UK is still a great place to visit

 

 

 

 

This cake is a replica of Henry’s house on Amorgos in the Cyclades

It was the star of his 90th birthday party in Ufford Suffolk hosted by his niece Tig. More on that soon

We went from the airport

directly to Saffron Walden where Henry’s sister lives in a small 16th century house.

 

We stayed nearby in a 16th century hotel the Cross Keys

It has quite a steep staircase that goes around two corners,but Henry managed it beautifully.

we went to beautiful public garden  near  Imogen’s house

 

 

and learned about the Bardfield painters.  Eric Ravilous who died during world War II  and Edward  Bawden are the best known.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saffron Walden has two weekly markets in the town square

They also included deonstrators against the  genocide in Gaza

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

we also went to the circus!

We saw Morris Dancers in a nearby town

and  ate pizza in a strange  pub  filled with animal heads

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the home of  Tom Turpin, a famous highwayman in England

 

We also went to Cambridge, Henry’s alma mater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just ouside of Cambridge we visited an incredible collection of women’s art.

https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/womens-art-collection/explore-collection This is only one example, the others don’t  want  to load, but the collection ranged fromfamous international artists like Faith Ringgold to local artists

 

 

We also had a lot of wonderful meals especially the  Sunday dinner by his niece Lucy McKinzie

 

 

 

We visited Charlie’s “Alottment) land  given out for growing since World War II

 

 

 

From Saffron Walden we went on to  visit his niece Tig in Suffolk. She lives in the country. that’s where we had the birthday party!

with the cake

 

We  had a contest drawing a portrait of Henry

This is mine

Tig had amazing pets torotises and a python

 

And here is the whole party

 

 

and the miraculous Tig who makes honey from her own bees

Tig  took us to Sutton Hoo, the Saxon burial site. These are images from  the British Museum. The fragments and  the reconstruction of  the famous helmet

 

 

 

From Ufford in Suffolk we went on to Haleworth  which is further  North into Suffolk to Halesworth a charming lttle town.

 

 

We met this lovely artist and her son. Susan and Harry Knox

 

 

I loved her paintings of Halesworth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My dear friend  Cynthia and her husband took us to Southwold a seaside town  with an amazing fish restaurant and a beautiful church