The Mystery of the Phantom Swearer

Mr Ruby came back from hockey earlier:

"A strange incident happened to me on the way home," he said, eyes wide and sort of disturbed looking. "I was just doing a right turn, where there was a bloke waiting to cross the road, and as I passed him, he shouted 'F*ck off!'"

Ruby: "Really? Why?"

Mr Ruby: "I have no idea. But I wasn't taking that, so I stopped the car."

Ruby: "You didn't!"

Mr Ruby: (suddenly very angry) "I did! What's wrong with that? I was driving along minding my own business, I didn't deserve to have some idiot shout f*ck off at me, did I?"

Ruby: "So what happened?"

Mr Ruby: "When he saw the car stop, he hurried off fast."

Ruby: "Just as well."

Mr Ruby: (going into kitchen)"I didn't deserve that!"(Mumbling crossly, opening fridge, opening and closing cupboard doors). "Brainless idiot, swearing at people."

Five minutes later, Mr Ruby sits down on sofa, looking happier:

"I never thought - he could have had Tourette's couldn't he?"

Ruby: "Well yes, I suppose he could."

Mr Ruby: "I think I'll assume he did. I feel better about it now."

LOL.

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 ;-)

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!

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

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).

Change Afoot

Pretty in Pink

The Top of the Hill in Autumn

Freedom!

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

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.

Autumn is Best Ever

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

Market Square in the Evening

Sitting Among Ducks

This Photo Will Make You Want A Bacon Sandwich

Think about it. You know you do.

I Like This Red Leaf

Photographed where it lay in the Abbey Gardens.

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.

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.

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.

Rainy Autumn Day on Out Risbygate

You and Me

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

Bury Fish and Chip Shop

@myface.com/chomp

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.

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.

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?

The Green Clean Machine

Look at it go!

Autumn Trees at Sutton Hoo

This one was taken last week.

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.

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.

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.