A very grey day with plenty of rain. Seemed lifeless. After church we spent most of the day watching TV, including the last two episodes of Firefly. It seems unbelievable that a series as good as this could have been axed. Everything about it is wonderful.

Yesterday’s party at Aldeburgh was excellent. We called in at Snape on the way, visited galleries and shops and had a cup of tea. Beautiful place despite the grey and windy weather. Ran into Pete and Ed (almost literally) as we drove into Aldeburgh, and after visiting the famous scallop sculpture on the beach and calling  in at Thorpe Ness, we returned to Aldeburgh to join the dynamic duo, plus Vicky and Jared, for a drink in a pub. The party house was perfect, with a first-floor lounge looking directly on to the beach, and the sea not 50 yards away.

And the photograph? Oh, that’s on the coast too. Not sure where – maybe Dovercourt. It’s me and my two brothers, Andrew and Philip, plus cousin Adrian, who has since died. Somewhere around 1960, I wouldn’t wonder.