Iron Heart IH-634S - World Tour 2010 - 2013
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Safely home from Suffolk, and my WT posting beatch is watching a recording of the Bahrain grand prix, so I have to do my own dirty work.
This morning, after buying some locally caught fish from the beach shack, plus smoked gammon, chicken and cheese from the smokehouse, we bid farewell to Orford. Our next stop was nearby Woodbridge.
Some bikers had stopped for a coffee at the quayside - proper Brit bikes:
After a wander round Woodbridge, next stop a beautiful town called Lavenham, this is the Guildhall built around 1530:
Another timber-framed house. Interestingly, the practice of painting the timber frames in black was something the Victorians started - originally the whole building including timbers would have been lime washed in the same colour, allowing the timbers to breathe and helping to eradicate pest infestation, so now they have reverted to this practice which actually looks very lovely as well as helping conserve the structure:
Lavenham was once a very prosperous town, its wealth coming from the production of woollen cloth, here’s a loom in the museum in the Guildhall - they have no idea how old it is because the looms effectively didn’t change for around 300 years (so built somewhere between 1530 and mid-1800s):
Garden at the back of the Guildhall.
Giles fell in love with this simple oak structure which divides the garden:
A few minutes to relax and contemplate in the April afternoon sunshine:
The garden includes various plants that would have been used to dye the wool:
And then we had to come home. Lovely weekend, we’re both so delighted to have discovered what a lovely county Suffolk is, we learnt a lot of interesting stuff about the local history, and we ate and drank so much I’m surprised I can still get these fab WT jeans buttoned up!
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Very much love the updates. When the lovely countryside and "olde British architecture" puts me in mind of Christie/Durbridge, then your nuke testing area series absolutely recalls "The Avengers", one of my all-time great TV series.
Paula & Giles as the denim version of Mrs. Emma Peel and John Steed, now ain't that an idea?
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LOL, thanks boys! The Avengers brings back so many memories! I think we could swap roles - me as Steed, and G would make a great Emma Peel (can you picture it?)
I know I should post more - must try harder
Anyway, here’s me this evening in the WTs looking at the wisteria outside our house, it’s so lovely.
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Am off tomorrow to family in Westgate-on-Sea (Kent) to see German comedian Henning Wehn, promise to post WT pix of my mini road trip!
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Yeah, up till now I’ve just seen couple of YouTube vids. He takes the piss out of the English really well, strangely we like that ???
Full report tomorrow!
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@Madame:
LOL, thanks boys! The Avengers brings back so many memories! I think we could swap roles - me as Steed, and G would make a great Emma Peel (can you picture it?)
Great evening mood, and that very stylish arc. Utterly British again, a little like Bath, I find.
Now for that denim revamp of the Avengers. Love the cross-dressing idea you have there, Paula. That does add a somewhat kinky 2010's touch to this vintage Brit TV favourite. How about a Mr. Peel for you and a Mrs. Steed for Giles? I must admit I have a little difficulty picturing Giles as Emma, though her wit and sense of ironic reply he absolutely does have!
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Ha! That does sound promising. Only I'm not the most patient and persisting of persons…..you would'nt have a more specific hint?
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A few pics from my short trip to Westgate-on-Sea, in Kent - family home since I was 11 yrs old. Setting off from Gosport.
Arrived in sunny Westgate two and a half hours later, nice cup of tea then a quick walk down to the beach
Jaz seemed pleased to see me again
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Apologies for crap photos!
Drink before the “gig” at Westgate’s tiny real ale pub, which celebrated its first anniversary yesterday:
Just serves real ale and ciders (and pork pies!)
Quirky pub interior:
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Tonight’s exciting venue – the Carlton Cinema built in 1910. Seats 300 and was completely full.
Very civilized, they have set up a bar inside at the front of the cinema, on the piano, complete with buxom (and very friendly) barmaid.
This is who we came to see. Was hilarious - we had a great time.
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great updates
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Hey folks, so I am trying to organize the list/ schedule of this next journey for the IHWT's. Below is the list of participants I have so far. They are not in any order yet. If I have PM'd you, please respond as soon as you are able so that I can get this thing together and rolling. If you are not on the list (maybe I missed your email) but would like to be, please shoot me a PM titled "IHWT R2". Leave your *name, *city and *country, *desired month(s), and if you plan on *traveling (If so where?). Thank you!
elclintor
the-monkey
501/IH
Sugar Mountain
Corpralclegg
FOXY
emceeQ
LandoCal126
nemesisnow1200PS - Paula, thank you for your lovely updates!!!
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Apologies for lack of posts but the WT jeans have really done nothing more adventurous than visit the office every day for the past week (oh yes and a couple of exciting trips to the supermarket). We have a holiday weekend in the UK, everyone was hoping the weather would pick up but in Gosport it’s stayed grey, damp and cold. May is a wonderful month in the garden, but the weather has been so grim we’ve hardly ventured outside for the past few weeks. Quick look around today, peonies starting to flower
Pretty viburnum
Wisteria on pergola flowering for first time this year
Some colour in garden, now we just need some sunshine… ::)
