Thursday, 5 November 2009

New Colours

Thought I'd do a bit of blog housework. Colour scheme needed freshening up. Although I've never been a huge fan of blue, it matches Bury's Christmas lights on the header photo and is nice and clean looking. Has a sort of ocean fresh fragrance about it as well. Go on, sniff your computer and see if I'm right ;-)

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens Fireworks Info 2009

Since I still seem to be first in Google for Bury St Edmunds Fireworks (the info is elsewhere, but not easily searchable!) I shall post what everyone's looking for:

Abbey Gardens, Bury Round Table Fireworks spectacular, Nov 7 2009, 6pm, advance tickets £6/£5, family £20 from Bury Free Press, Croasdales, Tesco, Sainsbury’s.

Woo hoo! Enjoy bonfire night everyone - anyone who gets a nice photo, please send it my way to ruby_in_bury AT yahoo.co.uk and I'll post it here - ta!

PS There is also usually a fireworks display at Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club but can't find any info about it online - if you have some, please post it below in comments, thanks.
UPDATE (thanks Nigella): Rugby Club fireworks are tonight (Nov 5th) gates open at 6.30, fireworks at 7.45pm.

Three Miracles and a grumble

Miracle no 1: I have awoken from a deep sleep thinking "What just happened?"
Miracle no 2: I can still remember the password to get into this blog.
Miracle no 3: I used to believe Ruby was a sort of invented character, but as time has gone by I have realised she was most probably me all along, albeit an edited version.

PS. This blog still coming up no 1 in google for the search "Fireworks Bury St Edmunds" then? Still no-one bothers to list the time and date of the Abbey Gardens display online ...


Addendum 20:56h
Soz, have found it is listed - but not coming as high up in a search as this blog does! Better post info quick!

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

FIN

Hey Bury Folks, Friends and Peeps, I am now not going to be back in Bury St Edmunds at Christmas or indeed for the forseeable future. So I've decided not to carry on posting here now. Thanks to everyone who continued to drop in to see the archive photos. This blog is now officially dormant. Bons baisers, Rubes. xxx

Friday, 28 November 2008

Rip it up and start again

Do you know what happens to the Abbey Garden flower beds every autumn? They rip it up and start again (I know a song about that).

Thursday, 27 November 2008

Change Afoot

Wednesday, 26 November 2008

Pretty in Pink

Tuesday, 25 November 2008

The Top of the Hill in Autumn

Monday, 24 November 2008

Freedom!

My youngest son, Little J, likes Bury with no cars in it. I think he might be pretending to be one here.

Sunday, 23 November 2008

Bin Lorry Barrier

A bin lorry blocks the road to traffic while the after-market clean up operation is happening. I like Bury when it's traffic free. Would you like to see what Buttermarket looks like with no cars? OK, tomorrow.

Saturday, 22 November 2008

Autumn is Best Ever

It's like the trees have their own festival, dress in bright colours and throw confetti everywhere.

Friday, 21 November 2008

Market Square in the Evening


Thursday, 20 November 2008

Sitting Among Ducks

Wednesday, 19 November 2008

This Photo Will Make You Want A Bacon Sandwich


Think about it. You know you do.

Tuesday, 18 November 2008

I Like This Red Leaf


Photographed where it lay in the Abbey Gardens.

Monday, 17 November 2008

Autumn in the Abbey Gardens

Have you ever laid flat on your tummy on wet autumn grass so that you can look at the twisty tree and the cathedral from a slightly different angle? I have.

Sunday, 16 November 2008

Ruby in Starbucks

There's yesterday's photo! I uploaded it to my laptop just after I took it, set it as background, then photographed the laptop.

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Mystery Rainy Day

This rainy day photo, taken from that nice seat by the window in Starbucks, has been on my blog before, but has only been pictured as part of another picture. You'd probably need to be quite a hardcore Ruby fan to know where ;-) Answer tomorrow.

Friday, 14 November 2008

Rainy Autumn Day on Out Risbygate

Thursday, 13 November 2008

You and Me


My daughter used to say: "Look Mummy, 's'you and me!"

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

Bury Fish and Chip Shop


@myface.com/chomp

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Remembrance

I remember that the army recruitment people visited County Upper School regularly.

When he was about 14, Erik got given a go in a real tank, and was allowed to sign up for a glossy magazine produced by the army for teenage lads, full of gadget porn, tanks and exciting commando training features.

Sometimes when the magazine arrived, and I got to it before he did, I put it in the black bin.

Monday, 10 November 2008

Warming House

When the Abbey was standing, and it was a cold day in late autumn, I wonder if all the monks went to sit in the warming house? I bet they did.

Sunday, 9 November 2008

Secret Place

Can you see the secret swear word?

Addendum: This photo was taken a year ago, in Oct 2007. I went to reshoot the spot in Oct 2008 and found the swear word has vanished without a trace, although someone has now written "Magic" on Sir Eldon Griffiths' bench. Do you think it could be?

Saturday, 8 November 2008

The Green Clean Machine

Look at it go!

Friday, 7 November 2008

Autumn Trees at Sutton Hoo

This one was taken last week.

Thursday, 6 November 2008

Abbey Gate and Stripey Lawn


You may have seen this one somewhere before. I used it as a blog header for the most of last year. It was taken in October 07.

Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Abbey Gardens Fair on Bonfire Night


Bonfire Night 2007, Abbey Gardens Fireworks Display. This photo was taken a good while after the display, as things were starting to close up. The Helter Skelter had in fact just closed, but this customer was allowed a go!

Details for 2008: Abbey Gardens Firework Display - Nov 8, gates open 6pm, fireworks 7.30pm, adults £5, children, OAPs £4.

Tuesday, 4 November 2008

House in the West Front of the Abbey



Would you like to live in a house like this? And wear period costume? And write a blog from the point of view of your character? And then go bonkers and run away? I know I would.

Monday, 3 November 2008

Fallen Bloom