:
Your local notoriety seems so tame, when compared to the awful things going on in the US. Your post is full of great tidbits–forgetting The Who made me laugh! We were all so young at those concerts . . . Kate’s blog looks very interesting–what a neat concept she has adopted.
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clarepooley33 said:
We are very fortunate to live in such a peaceful place – it comes as a real shock when we encounter violent death here. Such dreadful news from Florida!
I was so surprised to find that I had seen The Who perform and then forgotten about them. My husband was quite amazed. I now find I do remember a little of the concert but I also think my friend and I left a little early to avoid the crush at the end and to enable us to catch the last train home. How prosaic!
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Jill Weatherholt said:
I’m sorry to hear about the tragedies in your area, Clare. Great shots of the fly over. The fighter jets fly over our house before the first season opening NFL football game. They’re so loud, the entire house shakes. So AC/DC still performs? While in high school, I remember my mother yelling at me to turn them down. 🙂
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Jill. I had a giggle thinking of your mother yelling at you because of loud AC/DC. My daughters yell at my husband when he plays his music too loud.
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Jill Weatherholt said:
That’s a twist! 🙂
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clarepooley33 said:
It is! 🙂
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quietsolopursuits said:
Wow, some exciting happenings in your area, not all good. I think that your photos of the planes are fine, it’s not as if they stop to pose for photos.
Your segment about the concert you attended brought back many good memories for me, of the days when a person didn’t have to save for a year to afford to attend a concert. I got to see a lot of big name acts for a reasonable amount of money back in the 1970’s, including the Genesis “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” tour for just $3.50 US.
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clarepooley33 said:
Wow! $3.50 to see Genesis! I managed to see many big name acts in the 70’s too. Festivals then were a bit basic but were full of other young people. Festivals now are mainly for the well-off and for people well over 30 who expect good facilities – crazy!
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dobetteralways said:
Another wonderful post 🙂 and I’m looking forward to checking out Kate’s blog thanks to you. It’s also a reminder of how useful our own blogs can be to help us document our lives while the memories are still fresh, for time has a way of dimming our recollection and no one wins when we forget our past.
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clarepooley33 said:
Yes, well said. I am wondering what else I’ve forgotten… 🙂
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colorpencil2014 said:
Your local notorieties are awful enough but I notice that after living in America for quite a while that horrible events have become part of every day life here and that is shocking in itself! Good thing you added your wonderful dose of cozyness, that is is just what i needed today!! xoxox Johanna
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Johanna! It is sad how we can become immune to so many horrors. xoxox Clare
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Lisa G. said:
A cute song – it’s not often you hear a trombone solo, so that’s nice for a change!
It isn’t easy to run and grab the camera when jets are flying over. We usually have a plane fly over our neighborhood on Memorial Day; they come and fly over the local parades, but I didn’t see/hear any this year. Once, my brother was washing his car under the maple tree, and he said the plane flew so low he could actually see the pilot. Of course, even though I ran outside when I heard the “thunder”, I only saw the tail end of it. But very exciting!
The recipe blog looks very sweet. From Winnie-the-Pooh to the Godfather – she has many inspirations!
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Lisa. I can’t resist trombone playing! When I used to play clarinet in orchestras the woodwind always sat in front of the brass section and we were always aware of what they were playing. The trumpeters and especially the trombone players were always telling jokes and making us laugh.
That plane must have been deafening if your brother could see the pilot!
I’m glad you like Kate’s blog!
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Cynthia Reyes said:
Isn’t it exciting when you see the planes in the sky and realize it’s part of something like that? In my case, the camera is never handy. Good on you for finding yours in time, Clare. I visited The Little Library Cafe blog and the Guardian website and am about to listen to the music. Thank you.
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clarepooley33 said:
My pleasure Cynthia. I only just got the camera in time; I often miss out completely!
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Kate R said:
What a lovely song! Such a beautiful choice Clare. It has been a really awful week here in Central Florida so I needed an sweet and gentle song to listen to. Goodness – you have had some excitement around you recently – some of it more welcome than others!! The Little Library Cafe blog looks delightful. Thank you so much for informing us about this. I have signed up to follow and I think I will really enjoy it. xx
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Kate! I am so pleased you like the song and the Little Library Café – such a soothing read!
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Lavinia Ross said:
Good to see you post in my mailbox, Clare! Keren Anne is a new artist to me, and I enjoyed her very much. I enjoyed visiting Kate’s website at The Guardian and also her blog. It is a wonderful community of people we belong to.
I am so sorry to learn of the tragic evens in your area. As you have probably heard on the news, more tragedy here in the States as well. Thoughts and prayers to all in need.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Lavinia. Yes, such dreadful news from Florida. I am pleased you liked the song and Kate’s blog.
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New Hampshire Garden Solutions said:
That’s terrible about the hit and run and murders. I didn’t think many things like that ever happened there. Unfortunately they’re all too common here.
