SUNDAY MORNING FLOWERS…

I awoke to a beautiful sunny morning, so wandering around the garden first thing, thought you might like to see some of the corners in my very hard work garden… The wind and strange weather has hurt it a bit but still every day something different appears…My late hubby loved the garden and I have tried over the years to keep it the way he would like it to look, not many straight lines he loved to turn a corner and find something new to look at…not sure how long I can keep the work up, but such a pleasure to see it when the sun shines…hope you enjoy…

This is Alan Titchmarsh a friend made it…

Sunday Jazz Conservative Club…

This Sunday the 30th at the Beccles Conservative Club, The Footwarmers will again be playing Jazz and more from 12 noon until 3pm… Not sure who exactly will  be playing with the usual main musicians but it will be good …And like our Thursday Jazz at Ditchingham one never knows who may pop along and join in…

All are welcome …non members included, so if you want a nice friendly few hours listening to live music come along…

If it is nice weather there is always the very nice Bowling Green  with plenty of seats to sit around and still listen to the music…

No doubt Julia and Michael will be supplying a BBQ if you cannot wait for your Sunday lunches at home…

Live Jazz…

Another great night of live music from the Sole Bay Jazz Band… and very pleased with the good crowd that turned up, even more new faces as well as the usual "fan club regulars".

A lot of not so well poorly folk… who could not come but wish them all well 

and come back soon.

The Band entertained us with some really different music again …so good when they swop these talented musicians each week as every week gives us a different sound.

And what a sound, so lucky we are…have taken a few photos once again sorry they are not as sharp, no excuse, but my little camera does not like the lighting there, and do not like to get right up to the band, however just a flavour…

We also had Jenny to sing a couple of numbers and she was great, really a joy to know she is feeling better enough and can join in more…

Dick also played his "arsonium" as Tim calls it and my goodness he gets a lot of notes out of the trombone but even more out of that. 

Thanks Emma for the "bar" you did well with a bad head…glad it improved…

I try not to mention this but- thanks also for the contributions to the raffle, it is hard each week to ask you all for a little something, and some of you must get fed up with me always making sure I get some money from you … as Tim always says ' Ignore Beryl at your Peril' ! but as it is a free gig with such talented musicians I know you all dig deep and everyone appreciates it, after all live music needs to be kept alive and some of the musicians

come a long way to play for us…

All in all a great time was had by all, thanks for all the good company, thanks as always to the Band, and see you all next week…

I will try and put the correct date on next week, but thanks to those who pointed it out to me and so glad people ignored the date and turned up! well I did put Thursday on……………

Tim and Bill having a session…

Bill and Trummy duet…

Craig…

Tim-Tony-Bill

Alan and Trummy again

Tony-Craig-Alan-Dick…

Sole Bay Jazz…Thursday 27th June…

Alan has found another good line up for this weeks 

live Jazz session at the Pavilion-Ditchingham…

A welcome return of  Bill Skinner…

with his Saxophone… the all round fun guy…

Joining Tim Densham …Sax/Clarinet…

and knowledge of all the facts about who wrote what!

also Dick (Trummy) Mayhew on his many notes Trombone…

And backed by Alan Cugnoni…on his happy Guitar /Banjo…

Tony (the prof) Jullings …on his beautiful String Bass

And young Craig Hipperson… with his "drums that talk"

So hope to see another good crowd to hear live music played by these talented musicians…

Come along and enjoy a fun night…

8pm-10.30pm…

More roses…

These Roses are called Elizabeth, and the wind is ruining them 

however I can enjoy these ones indoors!

Peregrine Chick…

This lunchtime sadly another of the wonderful Falcon chicks had been found dead… they are not sure yet why, as this morning the siblings were happy and playing in the box together. So a very sad Hawk and Owl site as we have all got so fond of them. Also the people of the H&O Trust work so hard to keep them safe.

This one was T4 and named Edith, and Jamie has kindly allowed me to have this photo to put on here.

We are all hoping and praying the others do not have the same fate.

Farewell you lovely bird you have given us a lot of pleasure…

This morning the 24th June I am pleased to say the remaining two chicks are having a great time on the spire in their nesting box, best place for them out of the wind…

First of this years roses…

The rain and high winds are blowing the garden to pieces, so have just picked the first roses of the year to enjoy in doors…

Enjoy…

Sole Bay Jazz …

Another great night at the Pavilion… Ditchingham on Thursday evening…

A good crowd, and several new faces among the usual fans that go every week…

Emma was on holiday so we had Jon to look after us in the behind the bar, nice to see you Jon!!

Tony J-Tim-Craig-Derek-Alan-Tony P-Ray

Great to hear the Piano, thanks Ray sorry you had such a bad back get better soon…

could not resist this one Tony…

A few photos of the band… Roy added a few vocals again, and the band played a Happy Birthday to Bob!! They also had a request for" Mama don't allow" which they seemed to think was not good,  but us audience loved it, and the customer is always right… 

Tony P made a great job of singing it as well…

So thanks once again to "Live Music"… thanks to the lovely friendly crowd… 

see you all next week…

AFTERNOON TEA!

