tHeRe WaS a CrOokEd mAN, AnD he WaLkEd a CroOkeD miLE

He found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

We took a day trip to Lavenham on Saturday.  It's a quirky medieval village about 40 minutes away that was the inspiration for the "Crooked Man" nursery rhyme and home to Jane Taylor who wrote the words to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."   It's well known for its' crooked houses and the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul.  We had a fun afternoon walking around and checking it out!

Um... not sure what Jake was doing in this picture (haha), but here's what it looks like walking down into the village from the church.

Lots of crooked houses to check out!  We just strolled around for a while.

Loved the bright orange/yellow on this one!  Looks like one of your playhouses, dad! :)

Jake wanted a demo pic of how tiny English garages are.  This is pretty typical.

Jake gets a kick out of pub names.  This one was no exception.  Why do Americans have to perv-ize so many normal British words!?  Maybe one day I'll share how our 75 year-old fellow nursery leader asks the children if they want to see her cat.

Here's the village church.  It's not wonky-looking like their houses!  Guess it's a good thing they built it with stone instead of wood :)  People have been worshipping here for 600 years.  

  Thought it was funny how big Jake and Luke look compared to the little doors around the back of the church!  Guess people really are bigger these days!