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Wednesday 25th October 2023 - More Rain, Trialling Software and More About the Poppy Appeal

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Oct 26, 20232 min read

Wednesday 25th October 2023 - More Rain, Trialling Software and More About the Poppy Appeal

Sunday was, as forecasted, dry enabling me to get out and clear leaves in the garden. Monday was dry too which is more than can be said...

Saturday 21st October 2023 - A Matter of Global Concern, Storm Babet and Poppy Appeal Preparations

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Oct 22, 20232 min read

Saturday 21st October 2023 - A Matter of Global Concern, Storm Babet and Poppy Appeal Preparations

I spent quite a bit of time on Thursday drafting and sending an email to our MP, Duncan Baker. This was regarding the debate in the...

Tuesday 17th October 2023 - First Attempt, Putting Away and Village Events

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Oct 18, 20232 min read

Tuesday 17th October 2023 - First Attempt, Putting Away and Village Events

I have edited the video I recorded on our afternoon walk last week. However, although I have loaded it to YouTube, the quality of the...

Friday 13th October 2023 - Gripe, Fifteen Years and Alvis Cars

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Oct 14, 20233 min read

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...

Thursday 5th October 2023 - Was My Reaction a One-Off? and Gardening Club

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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...

Tuesday 19th September 2023 - Gusts, Leaves, Blocked Drains and Planning

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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...

Sunday 10th September 2023 - Busy, Blow & Throw, Guide Dog and Topper

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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...

Saturday 2nd September 2023 - New Weather Vane, Through the Lenses and Brutal Flaying

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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...

Tuesday 29th August 2023 - Hedgehogs, End of the Rainbow and Work in Progress

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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...

Sunday 13th August 2023 - Successful Coffee Morning, Mega Car Boot, plus More

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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...

Wednesday 9th August 2023 - About Wildlife, Strand Club and New Pavement

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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...

Tuesday 1st August 2023 - Village Fair, Gardening Club's Summer Social & the Summer that Never Was

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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...

Friday 28th July 2023 - Talking Shops, Trust and Yarn Bombed

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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...

Monday 24th July 2023 - Rockstock and Cutting Back

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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...

Sunday 16th July 2023 - We Visit Greece and Waiting for the Wind to Calm

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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...

Wednesday 12th July 2023 - Comma, Feeling Redundant and Not a Lot Going On

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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...

Tuesday 4th July 2023 - Lunar, Hedgehog Haven and Apology Received

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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...

Friday 30th June 2023 - Britain's Best Beach Huts - Peter Talbot's Cliffhanger

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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...

Monday 26th June 2023 - Seasons and Village Yard Sale

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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...

Thursday 22nd June 2023 - New Sign, Steps, Car Park Changes and Southrepps

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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...

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