Weekend
Yesterday we were up and out really early, driving to Norwich before 8am. We decided we might as well set off as soon as we were ready and get shopping done before it got too hot. We tried a new car park but it proved further to walk than going for the park and ride, even though it was marginally cheaper, which doesn’t outweigh carrying bags of shopping and a baby further out of town.
We went to Lakeland for a fruit straining bag and stand for jam making and then went to the library for Asterix books for M. Then we got some things in Lush and browsed bookshops to spend L’s birthday money. We finally found a magnetic book and a slide the flap one about Poppy Cat that were similar to the type we wanted. We went in M&S’s cafe for a drink in the cool and then picked up a new Argos book and a cheap watch for A (he lost his old one while we were out on Thursday). We got some other bits and pieces and then walked back towards the car. L woke up and needed a wee stop so we dropped in to Sainsburys and did toilets and then while A fetched the car the rest of us bought jam sugar, water and overly expensive melon and grape pieces to eat in the car.
We intended to go raspberry picking next but the place we went to before had taken all their signs down. Maybe the heat finished off the berries. Not sure where we can go to pick fruit now.
Instead we went straight on to Gressenhall because they have extra summer activities on. We walked round the farm part and visited the RSPB stall and chatted from the girl doing that for ages. She showed M how to make a paper frog.
Then we did a little bit of pond dipping but only saw a leech. We stopped for (a late) lunch in their lovely cafe and then took M for a run about in the playground. L wanted to play too but thought he should cover himself in bark chippings and try to eat dirt.
Today we went to church this morning and then to Castle Rising for the afternoon once L woke up from his nap. They had a Napoleonic era (I think) battle thing on with French vs English soldiers skirmishing for the castle. The gunpowder from the guns and cannon was very loud. Glad we went though. We also looked around the castle but it would’ve been a very quick visit without the reenactment things to look at.
