Exploring with my camera
GRAND PLANT SALE on Saturday 17 May, 10am to 12 noon Whitehouse Farm, Cratfield Perennials, Bedding, Herbs, Vegetables Morning coffee and cake Further information from Ann Scoones (01379 586 238) or Judith Mobbs (01986 798 340) In aid of St … Continued
The Woodwose above the West Door of the Church. The Wild Man, or Wildman of the Woods, or Woodwose (the oldest form of the term) is a figure over the West Door of the Church in Cratfield. He has a … Continued
This cake will appear at The Dog Show on 11 May. It is firm, rich, filling, and the toffee icing is really yummy!
Have you noticed this cross?
“CRATFIELD, a parish in the hundred of Blything, in the county of Suffolk, 5 miles S.W. of Halesworth station on the Great Eastern line, and 9 from Framlingham. …The Independents have a chapel and a Sunday-school….” Description from The National Gazetteer … Continued
The fields are very wet and even the lightest shower leaves puddles of water everywhere. But when the sun shines the new growth of winter wheat is a beautiful green and we look forward to the Summer, and our Open … Continued
The garden is slowly starting to wake up. The bergenias will have changed colour by June, and the daffodils and tulips will be going to sleep again – a continuous cycle of waking and sleeping, living and dying.
The Heveningham Hall Country Fayre is a huge annual event in a grand country mansion, and attracts visitors from surrounding villages and further afield. The Raft Race on Capability Brown’s lake is keenly competed and in 2013 Cratfield won!
To understand the history of Cratfield let’s start with The Domesday Book. William the Conqueror wanted to know what he owned so undertook a survey of those parts of England under Norman control, starting in 1086. The Little Domesday Book was a … Continued