We were lucky this summer to have lots of friends and family to stay, some of whom we hadn't seen for a couple of years. It's nice for us as it gives us a break from working on the house and we get to go exploring. These photgraphs give a flavour of summer 2013.
Lots of these were prepared.
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| Preparation |
Which resulted in quite a lot of these.
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| So you weren't hungry then? |
We spent time on the beach at Old Hunstanton, which Mortimer and friend Ben thoroughly enjoyed. You've no idea how tired they were that evening!
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| Old Hunstanton beach |
We did the tour at Elgoods Brewery and gardens and managed not to get stuck in the maze. Their logo is taken from the family crest which includes a black dog holding a key. Is it me or does it really look like a big bone?
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| Elgoods Brewery, Wisbech |
Which did inspire us to take a couple of trips to the
Beers of Europe warehouse. This is a fabulous place which not only sells beers, ciders & perrys from the U.K, Europe and all over the world but also has a huge range of spirits.
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| Beers of Europe warehouse |
On one of the few overcast days that we had we visited Ely, spending a very long time in an antiques centre.
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| Ely |
And Andrew mastered the art of making the perfect mojito.
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| What's the use of a herb garden if you don't use the herbs? |
So with summer nearly spent we're welcoming the first of our autumn guests in a couple of weeks. Now where shall we go?