I thought the shots of the planes were good. Getting them isn’t easy!
I used to go to concerts every chance I had and saw a few big name bands, including Fleetwood Mac and Peter Frampton. I can’t imagine forgetting the Who because of the loudness if nothing else, but I don’t suppose I’d know if I had forgotten.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you Allen. We live in a very quiet area and murders hardly ever happen here.
I really was very surprised I had forgotten The Who and my husband was quite astonished. The whole concert was ear-splitting – the Stranglers let off fireworks at the end of their set. I saw lots of bands that year and had a wonderful time.
I used to love Peter Frampton – so good in concert. His Dad used to teach at our local Technical College where I grew up in Bromley, Kent.
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New Hampshire Garden Solutions said:
Those were good years! I’m glad to have lived through those times.
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clarepooley33 said:
They were very good years!
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tootlepedal said:
I hope the cyclists can avoid the rain for their day out in Suffolk. I think the event is on the telly so I will try to watch it.
I enjoyed the cool trombone.
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you. I’m hoping the rain waits until the cyclists have got to Norwich but I don’t hold out much hope. Looking at some of the roads they will be using they will be lucky if they manage to keep upright without the rain – potholes are everywhere!
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tootlepedal said:
A familiar complaint over the whole country.
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Ste J said:
You don’t live in the borough of Midsomer by any chance do you? Cooking and books seems to be a theme of late interestingly, I will check Kate’s blog out better after the holiday, your photos not only inspire me but also remind me to charge the camera batteries.
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clarepooley33 said:
Just found this comment! Sorry to be so tardy in replying. I wonder why people have discovered cooking in literature just now? Hope you remembered to re-charge your batteries!
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Ste J said:
I didn’t even lose a bar of battery but I have taken a ton of photos which will look good when I get a post out later.
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clarepooley33 said:
Look forward to that! Hope you had a good break
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quercuscommunity said:
We went to Yorkshire shortly after T’Tour de France – amazing number of yellow bikes about – quite frightening in the dark when we first saw them.
Your flypast pictures are better than the ones I took this morning of a hovering kestrel – it looked like a smut on the lens.
As for concerts – our younger son has just started to go to festivals and was asking me who I had seen. He didn’t seem impressed. I actually forgot a couple of concerts and only remembered them later. Also couldn’t remember anyone from Knebworth apart from Genesis and Roy Harper. You reminded me to check up – seems I also saw Jefferson Starship and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I can vaguely remember them but can’t for the life of me remember the others on the bill, even when prompted.
Memories, eh?
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clarepooley33 said:
We were probably asleep/in the queue for food/queue for toilets/arguing or talking to someone/in a vague youngperson dreamlike state. We ought to have been aware that when we were old(ish) we would need to know these things.
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quercuscommunity said:
Yes, youth is too precious to waste on the young, and if I’d known I was going to live this long I’d have taken more care of my body etc. 🙂
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clarepooley33 said:
I was only thinking that this morning as I was taking all my tablets 😦
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quercuscommunity said:
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bitaboutbritain said:
Wow – that was a varied post! Lovely. I’m impressed by the shots of the aircraft, though I do accept that the previous ones were more betterer… Not sure i could forget seeing The Who – though frankly I’m happy to forget AC/DC 🙂
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clarepooley33 said:
I’m happy to forget them too 🙂
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Aquileana said:
I have heard-read about the Queen’s official 90th birthday … but didn´t know that many celebrations were planned for the occasion… the planes flying above your house… that should have been a wonderful experience…
I will check out Kate Young´s Little Library Café, for sure… thanks for the recommendation and for sharing your updates as well..
Always a pleasure to drop by… sending love and best wishes, dear Clare. Aquileana 😉
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you for your kind comments dear Aquileana xx I hope you are well and you have had a wonderful week. Best wishes – Clare 🙂
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thehappymeerkat said:
Sorry to hear about the incidents in your area. It’s always a shock to hear that your home, village, town, city, area isn’t as pleasant as you thought.
Thanks for the link to another great blog. I love the idea of cooking food from books :). You don’t like cooking?
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clarepooley33 said:
Thank-you C! I’m afraid I don’t enjoy cooking at all. I am bored by the daily chore of cooking a family meal but I cook as well as I can and make the food as interesting as possible because I take a pride in that. I get very anxious when I have to make something out of the ordinary for a special meal or if I have to donate some baking. I really worry in case it turns out badly!
I can always think of many other things I’d much rather be doing!
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thehappymeerkat said:
I guess if you have to do it daily it does become boring. I have to confess I do like cooking a bit but I love baking :). That doesn’t mean I’m very good at it, lots of failures in the kitchen but I do like the smell of baked stuff so I keep trying :).
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clarepooley33 said:
I love the smell and the taste too 🙂
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lundygirl said:
Clare – you are Cool!
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clarepooley33 said:
Well thank-you Rachel! I have never been called Cool before 😀 My daughter might disagree with you there!
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