living on the North Norfolk Coast

An upturn in the weather meant I was able to spend Thursday morning in the back garden, having a good tidy, before progressing out to the...

I had originally planned to devote this blog to a recap of the highs and lows of 2024 but after finding I have plenty to write about in...

No particular reason for not writing a blog for nearly a week!  It wasn’t until this afternoon, that I thought I had better check when my...

Whatever happened to mentally distress (description used by North Norfolk News) the man who visited the village, in his car with his dog,...

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...

After some weeks of not seeing any butterflies (apart from the occasional cabbage white) in our garden, over the weekend we were visited...

That’s me finished with the Council, as far as reporting full and overflowing bins are concerned.  I can only conclude from my latest...

I don’t know why, when we get up earlier and go to bed later in the summer months, to me the days feel shorter.  Maybe it’s because the...

It’s here – I’m referring to summer.  Such a change over the last few days, it may not last for long, so we have been making the most of...

I am saddened that there are few bees and pollinating insects to be seen in our garden.  Other years there have been buff and orange...

The title of my latest vlog is Verges and Hedgerows, which I finished editing and uploading today to YouTube.  A different format to my...

Given the weather over the half-term holiday, I don’t think anyone could blame parents for going abroad, rather than booking a holiday in...

A very enjoyable and informative talk at the Gardening Club this week.  Dr Ian Bedford, expanded members knowledge about wasps.  These...

What a Bank Holiday weekend – not a drop of rain in sight, instead we had three days of warmth and sunshine.  We spent lots of time in...

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...

Discounting today, the weather since my last blog on Friday has been dry with good spells of sunshine and warmth.  For us, it’s been...

Last year, Peter made me the wooden frame for a bug hotel.  I filled it with all sorts; twigs, leaves, bamboo, raffia and open pine...

The first meeting of 2024 for the Overstrand Gardening Club was on Tuesday afternoon.  The club are planning a trip to Cambridge...

Each year, during the winter months, I check the links on my websites, to make sure they still connect. What I have not done in the past,...

Lovely to hear again from village Glo Begley with an update on the new defibrillator, installed on the wall of the White Horse pub; it is...