Blogs from Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

Friday August 7, 2015 Good Morning Folks! It is going to be a busy day at PFH ! After breakfast, off to grocery shop at Lidl and Sainsbury with Sally and then lunch. In the afternoon, we both volunteer our time at the COMMUNITY SHOP in Sproughton ! We come back to Poplar Farm House and relax and eat a bite before we go out with Sheri and the girls. Around 12 of us are all heading to Jimmy's Farm to see ( The Red Rose Chain Theater Company) Play with music in the Forest : A Midsummer Night's Dream. It will be wonderful! :) ;) Hello, welcome back! Pull up a chair and I will wait till you make yourself a cup of coffee,tea or ice tea. Ready yet? Ah good! Sally and I had ... read more

Thursday 15/1/15 Excited and apprehensive now, all packed and on our way. Didn't quite manage to get the freezer and fridge emptied but did find a bag of sausage rolls in there that had a best before date in 2006! Forgotten my cap and sunnies but I expect they sell stuff like that in New Zealand. So will we ever actually get to NZ?? It seems Ian is a wanted man in NZ and they can't print a boarding pass for the Dubai to Auckland leg. After waiting at the desk for half an hour or more they decide it will be sorted by the time we get to Dubai so we are allowed to board.... read more

Sunday August 24,2014 I awoke on Sunday to a nice but cloudy day in Ipswich today! I helped Sally with things around the house and also asked Sheri if I could help with dinner but she was all set. I cleaned up the B&B folks breakfast and then did some laundry and I also started to clean up my room and pack a little. After lunch, I walked around the gardens and PFH taking pictures. Sally helped me to learn to do a felt project and it came out really nicely! Cool! A blue Felt cover for my cell phone with a drawstring! Then after 3 pm, Sally and I drove to town to pick up the new "WOOFER" named Clara and she was very nice to meet. Clara was going to be at PFH for ... read more

Wednesday August 20,2014 I awoke early today at PFH, in order to get the 9:09 train from Ipswich to London. Sheri kindly dropped me off at the train station but the train was delayed by 15 minutes, hence getting late into London Liverpool Street Station. Managed to get to Waterloo Street Station early than expected, so I called Philippa and I arrived at Petersfield a half an hour earlier which turned out to be fine. Philippa and I drove to their house: Lower Chapters and I greeted my cousin Hermione and her two children Jake and Amelie. We had a lovely lunch and then afterwards headed to Portsmouth Harbor to do some errands. The kids are in a reading group that they have a list to check off, unique ways and places to read a book. ... read more

Monday August 18,2014 Hello everybody! Today was a very low-key and relaxing day! Did errands and went into the town of Ipswich again, Laundry,taking walks,library and eating a "TOASTIE " for lunch. TOASTIE in England is similar to grilled cheese and tomato sandwich. Dropped a video off at library and checked a few things. Just walked around town , looking into different cool stores for a few hours. I came back to PFH around 5:15 pm and it was still nice weather-wise. I finished with the laundry,played a little tennis with Millie and helped around the house. Around 7:45, came back inside to watch a bit of TV an then it was time time for dinner. Our "woofer" from South Korea made us dinner! She made vegetables,rice and poached egg! It was yummy! Also, we had ... read more