Jazzy D's Soul Notes

Around three I went for my walk into town as I said I would earlier. I walked down the back road that follows the railway line and found another household with free books in a box to give out free. About four interesting ones from there. In fact, they always seem to have something and keep refilling the box.

Then at the chazzer next to Spoons, I found a CD from 1995 - Van Morrison's "Days Like These" -for fifty pence, had a couple of beers in Spoons and then walked back.



So, not a bad day.

Some recent pics from my home town -



A scene from outside my local pub in Preston Street.



The lane where I found those five classical CDs going for free. The box has gone now.




Faversham being brightly flowered near the post office.

Well, another fine sunny day and a little cooler of late reaching 27C. I was glad that we had some breeze as well.

I popped into town to do another Ziffit and then drop off some books to Kate at Past Sentence to which I received six pounds.

I ended up at my local pub and had a couple of beers, my favourite Jaipur IPA.
I then walked home the long way round via the stream that leads from the duck pond heading towards Oare. Along this walk, I went past Chart Mills that is just off Stonebridge Way that leads into Lower Road.

Chart Mills is better known as Gunpowder Mills and is the oldest of its kind in the world. Following the Mills' closure in the 1930s, it fell into disrepair and was almost lost until The Faversham Society rescued the Mills, restored and opened it to the public in April 1969.



The path that follows the stream towards Chart Mills.



Chart Mills - today though it was closed.

One day I will have to investigate it further.




This is from the webpage and how it looks inside.

https://www.visit-swale.co.uk/experience-swale/welcome-to-visit-faversham/


So, I watched the final episode of Season 7 of The Flash tonight. However, there will be a Season 8. YAY!!

I walked into Seaford today to have a look around, do some errands and get some fresh air. I posted two Xmas cards as well, and found a hardback book in a charity shop for 30 pence (retails at £20).



Plus i found this one for fifty pence in Hastings  from philosopher Bertrand Russell -




Oh and i have posted my Xmas wish list here -


http://wish-list.livejournal.com/230631.html

This morning I walked to Sittingbourne to go to the Office. It was a lovely mild sunny day and I took advantage of it. It took a few minutes less than an hour to complete my leisurely walk to the town.

My cousin Spot had gone to Sittingbourne to get his money and do some food shopping. He missed the 2 pm bus by a few minutes and phoned me wanting to know where I was. I just left the Office and about to walk to the train station. He said he was in Wetherspoons to wait for the next bus and thus I walked back to join him. He was drinking a Guinness and gave me a pint of real ale. We then caught the next bus together. I carried the heavy bag of glass jars, such as Branson's pickle and the one you either love or hate, Marmite.

Still some meat left from the Hamper,especially the top notch venison and the chorizo which we might have over the weekend.

Tomorrow he will be getting a new washing machine which will be here on Saturday. I will be doing some visits including three Icelands, a Wetherspoons and one in Ashford. Another round trip via Faversham to Hythe, Dover, Deal and Herne Bay.

This evening I was listening to the penultimate probe into culture by Melvin Bragg on Radio 4 – just one of the fascinating programmes on that station along with The Material World ( a science programme) and In Our Time.