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Overstrand Life
Aug 8, 20211 min read
Saturday 7th August 2021 - Simply Overstrand
A quiet few days for us but that doesn’t mean to say we’ve been idle. At this time of the year, there is always plenty to do in our...
Overstrand Life
Jul 19, 20212 min read
Sunday 18th July 2021 - Sad News, On the Up, Mast Again, Gulls Hawking and Balloons
I heard from Wild Touch, the bat has died. Such a shame but I know they will have done the best they could for it. There was a delay in...
Overstrand Life
Jul 11, 20212 min read
Saturday 10th July 2021 - Bat Rescue and So Fresh
Out at twilight in the garden on Wednesday evening, doing our daily slug hunt, I spotted a bat on the ground near our bins. I picked it...
Overstrand Life
Jun 17, 20212 min read
Wednesday 16th June 2021 - Postponement, Bees, Tadpoles and Ox Eyes
The rumoured continuance of the Covid restrictions was confirmed by Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Monday. The current restrictions...
Overstrand Life
Jun 13, 20211 min read
Saturday 12th June 2021 - Garden Week
We have been so busy in the garden, doing this and that, that I quite forget to write a blog on the 10th (Thursday). The weather has been...
Overstrand Life
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Tuesday 6th June 2021 - Family Week and Where Are The Bees?
What an enjoyable time we had last week with our family. During their time with us, channels were dug on the beach each day, a trip taken...
Overstrand Life
May 25, 20212 min read
Monday 24th May 2021 - Looking Up
How often do we all take the time to look up? A lot depends on what we are doing, but I am referring in particular to when we are out for...
Overstrand Life
May 13, 20212 min read
Wednesday 12th May 2021 - Greatly Improved and Excitement All Round
That’s better! Since my last blog the weather has greatly improved. We were able to have our planned BBQ on Sunday evening, with Peter...
Overstrand Life
May 1, 20212 min read
Friday 30th April 2021 - Frustration, Should be Warmer, WI and Night Time Visitor
These past ten days have been filled with frustrations, all generated by my mobile phone provider. I shan’t bore you with the details,...
Overstrand Life
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Wednesday 28th October 2020 - Happy Birthday and Autumn
It’s a special day for Barney today, it’s his 12th Birthday. No cake or party, but the bin men gave him biscuits, he has had two nice...
Overstrand Life
Oct 25, 20202 min read
Saturday 24th October 2020 - Rainy Wednesday and Gulls
Such a wet day on Wednesday I used the time indoors to sort through the family paperwork we brought back from my parent’s house at the...
Overstrand Life
Oct 17, 20202 min read
Friday 16th October 2020 - Visitors
I think I can safely say, in at least one way or another, 2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. We often hear about people...
Overstrand Life
Sep 5, 20201 min read
Friday 4th September 2020 - Breath-Taking, Still Time and Who Flicked the Switch?
There really can’t be a much better way of starting the new month, and the start of meteorological autumn, than with a breath-taking...
Overstrand Life
Sep 1, 20202 min read
Monday 31st August 2020 - Beginning of the End
Wind and rain did its worst during Saturday and Sunday leaving, in our garden, a trail of leaves and snapped stems in its wake. This...
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