December 19th -Bits and Bobs and a Poem

There was a particular one-off Christmas  car-boot sale at Needham Market on Saturday and I believed there would not be many individuals promoting – I used to be improper. A lot of individuals there and plenty of, many second-hand Christmas decorations and home clearance individuals. I went spherical searching for inexperienced issues for the Christmas tree for subsequent yr…………loads of gold and purple and a few  not-Christmassy colors like pink and turquoise however no inexperienced. I used to be the final of the large spenders – a complete 50p on these 4 small snowmen and angels. They appear to be glass from a distance however are a lot safer plastic. I’ve put them away for subsequent yr which might be a silver, white and inexperienced  yr – if I bear in mind.

After the boot sale I referred to as in on the Sue Ryder charity store, the place they all the time have a wide selection of all kinds. I discovered this relatively good musical Nativity scene in it is field. As soon as offered by Lakeland – most likely for lots greater than the £6 I paid for it. It performs Silent Evening by winding the star and is made from sturdy Olive wooden so will OK for small fingers. 

There did not appear to be any Nativity Crib Festivals anyplace in Suffolk this yr which was a disgrace as I loved seeing all of them in Felixstowe final yr and in Grundisburgh again in 2018.

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The one edible left within the vegetable beds are the Purple Sprouting Broccoli vegetation. Just one is upright, the remainder are taller and leaning away from the fence. I picked each purple and nearly purple shoots off the upright plant and nearly had sufficient to eat. They have been scrumptious. The vegetation which can be leaning are means behind and may produce some shoots later. I am hoping to purchase a sprout stalk for Christmas though I heard on the early morning radio farming programme some time in the past that there’s scarcity of respectable dimension Brussels’ Sprouts this yr because of the climate and people I’ve seen on the market up to now have been grape dimension. Good for individuals who dislike them however not so good for making ready them for individuals like me, who love them.

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I’ve not been following Strictly very intently this yr however caught up with the ultimate and I am glad Ellie received. finale I believed. The weeks appear to have flown by so shortly. The Christmas Radio Instances arrived however I am saving it to have a look at nearer the time. I heard that Olly Alexander has been chosen for Eurovision for subsequent yr, uncommon for them to select somebody already well-known. Hope he does higher than second from final which was the place this years very weak entry ended up.

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And eventually one other poem from considered one of my Christmas books.