Wandering towards the familiar Abbey Gardens early-morning-walk path, I noticed a nearby display of what I correctly judged to be some children’s work. On inspecting it I discovered indeed the display was
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| Bury in Bloom community display in the Abbey Gardens |
Celebrating 60 Years of Friendship, Bury In Bloom friendship and flowers bloom and grow.
A further notice reveals that the display is made not just by schools, but also by those in care homes and community groups and gives names of groups and occasionally of children. The display consists of lots of large flowers fashioned out of chiefly paper and card, placed in huge tubs painted in psychedelic colours and patterns. Looks delightful but even more satisfying are the notices planted among the flowers and pots, suggesting ideas for others to follow to live better lives. All inspirational stuff!
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| A floral contributor |
“Invite a friend round to your house to play and share your toys with them.” Westgate Primary School.
“Our Motto says it all: Friendship, Love and Truth." St. Edmundsbury Oddfellows.
“If someone looks lonely at playtime, ask them to join your game.” Sebert Wood Primary School.
I have to say in a completely open and non-cynical way, that the whole ensemble raises the spirits and most definitely, a smile. It reminds too of the shining innocence of small children and the wholly positive view of their early world they have. As I have been reading the poetry recently, of Philip Larkin, notoriously depressing and world-weary, this counterpoint is optimistic and joyful! In fact, heart-warming!
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| Angel Hotel |
This
morning, en route home via the ‘underpass’
of the Angel Hotel, behold a splendid sight. Some sort of red racing
car with lots of external pipes and what seemed, ‘extras’. It
is only now that I see from my quick photograph, en passant, that
there don’t seem to be any back wheels.! To my inexpert eye, it
does look as if concocted from a kit but nonetheless, it also looks
dashing and infinitely desirable. And it reminds me of what an old
friend, now departed, would have called it: she
would have said it was an absolutely spiffing motor! And so it is,
especially if it actually works! I
do wish I had gone into the Angel to try to discover more about the
red racer this morning but I didn’t think of it; later I went back but the
glorious construction had gone!
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| Fabian with his splendid equipment |
Again en route home, but this time, from the hairdresser at the corner of High Baxter Street and Brentgovel Street. Jenny the Hair, had told me that a recently-opened coffee shop along High Baxter, had been warmly recommended by a couple of her clients. So, on impulse, I located AlemaCoffee, not a difficult job in view of the new external painting in a strident fuschia colour!! More knicker-shop than coffee-shop BUT this is the first coffee shop I have seen in Bury St Ed run by someone who knows and understands coffee! Fabian, the owner/barista is from Ecuador; his father runs the family coffee farm in Ecuador from where Fabian obtains his coffee beans, all stored in full view in large boxes piled up in the shop. To hear Fabian explain the differences and properties of arabica and robusta coffee beans is to hear a special kind of poetry! The place is tiny, furnished with some impressive-looking [and beautiful] brass equipment for roasting/ grinding etc There are the too-numerous boxes of beans, for which Fabian feels he cannot afford alternative storage, and scant seating for perhaps five or six people. Fabian is also a chef and opens his coffee bar for short days to enable him to cook elsewhere in the interests of solvency. As a coffee-lover who limits herself to one cup a day providing it is Good Coffee, I have to admit that Fabian is no ordinary barista and that s coffee [‘House motto: From Farm to Cup’] is super. AlemaCoffee is warmly recommended to one and all.
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