living on the North Norfolk Coast

I have developed an interest in the areas in and around the Himalayas. This all started after watching the film, based on Heinrich...

You know how it is, when you are having visitors and want everything to be, if not perfect - as near as. Amongst other things, I decided...

He’s gone! I am referring to Kwasi Kwarteng, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who after only thirty-eight days has been relieved of his...

Our plans to eat fish and chips on Bacton beach, when our family were with us, may not have come to fruition but our return to Bacton on...

After a bit of fiddling, which involved remounting, Peter has successfully installed the new satellite dish. Not that we are watching...

All went well on Wednesday. The BHF collected our electrical equipment, our bedroom was measured for new carpet and its laying booked in...

The heat on Friday, which peaked at 36°C in our garden and 30°C in our bedroom, was replaced on Saturday with rain and a cool 16°C. We...

Today, while I was doing a bit of housework some lyrics came into my head from a Coldplay song. How apt they are for how we are feeling...

Today is the final day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. In London, four days of events have celebrated the occasion and...

For me, the highlight of the past few days has to be the return of the swifts. I was in the kitchen when I heard the screaming calls of...

I booked a slot in Poppyland Radio’s studio for Tuesday morning so that I could practice and gain more confidence using the equipment....

In my blog for the 21st February I mentioned village author, Laurence Staig. Laurence’s latest book, Told at Dusk, Remembered at Dawn...

When it comes to protecting the coastline, it has always felt as though Overstrand is the poor cousin of Sheringham, Cromer and...

No complaints about the weather this weekend; it’s been lovely. Although the waves were pretty tame, surfers were out with their boards...

February has to be my least favourite month of the year, so I am glad there are just a few days left now before we slip into March. ...

It was grey with a steady breeze this morning; a fairly typical winter’s day. With rain forecast later, we took advantage of the dry...

Sunday’s forceful winds resulted in further jostling, as well as some damage, to the beach huts. Without going into detail, the hut on...

I plucked up courage, on Sunday morning, and pruned our grape vines in the manner suggested in the YouTube video I watched. As I said in...

There are some things I have difficulty in understanding the concepts; pruning is one. I have listened to talks at the Gardening Club...

There’s not been a great deal going on over the weekend, apart from the Christmas Bazaar which this year spread over six venues in the...