sequestering carbon, several books at a time CXLII

 Our Inverness bookshop purchases:

snap!

On my way down the A1 today, I stopped at a service station for a break.  I hooked up the car to get a bit of charge from the Gridserve system, then went off into the service area for a while.  When I returned, I was surprised to be seeing double.

that's mine on the right, somewhat better parked...

harvest failure

 The carrots have not been a success.

Sutton Hoo

After picking up my mended china yesterday, we then went to visit the nearby Sutton Hoo site.  We arrived just in time for a presentation in the museum, which was helpful, since we then knew what we might be looking at.  Then lunch, and off for a walk around the site, which includes a viewing tower from which to see the various burial mounds.

a field of burial mounds

We then walked back to the start via the woodland walk.

fallen tree still growing

repurposed tree

Then back to the start, for a cup of tea, then off to the nearby house, which includes an exhibition of the discovery and excavation of the burial ship.  

reversing entropy

45 years ago my college friends bought me a lovely 21st birthday present, of a china horse and foal.  Earlier this year the foal suffered a distressing accident (we had builders in, but no-one owned up, despite the pieces being carefully collected and put in a wooden goblet).  I just left them in the goblet, sad that the foal was no more.

Today my other half suggested we go to Woodbridge to pick up the rest of my birthday present.  I hadn't known that he'd taken the pieces to Hythe Conservation for them to be restored. I was amazed, and overjoyed, at the result.

bits and pieces: sob

the ear back in place, with visible filler

final state; no filler visible

completely restored: as good as new!

And there was a bonus.  Even further back in time, my father had given me a horse and foal (there's a theme here), and the larger horse, unfortunately, broke, about 25 years ago.  It wasn't protected enough in the move to our current house.  I'm not sure why I kept it.  But it also is now restored.

cut off at the knees

back on her feet

So, many thanks to my other half for thinking of this gift.  And many thanks to the marvellous skills of Harriet Sylvester at Hythe Conservation that have restored these memories.

more harvest

The cooker and Cox apple trees are bearing fruit.

I predict apple crumbles to come...