living on the North Norfolk Coast

I have pretty well come to the end of my winter list of ‘things to do’.  There is one item, which is likely to feature on my winter lists...

The past few days have been mainly about making purchases.  Most of these have been online for items not readily available locally. ...

Black Shuck has been replaced by a nativity topper on the post box outside the village shop. What I wasn’t aware of, when I took the...

That’s another week nearly gone! Apart from ‘things’ we do as part of our usual weekly routine, I have enjoyed tea and cake at the Music...

After visiting the Greek island of Symi, on three occasions back in the early 2000’s, we followed James Collins’ blog, Symi Dream. That...

I have a new garden tool which I think is, ‘the best thing since sliced bread’! The other day, I was fast forwarding through BBC’s...

Seeing sections of the promenade fenced off, prior to repairs, where the concrete has broken away on the edge of the sea wall, I wondered...

In my blog for 29th May, I wrote about the two additional signs which had been added to the post at the top of the zigzag path leading...

Last August, I was contacted via my website by Laura a representative of Yeti Television. She was trying to find the location of the...

Everyone, we have met recently, has complained about this cold wind. How much longer do we have to wait before we can enjoy some warmth? ...

We have had family visiting for a couple of days. Not long but we did manage, despite our grandsons being under the weather at different...

It’s the time of the year when we are out in the garden, just after dusk, on our daily slug hunt. These creatures are fine when they eat...

There is still plenty of frog activity in our pond and more spawn has appeared. Late yesterday afternoon, when I went to move some...

Large furrows of tyre tracks leading up the field, towards the aircraft hangar on Madams Lane, made us wonder if the top area, where we...

It's been another quiet few days. The wind has swung, now coming from a north easterly direction, making it feel very cold when we have...

The weather has certainly come up trumps for Valentine’s Day. The sea was absolutely stunning this morning, I could see it was when I...

Our camelias are late breaking out into flower. Usually, one of our three bushes will have shown a full bloom by now but currently there...

I like to check on the overwintering plants in the greenhouse, once a week. Dead leaves and blooms are removed from the geraniums and if...

We woke today to a very cold, frosty morning, but with sunshine and clear blue skies I feel I really should be out in the garden but...

It wasn’t until later this morning I realised what today is – Friday 13th – a date when for those who are superstitious, is unlucky. Its...