living on the North Norfolk Coast

Despite not doing much in particular, this week is going by quickly. We have been in the garden, which is now pretty well up to date, if...

Did Peter seal our letterbox, prior to the delivery of the seagull models on Sunday? Yes, he did which was just as well, as we had the...

There is still plenty of frog activity in our pond and more spawn has appeared. Late yesterday afternoon, when I went to move some...

We have had a right old mish mash of weather so far this year. It could be described as yoyoing. Recently, the wind is sometimes gusty...

Large furrows of tyre tracks leading up the field, towards the aircraft hangar on Madams Lane, made us wonder if the top area, where we...

It’s definitely feeling warmer. Yesterday afternoon I didn’t need to wear gloves on our afternoon walk, a first for 2023. This morning...

I almost forgot that I should be writing a blog today. In view of this I am going to make it a short one. Weather wise we have woken to...

Here we are, in a new year, and with so many lows and disasters etc. in the world during 2022 we can only hope 2023 ends with a more...

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...

Our plans to eat fish and chips on Bacton beach, when our family were with us, may not have come to fruition but our return to Bacton on...

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...

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 heat on Friday, which peaked at 36°C in our garden and 30°C in our bedroom, was replaced on Saturday with rain and a cool 16°C. We...

In my last blog, I related cleaning the pond of weed and Peter constructing a moveable frame, well, our timing couldn’t have been more...

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

Life is full of new encounters and a continuous learning experience, or at least it should be. We watched a TV programme, Scotland’s...

Following on from my last blog, our Saturday evening BBQ may well have been our last – the gas ran out. As cooking progressed, the...

We have had some great weather during September, which has gone a long way towards compensating for the disappointing August. Each time...

As we move further into autumn we are seeing changes in the garden. The flowers are putting up their last flush of flowers, the fig tree...