We were driving back from Springfields earlier in the week when, looking around for something to photograph, I spotted Heckington windmill. It’s an impressive sight, but as we drove towards it the sky turned murky and, as it was near closing time, we ecided to leave it for another day.
It’s one of those old-fashioned villages, which still has a few traditional shops, and even a Hovis sign.
Julia went into the green grocer while I took a few photos – she bought oats (which I still have to photograph) and meringues, which were very good when eaten with fruit and cream.
We will have another visit later in the year.
Finally, here is the phone box on the village green. It now houses a defibrillator, which is good for people having heart attacks and provides the third element of the title.
Phone box with defibrillator – Heckington, Lincolnshire
Next to procrastination, alliteration is probably my favourite thing. In a writing sense, that is. Neither, I feel, will ever replace Julia or jam doughnuts in my all time top two.
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The alliteration is great, but all together it sounds like a law office.
In my mind’s eye I can see them now, solving boundary disputes and evicting widows and orphans…
Ha ha ha!
Heckington looks like a nice place to visit.
I always think of Dr. Who every time I see one of those old phone boxes. 🙂
Most of them now house defibrillators or community libraries. We saw several with functioning phones in over Christmas as mobile coverage in Suffolk is very poor.
Heckington is such an attractive place. I look forward to your next visit. More alliteration, please! 🙂
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By ‘eck, that’s an ‘arty post, Quercus. Glad you’ve got your Avatar back.
Yes, it feels better to have a face. 🙂
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My son will only eat Hovis sliced bread and it gets harder to find, not sure why
No, you would have thought it was more popular now than it has been.
Someone told me – it was the price and other things.. oh dear, worse if you google mouse and Hovis – probably a competitor doing dastardly things
Hmm, that has spoiled Monday morning…
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im sorry 🙁 .. things like this, take a while to forget but maybe it was sabotage.
I’m sure it happens a lot, it’s just that they spot most of them. You’re always going to have mice in a bakery. 🙂
he probably thought he got lucky 🙂 – at leastr he died in mouse heaven
He certainly did!
Alliteration always appeals.
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A timely endpiece to your post.