Earth

Continuing the elemental theme, I think today was definitely an “earth” day.

The wee ones had some holiday money during a hole in their pockets, so we ventured into Norwich city centre for a bit of a mooch. Normally the act of shopping without agenda is one that I loathe with a passion, but today it was actually quite good fun as we explored a new town.

Eventually hunger caught up to us, so we had some Chinese food from the covered market and sat on some neighbouring benches as we ate and watched the world go by. As with any city it was populated with a raft of interesting characters and I could see the wee ones taking it all in.

Following a mid-mooch tea/hot chocolate break, we went into the St Peter Mancroft church, which was currently housing a giant lit cube (pictured) with different patterns on each side depicting history, society, mathematics, nature and representations of interconnections and of the self. 

I was then keen to see the Cathedral (extra), so we quick marched through the drizzly rain to find it and were glad that we did. It was so warm and welcoming and the architecture of course, stunning! There was also a resident cat, which the wee ones quickly latched onto and played with, leading the Youngest to quip: it’s a Cat-thedral. I don’t know if I was more proud of her for coming up with it or annoyed with myself for not seeing the joke before her.

The glorious vaulted ceilings, warm feelings and resident cat seemed to bring something out of my m’boy who after some recent musings on mortality, opened up a discussion on religion and faith, which The Youngest joined in too.

Tiring at this point, we made our way back to the van and headed back to our lodgings for a picky tea and a repeat viewing of Happy Gilmore.

Just before bedtime, I poked my head out outside and was pleased to see that amongst the breaks in the clouds, I could still see a pleasing blinking blanket of stars. 


As much as I enjoy the convenience of living in a town, there are quite a few benefits to a rural location too.