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Here nobody died but the wind Christmas day on open country behind Castle Keep Framlingham was cold enough and strong enough we feared we might.

Have a good one, see you on the other side.

The George Farnham Gallery in Saxmundham closes for Christmas today and until Tuesday 17th February when they return with a show of student works from all years at the Alde Valley Academy in Leiston.

Life Skills No. 69:  If you are planning a tattoo probably not a woman's name unless it's Mother.

The year moves on, today is the shortest day so in a week or two the days should become noticeably longer.

Suffolk Myths No.107: For many honest Suffolk folk the known world ends at Diss.

SRN Nearthecoast is in, doesn't feel any government has ever treated nurses fairly, is fiddling with her tick list and clicky pen but still listening at  ntc@nearthecoast.com.

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out today at tea time ... click Postman Pat's black and white cat to get your free copy.

Wes Anderson and a train in today's nearthecoast Advent playlist.

The village doesn't support you?  Promote yourself on nearthecoast.

We now live on Instagram at nearbythecoast so we'll be deleting alsoconsidered tomorrow.

The Pascale Ferran Lady Chatterley is very French, long and involving.  It worried our anorak brain that twice at the spring a metal cup just appears whilst on a third occasion Lady C drinks from her hands ... it's the cross we bear.

Anorak Alert No.73: Streamed Darkest Hour last night and enjoyed it but when the cabinet was discussing that unlike WWI the German tanks would be able to refuel at petrol stations surely in the 1940s that would have been American usage ... like calling a lorry a truck?

The fortnightly(ish) digest emails out this afternoon ... click Jaques Tati to get yours for free ...

The first window on your Advent calendar maybe today but yesterday was Advent Sunday.

The nearthecoast Advent playlist starts with our all time Christmas tv ad.

#FollowFriday ain't too proud to beg eh?

If you like what we do you could buy us a coffee, sadly we can't accept Costa Coffee points but ... a lovely latte? ... a capricious cappuccino? ... how very kind.

How to promote yourself on nearthecoast.com.

We've started a new Instagram account more usefully named nearbythecoast.

Planning a witch ducking this winter?  Or perhaps a trial by fire for an estate agent?  You're welcome to promote it on here.

Stalwart nearthecoast supporter fishmonger Darren Smith keeps us going with much appreciated coffees, modern life mentoring and when in season fresh mussels.  Buy us a coffee and you can join Darren top left running into Christmas.

Astonisher No.68:  Donald Trump ... surely we don't have to say any more.