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Monday 14th April 2025 - Discouraging Tourists, No Further News and Russians
For a council which encourages tourism, North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) are working towards discouraging tourists from visiting the...

Overstrand Life
Apr 153 min read


Sunday 6th April 2025 - Shouldn't Complain, First BBQ, Coconut Perfume and Source of Food
Given the beautiful sunny days with blue skies, we’ve enjoyed recently, I shouldn’t complain about the easterly winds which have kept...

Overstrand Life
Apr 72 min read


Thursday 13th March 2025 - Catch-Up
After concentrating, in my previous blogs, on the cliff slump below the Sea Marge and the subsequent closure of the promenade, it’s time...

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Mar 142 min read


Friday 21st February 2025 - No Heating, Time for a Mow and Drawing
Today is the first I can remember for many weeks, when we haven’t needed to have the heating on throughout the day. Since Tuesday we...

Overstrand Life
Feb 222 min read


Monday 17th February 2025 - An Improvement, Cuttlefish and Borrowed Days
I have ticked everything off my winter ‘to do’ list; this has given me a great feeling of satisfaction. A definite improvement in the...

Overstrand Life
Feb 183 min read


Saturday 1st February 2025 - First for 2025, Three Facets and Tatty Village
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...

Overstrand Life
Feb 22 min read


Saturday 4th January 2025 - Postponed Again, Banks Burst, New Plants and Nibbled
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...

Overstrand Life
Jan 53 min read


Sunday 13th October 2024 - Late Blog, Cakes and Billy's Bench
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...

Overstrand Life
Oct 14, 20242 min read


Sunday 29th September - Whatever Happened? High Winds and Stunning Start
Whatever happened to mentally distress (description used by North Norfolk News) the man who visited the village, in his car with his dog,...

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Sep 30, 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 26, 20242 min read


Monday 9th September 2024 - Garden Wildlife, Patterns and Doughnuts
After some weeks of not seeing any butterflies (apart from the occasional cabbage white) in our garden, over the weekend we were visited...

Overstrand Life
Sep 10, 20241 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
Sep 6, 20242 min read


Tuesday 20th August 2024 - Rising Early, Rampaging Over the Plot and Lack of Sloes
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...

Overstrand Life
Aug 21, 20242 min read


Friday 19th July - It's Here, Noises in the Night and Get Ready to Rock
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...

Overstrand Life
Jul 20, 20242 min read


Sunday 7th July 2024 - Saddened, No More Bodies, Not Practical and Guided Walks
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...

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Jul 8, 20243 min read


Tuesday 25th June 2024 - Verges & Hedgerows, Busy Village, Nematodes and Promenade
The title of my latest vlog is Verges and Hedgerows, which I finished editing and uploading today to YouTube. A different format to my...

Overstrand Life
Jun 26, 20243 min read


Saturday 1st June 2024 - Something to Think About, Windy, Cold &Wet and My Latest Vlog
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...

Overstrand Life
Jun 2, 20242 min read


Saturday 11th May 2024 - Wasps, Fast Food and Vlog
A very enjoyable and informative talk at the Gardening Club this week. Dr Ian Bedford, expanded members knowledge about wasps. These...

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May 12, 20242 min read


Tuesday 7th May 2024 - Not a Drop and Marauding Little Creatures
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...

Overstrand Life
May 8, 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
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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