living on the North Norfolk Coast

The battery in our car has been, what you could term, ‘on its way out’ for a while now.  We don’t use the car that often and to make sure...

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...

Weather warnings were put out by the media, as Storm Bert was set to cause havoc across the country.  Apart from some properties losing...

The turnstones, I mentioned in my blog dated 10th November, are back this time in greater numbers.  On Saturday, they were on the...

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...

I’m well ahead, compared to previous years, with Christmas preparations.  I have made the Dundee cake and a lamb stifado (using my recipe...

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...

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

Some may disagree but I think, overall, here in Overstrand we got away pretty lightly when Storm Eunice passed through the county. We...

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

We are in the grips of Storm Arwen. (In case you wondered, the name Arwen appears in the works of J R R Tolkien and means ‘noble maiden’...

We’re just back from a walk on the beach, our first since the snow cleared on Monday. What a relief it was when the thaw started on...

Well, we knew it would hit us. I’m talking about the forecast storm. Storm Darcy arrived during Saturday night, and for the first time in...

So much has happened since my last blog, it’s difficult to know where to start. The prime reason for not blogging was a trip to Bucks...

Those of us, who live along this part of the east coast, should feel fortunate to have not suffered too badly from the effects of both...

The winds have been making it feel cold, and there has definitely been the chill we associate with winter, rather than the milder weather...

I have quite a number of pots and trays in the greenhouse; most are overwintering plants whilst the trays contain onions and lettuce...