Overstrand Life
Friday 13th October 2023 - Gripe, Fifteen Years and Alvis Cars
I am going to start today’s blog with a good old gripe! We planned to visit a friend in Halsey House yesterday morning. As the parking...
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Overstrand Life
Oct 6, 20233 min read
Thursday 5th October 2023 - Was My Reaction a One-Off? and Gardening Club
I was taken aback when listening to a broadcast on You Tube, while Peter was watching it on his tablet. It was covering an aspect of...
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Sep 20, 20232 min read
Tuesday 19th September 2023 - Gusts, Leaves, Blocked Drains and Planning
I’m sitting here in our lounge, with my laptop perched on my knees, while outside the wind is gusting and intermittent rain showers beat...
Overstrand Life
Sep 11, 20232 min read
Sunday 10th September 2023 - Busy, Blow & Throw, Guide Dog and Topper
Normally, following the August Bank Holiday, we see a considerable reduction in the numbers of visitors but yesterday (hot and sunny) the...
Overstrand Life
Sep 3, 20232 min read
Saturday 2nd September 2023 - New Weather Vane, Through the Lenses and Brutal Flaying
With only the ‘W’ (west) surviving on the weather vane on the cliff, opposite the Fishermens’ Green, it was time for a replacement. I...
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Aug 30, 20232 min read
Tuesday 29th August 2023 - Hedgehogs, End of the Rainbow and Work in Progress
Sitting in our conservatory on Saturday evening, the light was fading fast when there was a scuttle up the garden path; in the twilight a...
Overstrand Life
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Sunday 13th August 2023 - Successful Coffee Morning, Mega Car Boot, plus More
The Strand Club had a very successful coffee morning last Wednesday, raising just under £400 for the charity MIND. They are going to...
Overstrand Life
Aug 10, 20232 min read
Wednesday 9th August 2023 - About Wildlife, Strand Club and New Pavement
I forgot to mention in my first blog this month; the swifts left at the end of July. Always sad when they leave, I shall miss seeing...
Overstrand Life
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Tuesday 1st August 2023 - Village Fair, Gardening Club's Summer Social & the Summer that Never Was
The annual Village Fair drew hundreds into the village. Just after eleven, we walked over to the Sports Field and found the fair was in...
Overstrand Life
Jul 29, 20232 min read
Friday 28th July 2023 - Talking Shops, Trust and Yarn Bombed
I am going to have a bit of a gripe, well two actually! I get so fed up with the media reporting on climate change and saying, words to...
Overstrand Life
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Monday 24th July 2023 - Rockstock and Cutting Back
After doing our usual shop in Mundesley, on Friday morning, Peter went over to the Sports Field and helped erect the marquees, ready for...
Overstrand Life
Jul 17, 20232 min read
Sunday 16th July 2023 - We Visit Greece and Waiting for the Wind to Calm
We tend not to watch much TV this time of the year. On fine and bright evenings we enjoy sitting in the conservatory, looking out over...
Overstrand Life
Jul 13, 20232 min read
Wednesday 12th July 2023 - Comma, Feeling Redundant and Not a Lot Going On
After saying, I hadn’t seen a comma, along with some other types of butterflies, I saw a comma near Curtis’ Garage in the village and...
Overstrand Life
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Tuesday 4th July 2023 - Lunar, Hedgehog Haven and Apology Received
From time to time, in my blogs, I mention part feral cat Lunar who we feed and sleeps most nights in our conservatory. Sometimes she...
Overstrand Life
Jul 1, 20232 min read
Friday 30th June 2023 - Britain's Best Beach Huts - Peter Talbot's Cliffhanger
Following on from my blog for 18th June 2023, yesterday evening, Channel 4 broadcast the first of Yeti TV’s programmes, titled Britain’s...
Overstrand Life
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Monday 26th June 2023 - Seasons and Village Yard Sale
The longest day has now passed but it will be a few weeks, as we progress through summer, before we notice a real difference in the...
Overstrand Life
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Thursday 22nd June 2023 - New Sign, Steps, Car Park Changes and Southrepps
In my blog for 29th May, I wrote about the two additional signs which had been added to the post at the top of the zigzag path leading...
Overstrand Life
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Sunday 18th June 2023 - TV Channel 4, Postie Topper and Beach Walk
Last August, I was contacted via my website by Laura a representative of Yeti Television. She was trying to find the location of the...
Overstrand Life
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Tuesday 6th June 2023 - How Much Longer, Voracious and Medlars
Everyone, we have met recently, has complained about this cold wind. How much longer do we have to wait before we can enjoy some warmth? ...
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Jun 3, 20233 min read
Friday 2nd June 2023 - 3B's - Bird Scarer, Baskets and Banks
When we walk along the allotment’s track, we see all sorts of constructions on the plots. Some to save water (there is no access to...
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