Christmas in our home was very enjoyable and with family staying, it all passed very quickly. We don’t tend to overindulge over the holiday period but do enjoy festive food and treats. However, it has been quite noticeable that, prior to Christmas our laundry/utility room was stacked with food and drink with the fridges bulging and the freezers full to the brim. Not the case now; there has been a considerable reduction in everything. Food wise, all went according to plan a

Well here we are, a few days away from Christmas. I have just finished my shopping list for tomorrow, which consists mainly of cheese and fresh produce to be sourced from the butchers and greengrocers in Mundesley. No doubt, I will then have a final check to make sure I have everything for the holiday period to feed us and our visitors before I start on the final preparations. This year is what could be termed as a mixed bag as some of us, after last year’s restrictions, w

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 arrived in the town with enough time to take a short stroll along the nearby streets but rather than having to dodge people on the pavements, it was all so much quieter than what I expected. Driving back through the centre, an hour or so later, it was the same story. Has everyone completed their Christmas shopping, or have they done it onlin

Although, since Covid, we no longer attend the monthly Parish Council meetings, we do still look at the agendas and following the meeting, read the minutes. Those who don’t follow these may be interested to read item 11 on the draft minutes for the meeting held on 1st December which are now published on the Parish Council’s website. It would appear, from the minutes, that Royal Cromer Golf Club are considering closing the section of the cliff top footpath which traverses the

Hardly surprising, considering the amount of rain which has fallen recently, that the cliff where the Overstrand Hotel originally stood, is on the move again. A great gloopy mass is now making its way down the road towards the sea and the barriers have been extended to allow for the recent slippage extending further across the road. It is going to make it difficult, if not impossible, for Serco to empty the bin at the bottom of the slope or for emergency vehicles to access

On Wednesday, I made a start on 2022’s vegetables by sowing onion seeds in a pot. Since we started growing from seed, we have had some wonderful disease free onions which have kept well. This is more than can be said for the onion sets planted in the past which have had various problems, in particular neck rot. I have also made a start on food for Christmas by making a pudding using a recipe from a copy of Mrs Beeton’s Household Management, printed in 1923 and passed on to

We have been fortunate, others haven’t, not to have reactions to flu vaccinations and more recently, to the two for Covid 19. That was until Monday, when we went to Cromer Pharmacy for our pre-booked Covid booster. The pharmacy was very well organised and after receiving our vaccinations, apart from developing a tender arm where the needle went in, all was well until we went to bed. Suddenly, I was extremely cold, not shivery cold but even the electric blanket failed to war