When Rosemary decides to throw a tea party you know you are going to have a great time in the open air, in her beautiful cottage garden and the wood.

Great food… good company and the weather was very kind to us all.

I will not post all the photos or will I ha ha!  Loads of camera shots being taken. and not by just me!

Just  to say thank you Rosemary a really lovely afternoon…As you can see we all moved around a bit, click on the photos to see the beauty of the flowers…

Hope you can see what a lovely garden it is…

I have lots more but better ask permission  first before I put them on here!

SOLE BAY…Line up for Thursday 20th June…

This week Alan has found us another good line up for the Jazz at The Pavilion, Ditchingham…

Tim Densham …Saxophone/Clarinet

 Derek Cubitt …Saxophone/Clarinet…

A welcome back to Tony Parsons…Trombone and Vocals…

With our Three great backing Gentlemen.

Alan Cugnoni…Banjo/Guitar…

Tony Jullings… on that sweet sounding String Bass…

And  Craig Hipperson on his magic Drums…

Just heard last minute Ray Simmons will be playing the Piano…

So hope to see a nice crowd to support these talented people…

Live music and a friendly crowd, what  more could we want for a summer evening, 

well apart from fine weather!

Peregrine news…

Chicks have now been named… Perry…Edith… and Nelson… Sadly the 4th chick Eleanor has had a flying accident, and is no longer with us, so sad … but all the others are still doing fine…

Just want to say thank you to the photographers who have captured such lovely photos of all the birds, so we have good memories…

Sole Bay Charisma…

Yet another good night  of "All that Jazz"… Thanks to the line up this week, we had another different sound from the Band again…

Ray Simmons came along with his Piano. to add to Tim-Ron-Tony-Craig-Alan, and Roy gave us some vocals…

A great crowd, some new faces, and still some of the regulars on holiday, or unwell, so if everyone turns up we will have to use the outside as well, how wonderful that so many people are enjoying live music…and all for free, well apart from me making sure everyone has a raffle ticket as we need to keep these talented people coming each week to entertain us, and it is a very small price to pay, and one never knows there may be a prize or two for some!

Several people mentioned it was like a warm friendly club there, and they are right, so if you have not come along, please do…

The Pavilion Ditchingham has turned out to be a bit special… Thanks Emma for keeping the thirsty folk happy…

 A few photos, must stop getting caught up in the music and make sure I get some better ones… Thanks for the smile Ron I will catch it on here one day!

Garden again…

I have been decorating and gardening! and doing some sorting out, so thought I would take some photos to cheer me up!

That is better… Every year these lovely flowers come along and give me pleasure… enjoy!

SOLE BAY JAZZ…

Another week to enjoy the music of the Sole Bay Jazz plus friends on Thursday night the 13th June…

I know a lot of people are on holiday but hope to see a nice crowd to support these

talented musicians…

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This week we have Tim Densham…Clarinet/Saxophone…

A welcome return to Ron Hockett…Saxophone/Clarinet…

Backed by Craig Hipperson…Drums…

Alan Cugnoni…Banjo/Guitar…

Tony Jullings… on his String Bass…

Maybe others will come along and join in as well, we never know what is in store

 each week it is so different…

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8-10.30pm

The Pavilion…Ditchingham…

Peregrines again!

Well this morning at 8.14am our little last chick went backwards off the ledge, all waiting to hear if he has landed safely.

Every one on the forum have been watching the progress of these wonderful Falcons, and now they are free to fly away oh dear sort of sad…

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I am home from the Cathedral having had a wonderful view of the chicks who are safe thanks to the folk from the Hawk and Owl Trust, one chick decided to wander but they retrieved it…and the parents flying around busy trying to feed them all now they are spread around.

Thanks to our wonderful camera men on the forum some more great photos soon, also David took some on his camera which I will post.

I had a nice surprise as well, firstly my other Son turned up with his young lady, apparently David and him had thought I would decide on the trip to Norwich! Then after meeting a few folk from the forum and seeing that all was well, caught the end of the Service in the Cathedral, their choir is outstanding and the organ sounded great.  Had a nice lunch and drove home a happy bunny!

Photos …As you can see a murky day but hopefully as David has ringed the birds in red on the photos…you will be able see them, obviously the chaps on the forum have much larger lenses.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL

Hope you have had a wonderful day and evening… see you soon Love Mum x

Peregrines…

I have just got permission from Jamie on the forum …who has taken this photo …they are spectacular photos the guys have been taking at the Norwich Cathedral, so I thank Jamie so much for saying yes to this one, am waiting for two of the others to let me post their newest ones of the chicks… hope you enjoy…

Would you believe just how quickly they have turned from those dear little white fluffy chicks into these wonderful birds…

Only one left in the box now, and the other three are safe and the parents are feeding them well…

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Well of course now Sunday 9th all chicks out of the box, and flying around the close at Norwich, just got permission from Skip to post this one of a chick being attacked  chick was OK…

Just got permission to put  this one from Steven wow isn't it…Thanks Steven my jazz friends will love it… as I said so many times you gentlemen have certainly kept us going with lots of wonderful photos… Bet my crowd wished my Jazz ones would come as as good!