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Overstrand Life
Jan 173 min read
Thursday 16th January 2025 - I Forgot and Cliff Slumps
I forgot to mention, in my last blog, that our family postponed their visit last weekend. Our son was suffering from another virus but...
Overstrand Life
Jan 12 min read
Tuesday 31st December 2024 - Latest Vlog, Welcoming in 2025 and I Set Myself a Goal
I hope that, in a similar way, my vlog will give viewers a feel for the ambience and atmosphere at both of these events.
Overstrand Life
Dec 28, 20243 min read
Friday 27th December 2024 - Mainly, but not all, About Christmas
I hadn’t expected, or planned, to be writing a blog today. Instead, if it had not been for our youngest son, contracting the...
Overstrand Life
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Sunday 8th December 2024 - New Vlog, Sizeable Thud, In the Kitchen and a Proper Storm
I have been putting together a new vlog which I’ve titled ‘Autumnal Overstrand’. As the name suggests, it covers a variety of things we...
Overstrand Life
Nov 19, 20242 min read
Monday 18th November 2024 - Tagged and Crashing Waves
The turnstones, I mentioned in my blog dated 10th November, are back this time in greater numbers. On Saturday, they were on the...
Overstrand Life
Nov 11, 20243 min read
Sunday 10th November 2024 - Whales, Wildlife and Successful Scones
The other day, village fisherman, Andy told us a fellow fisherman had been out near the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm. Here, the fisherman...
Overstrand Life
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Monday 21st October 2024 - A Great Weekend
Apart from the weather, we’ve had a great weekend. Galling, when we had such lovely warm October days last week, for it to turn when our...
Overstrand Life
Oct 4, 20242 min read
Thursday 3rd October 2024 - Not a Good Start, Preparations and Cliff Top Bench
Weather wise, it’s not been a good start to October. So much for saying, in my last blog for September, about the garden looking tidy;...
Overstrand Life
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Wednesday 25th September - Planting Bulbs, Preserving Apples, Freedom and Coffee Mornings
I’ve been making the most of what is probably going to be the last of the warm weather; that’s if the forecast is correct. I am sure we...
Overstrand Life
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Thursday 5th September 2024 - Ignored, Sunrises, Red Admirals and Feeling Honoured
That’s me finished with the Council, as far as reporting full and overflowing bins are concerned. I can only conclude from my latest...
Overstrand Life
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Saturday 24th August 2024 - Swirling Leaves, a Blow for the Village and a Tranquil Walk
We’ve been lucky here on the North Norfolk coast to have escaped being battered by the recent storm, Lilian. This, I have seen on...
Overstrand Life
Jul 28, 20242 min read
Saturday 27th July 2024 - Filming, Bins Emptied and the Promenade
Tuesday afternoon, I was all geared up to film our walk back from Northrepps, after visiting a friend. Having my plans to film this walk...
Overstrand Life
Jul 16, 20242 min read
Monday 15th July 2024 - Village Events, Drop in Beach Level and St Swithin's Day
So far, summer has been quite the worst we can recall and that’s not just our opinion, others feel the same. It was so chilly during...
Overstrand Life
May 20, 20242 min read
Sunday 19th May 2024 - Planning, Frets, Yarn Bombing and Second Vlog
The last couple of days I have been thinking about our family visit next weekend. Six in total is too many for us to accommodate so they...
Overstrand Life
Apr 30, 20243 min read
Monday 29th April 2024 - Mixed Bag and a Mish Mash
So, what do you do when the weather is rubbish at the weekend? To us, it doesn’t really make any difference whether it’s at the weekend...
Overstrand Life
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Wednesday 17th April 2024 - Who Flicked the Switch?, Plant Growth and Prom Closed Again
What I want to know is, who flicked the switch, which turned the weekend of sun and some decent warmth, to wintery cold, rain and strong...
Overstrand Life
Mar 13, 20242 min read
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Update, High Tides, Easter and Slugs
I'm starting off with a quick update on the accident on the promenade, which I mentioned in my lasIt blog. The villager suffered a...
Overstrand Life
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Monday 4th March 2024 - Ready to Launch, Treasure Hunt and More of These
Friday started with blue skies and I couldn’t resist taking a photo (see below) of Andy’s sunlit fishing boat, Jayne Marie, now down on...
Overstrand Life
Feb 25, 20242 min read
Saturday 24th February 2024 - Will It Ever End and For the Most Part
With so much rain, it leaves us wondering; will it ever end? The slump below the Sea Marge was cleared but yesterday afternoon we...
Overstrand Life
Feb 21, 20243 min read
Tuesday 20th February 2024 - Slump and Accidents on the Promenade
The fallen shrubs topping the cliff slump on the access road, down from Clifton Way, have been removed, leaving the underlying material. ...
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