Overstrand Life
Tuesday 26th November 2024 - Storm Bert and December Calendar of Events
Weather warnings were put out by the media, as Storm Bert was set to cause havoc across the country. Apart from some properties losing...
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Nov 32 min read
Saturday 2nd November 2024 - Poppies at St Martins, Breakage and Turn Up the Volume
Tuesday was a full day, starting with an appointment, followed by writing a blog and then an early lunch so as to be at St Martins Church...
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Oct 302 min read
Tuesday 29th October 2024 - Heck of a Noise, Gone Feral and More Erupt
That was a bit of wishful thinking, that after the clocks went back, it would be light at six in the morning. It isn’t. Still never...
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Oct 262 min read
Friday 25th October 2024 - Lighter Mornings and Church Gates
The clocks change over this coming Saturday and Sunday night which means, in theory, we get an extra hour in bed. I have been waking at...
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Oct 182 min read
Thursday 17th October 2024 - When is a Scone not a Scone? and Impatience
After mentioning, in my last blog, about having scone ingredients in my head, I thought I would, have a go and get baking. The...
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Oct 142 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...
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Oct 42 min read
Thursday 3rd October 2024 - Not a Good Start, Preparations and Cliff Top Bench
Weather wise, it’s not been a good start to October. So much for saying, in my last blog for September, about the garden looking tidy;...
Overstrand Life
Sep 302 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 262 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 182 min read
Tuesday 17th September 2024 - They're Back, Rolls Royce's, Visitor and a Painted Lady
A skein of geese passed overhead, while we were walking along the promenade on Saturday morning. They looked to be pink foots but as the...
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Sep 142 min read
Friday 13th September 2024 - Tempted, Opinions Change and a Coat of Paint
There has been such a cold wind this week. So cold, it feels as though it’s come straight down from the North Pole. I have been wearing...
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Sep 101 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...
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Sep 22 min read
Sunday 1st September 2024 - Great Start, Another Loss and a Further Bin Gripe
The first day of metrological autumn and what a great start it’s been. Yesterday’s chilly wind has dropped and we are enjoying warm sun...
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Aug 292 min read
Wednesday 28th August - My Last Blog, Chilly Mornings and The Garden Centre on Facebook
With meteorological autumn starting this Sunday (1st September) this is my last blog for August as well as for the summer and what a...
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Aug 252 min read
Saturday 24th August 2024 - Swirling Leaves, a Blow for the Village and a Tranquil Walk
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...
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Aug 132 min read
Monday 12th August 2024 - Busiest So Far, Next Video, She's Okay and Caterpillar
The village was congested with vehicles yesterday, the busiest we have seen Overstrand this year. Those who were lucky found somewhere...
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Aug 52 min read
Sunday 4th August 2024 - Sports Field, Guided Walks and Village History
My latest vlog, as mentioned in my last blog, is now posted on YouTube. It starts with me sat in our garden, filming myself with the...
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Aug 12 min read
Wednesday 31st July 2024 - In the Making, Village Fair, Litter Matters and Old Man's Beard
I have a new vlog in the making covering the Sports Field, one of the village’s primary assets. My vlog is currently in the final...
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Jul 242 min read
Tuesday 23rd July 2024 - Reporting, Stealing and Rockstock
In my 11th July blog, I said about reporting the two dog bins with missing lids to NNDC, via their website submission form. They’re...
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Jul 202 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...
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