title A Return to the Oaksmere, Brome, Suffolk - 8th December 2020 intro As Lockdown 2: The Sequel ends, but the pubs remain pointlessly closed unless eating Scotch eggs or massive grab-bags of crisps, we're only too happy to get over to the Oaksmere for some pub beer, along with burgers and fish'n'chips. Book-ending that are a couple of days of slightly-more-interesting-than-usual weather, including a foggy day and a spot of frost. imgp4697 Trees on the side of the field are like ghosts imgp4699 The misty road to Eye imgp4700 Mist around the Oaksmere's trees flattens the colours imgp4703 Trees reach for the sky imgp4720 There's a very brief shower of snow imgp4723 Isobel scopes the menu in the Oaksmere imgp4724 Part of the Oaksmere's dining room imgp4726 The gang wait for tea to occur imgp4727 An artistic collection of champagne wires imgp4729 Fred and his Lego car imgp4731 Harry does sound effects as he plays with Lego imgp4732 Harry comes back from the bogs, with mask imgp4734 A tea-light holder imgp4736 The Oaksmere has covered over its patio completely imgp4739 Isobel, Harry and Fred by the Christmas tree imgp4741 Harry in the reception area imgp4743 Harry faces off with the automatic door imgp4744 Fred looks at toys in Morrisons imgp4745 Fred at the checkout imgp4746 The joys of Morrisons' car park imgp4748 Mere Street in Diss has its Christmas lights on imgp4749 The Diss Publishing bookshop in the dusk imgp4750 Fred pokes around in Diss Publishing imgp4751 Further up Mere Street imgp4752 Albrights, and a bit of Weaver's in Diss imgp4755 A frosty bush imgp4760 Fred pokes at frosted cobwebs imgp4764 Frost on the field imgp4765 The boys head off to the bus stop imgp4766 The sun hauls itself up imgp4772 Waiting at the bus stop, with phones imgp4773 Harry is non-plussed as he doesn't have a phone yet imgp4774 The Oaksmere's avenue trees are bare imgp4777 A frosty cobweb