Author Archives: brissiemaz

One Lovely Blog Award

                                                                                A big heartfelt Thank you to Clanmother for nominating my blog for the One Lovely Blog Award on Sept 16th. I enjoy her blog immensely and feel honoured to be ‘mentioned in despatches’ in this way. If you haven’t … Continue reading

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21. Wonderful Church, Wonderful B&B, Wonderful People!

Anyway, where was I?                                                                                                                         Oh yes – the large beer glass – in  Southwold. The Lord Nelson had a wonderful log fire burning and it was a great relief to be able to feel my fingers again. We’d have stayed … Continue reading

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20. Anyone for a sherry?

We couldn’t leave Southwold without a stroll through the town and, thankfully, once we were away from the sea front and sheltered from the howling wind by a few buildings we could resume communications although it was still VERY cold. … Continue reading

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Veggie patch update

Amazing! I have 2 red tomatoes! AND…. I am eating my own lettuce! This is today’s photo hot off the press. The others are from a couple of days ago. There are quite a few small green tomatoes on the bush … Continue reading

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19. Beach huts and blustery breezes….Southwold, England

I began to notice the countryside through the fine misty rain and started to enjoy being on the open road. What with leaving home at a sensible hour AND all the speeding I’d made good time so far but I … Continue reading

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18. Speed limit? ……..What speed limit?

A couple of times over the past few days I have contacted my friends, Jason and Sue, about meeting them somewhere in Suffolk. They are a marvellous Aussie couple who spend a lot of their time travelling the world and … Continue reading

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17. I’m not really a morning person!

In Australia, when I lived at the farm being woken up by noises in the night was compounded by being woken up by the early morning sun. I remember one morning having been up a lot during the night sorting … Continue reading

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16. What was it? (Night Terror continued)

Anyway there was nothing for it now but to get up, arm myself with the torch I had bought especially for just such an occasion and strike out into the unknown. When I bought the torch I’d spent a great … Continue reading

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15. Night Terror?

A sound awakened me and  I sat bolt upright in bed. What was that ghastly noise?! As I sat, frozen, not breathing, I listened, willing my ears to pick up even the slightest sound that might indicate I should flee – … Continue reading

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A working title and veggie patch

I haven’t settled on a book title yet. My latest idea is Just My Luck! as I do seem to be prone to finding myself in scrapes of various types no matter what country I’m in. Another possibility is Nowhere … Continue reading

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