Norfolk life
Advent: 5th December – Penny’s Tearoom
Penny’s Tearoom in Saham Hills has become a regular haunt for the yoga gang as we continue to sooth our chakras after a class with coffee and cake! As well as coffee and cake, Penny offers a wide range of options – from a full English breakfast to light lunches and warming casseroles and hot puddings.…
Read MoreAdvent: 3rd December – Passenger at the UEA
Last night was my second night out in a week (virtually unheard of!) as we headed off to the UEA to see Passenger. I took my daughter and her friend and as I was going to have to do the lifts and rather like Passenger, I though that I’d get myself a ticket as well.…
Read MoreAdvent: 17.12 – The Nativity restorers
Our once controversial Nativity has been getting a lot of attention. Pictured above are Enid Clarke, Rene Smith and Brian Smith who worked hard to restore it for this year’s Christmas celebrations in the church. While we were setting up the photograph Enid told us how the artists came to stay in Carbrooke in the…
Read MoreAdvent: 16.12 – Spirit of Christmas
Our village event in Carbrooke was a great success. We had ice sculptures, a craft fayre, a story telling santa and to top it all Radio Norfolk arrived on the Village Green as part of treasure quest!
Read MoreAdvent: 9th December Christmas tree festival
A lovely display of trees again this year – 37 trees and 37 charities. This years theme was to think outside the box and there certainly were some lovely and unusual entries. The festival closes at 4.00pm today so you still have time to get to All saints church in Shipdham if you are…
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 5th December – Darkness into light
Back to Advent Sunday again! After I had finished photographing the nativity I was invited to go back for the Darkness into Light Advent service to take some more photos. As Sunday was my birthday (don’t ask how old!) I said I couldn’t stay for the whole service (Geoff had planned the roast beef for…
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 2nd December – The Carbrooke Nativity
This morning at the request of our village church I went to photograph a very unique Nativity which has been lovingly restored for Christmas this year. 1928, the Vicar of Carbrooke Rev. George Chambers commissioned a set of 24″ Plaster Nativity figures for Carbrooke Church, the figures were dressed in the style of 1920’s and…
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 24 Merry Christmas
The final day of the advent Blog and what fun it’s been – if a little hectic during such a busy month! All that is left is for us wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year …let’s hope we have as much fun as we did in 2011…
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 23 Brown paper packages tied up with string….
I have been inspired by many of the posts on my favourite Blogs leading up to Christmas – as a result here are some of my eco wrapped presents. Thanks to the Pretty Blog for putting me onto the lovely labels from Sass and Peril.
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 22 Green decorations
Another little tradition I’ve developed over is making decoration from available materials. This means drying oranges over the woodburner and trawling the garden for greenery. When finished the bunches are hung beside the hearth.
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 20 Snow in Norwich
This year there are trees that squirt bubble snow outside the Forum in Norwich. I managed to catch them in action during our rather stressful Christmas shopping trip….
Read MoreAdvent Blog: 19 Mission Christmas tree
As always the kids demanded that we get a really big tree this year! So furnished with a budget set at £20 I set out to see what I could buy. Unsurprisingly it looked like my budget would not get me anything my more than a 4 foot tree so I returned home empty-handed. Until…
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