The first of quite a few shows we’ve got lined up at the Apex in Bury St. Edmunds, Oysters 3 is an offshoot of the Oysterband and consists of John Jones, Ian Telfer and Alan Prosser. All founder members of the group, this was billed as a chance to hear some of the best known material in a stripped back, acoustic environment.
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A Rambling We Shall Go – 2016
After a disappointing “attendance record” in 2015, I hope to make much more of an effort this year and get to far more Ramblers hikes than I did last year. Having said that, I’ve started off badly by missing the one yesterday in the Iken area. Denise did manage to get along and was rewarded with an appearance on Anglia TV – much to her …
A Monday Relaxation
Our second visit to Clarice House on Monday for a spa day, courtesy of Scott and Ginnette. On this occasion, had the full body massage, a facial and both a manicure and pedicure – new man or what! In fairness would probably skip the ‘cures’ in future and squeeze in a few more lengths in the pool. Notice however that I wouldn’t say no to …
Sunderland Christmas 2015
Another kind invite from Scott and Ginnette saw us spend Christmas in Sunderland. Lovely surprise to see two new additions to the family, two lovely rescue kittens called Billy and Bob – look as though they will be a handful but seem to absolutely love being around people. As usual, plenty of food, drink, games and, this year, no Boxing Day home game for the …
Antipodean Holiday (December 2015)
After a couple of abortive attempts to organise a trip “Down Under” we finally managed to get there for the last week or so in November, arriving back in the uk on the 20th December. Originally, we were going to tour, but after our indifferent experiences in Japan we decided to spend a significant period of time in one city and then cruise to various other points of interest.
Lady In The Van
Spent yesterday in Bury St Edmunds and managed to catch Lady In The Van at the “Picture House”. Very impressive boutique style film theatre (if such a thing exists) with excellent café / bar attached. Has two screens and the one we were in had very roomy seats, bags of space and a row or two of very comfortable sofas. As for the film, it was …
Ed Byrne at the Mercury (14/11/2015)
Popped down to the Mercury at Colchester to see Ed Byrne’s latest stand-up routine “Outside Looking In”. Having recently seen Andy Hamilton ruminating on the vagaries of change, it was interesting to get another comedian’s take on the ‘delights’ of getting older.
Two Nights in Colchester (28-29 October, 2015)
Two consecutive evenings at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, so we decided to stay over for a couple of nights at a Wivenhoe hotel that we had previously visited for an evening meal with friends. We go to all the exotic places for a break!
Agatha at the Mercury: 20/10/2015
Having run for over sixty years in London, we have often wondered whether or not we are the only couple left in the UK never to have seen The Mousetrap. Despite that, the tradition that the audiences should never reveal the murderer’s identity seems to have worked well enough for us, so at least when we saw the touring production in Colchester’s Mercury Theatre last night, we weren’t aware whodunit!
Culture in a Hurry! London 19/10/2015
A trip down to London yesterday to finally get to the Barbara Hepworth exhibition at Tate Britain. We’ve been meaning to go ever since it opened, but the beauty of procrastination is that by the time we got round to it, the Frank Auerbach retrospective had also opened. So, two for one!
Robert Cray, Norwich Theatre Royal: 10th October 2015
Just back from two nights in Norwich, a trip based around the Robert Cray Band gig at the Theatre Royal in Norwich. One of the giants of modern day blues and R&B, we’ve only seen him once before and that was as support to Clapton at the latter’s annual Albert Hall residence.
Replaced En-Suite Bombshell
News to shock the establishment to the core and undoubtedly frighten the horses. The Redandwhite Rag’s residence has undergone some improvement in the shape of a completely new en-suite bathroom. This would be of major news import if, of course, there weren’t one or two other things going on in the wider world at the moment. But, for an admittedly very small number indeed, this was a …