living on the North Norfolk Coast

Continuing from my last blog, with being in ‘spring mode’. The grass was dry enough for Peter to mow the lawns over the weekend; while I...

A change this month for us Ex-WI’s. Instead of our monthly meet in a café in the village (either at the Potting Shed in the Garden...

You know how it is, when you are having visitors and want everything to be, if not perfect - as near as. Amongst other things, I decided...

A quick update about the quinces, the first two I started peeling, for my pork and quince dish, had brown speckles throughout. ...

It’s funny how sometimes it is the simplest of things which can make your day. For me, it was spotting a box containing free quinces...

Tuesday afternoon, we did one of the walks Barney enjoyed; across the back of the allotments and along the field edges. Once we were...

Peter thought he heard them a few days ago, Ross of Ross’ Wildlife Boat Trips posted a video of them on his Facebook page on the 22nd and...

It’s becoming noticeable that the number of daylight hours are dwindling. When I wake at five in the morning, it still has a way to go...

Considering how much pleasure the swifts provide me, as I watch them swoop and screech through the skies, I really should have remembered...

The Boys’ Brigade, (BB) have set up tents and marquees on the camping field on Beach Close. For the past two years Covid restricted any...

We always get spiders in our home; I guess it is the construction materials which attracts them, but this year they have been like an...

The arrival of the bee eaters in the Trimmingham area, where they are nesting, may be good news for birdwatchers but it is a different...

Yesterday morning our dearly loved dog, Barney, passed away. Although we knew he wouldn’t be with us much longer, we are both distraught....

I am starting today with a moan. Best to get this over with first! My moan is about the increase in rubbish we are currently picking up...

Yesterday was the first day of spring, bringing with it the continuation of the sunny days we have been enjoying. There has, however,...

Our final WI meeting, yesterday afternoon, was not as sad as some of us thought it would be. We thumbed through the scrapbooks, started...

There are some things I have difficulty in understanding the concepts; pruning is one. I have listened to talks at the Gardening Club...

When I visited the hairdressers in Cromer on Wednesday, I imaged the town would be busy with pre-Christmas shoppers; but it wasn’t. I...

Although, since Covid, we no longer attend the monthly Parish Council meetings, we do still look at the agendas and following the...

The number thirteen may be unlucky for some but not so for us. Last Wednesday, the 13th October, marked the thirteenth anniversary since...