The lighthouse at Happisburgh is open to visitors each Sunday, during the main season. You need to book in advance, which we did, if you wish to take advantage of a tour to the top. We arrived in the village last Sunday with plenty of time to spare before our 10 a.m. tour and were soon joined at the lighthouse by others. We were led up the first ninety-six steps by our guide before stopping on a platform. Here our guide explained, amongst other interesting facts, that Tri

It’s not very often I take a two week break from my blogs but when family visit, we make the most of our time together and general routine goes out of the window. We cannot all fit into our small home, so our eldest son and family stayed close by in a holiday let and our youngest son and partner were with us. Our week was full and incorporated Peter’s birthday. In brief, we had a birthday celebration at the Sea Marge on the Saturday evening, a special thank you to the staf

Considering how much pleasure the swifts provide me, as I watch them swoop and screech through the skies, I really should have remembered to mention, in my previous blog, my last sightings for 2022 were on 31st July. They are now making their way on their 3,400 mile journey, to winter in Africa. I don’t suppose it will be too long now before the swallows make their exit too. Staying on the subject of wildlife, in the afternoons we usually walk along inland footpaths and fie

The rain on Sunday filled some our water butts but has done little towards greening up the grass. Our lawns remain brown, except for where we have watered borders, beds and the vegetable plot and the water has permeated through to the grassed edges. According to the weather forecast we are not likely to see any more rainfall over the coming week. However, there must have been sufficient rain earlier in the year, coupled with irrigation, to swell the ears of the cereal crop

Here we are, the last day of July and already there is a noticeable change in the number of hours of daylight. I can no longer wake around 3.30 a.m. and see that dawn is almost upon us and at the other end of the day, it is starting to get dark around 9.30 p.m. Still, that’s the way it is and no doubt our friends in New Zealand are seeing longer days and maybe even flowering bulbs are pushing their way up through the soil in their garden. My dad’s cousin and his wife had tw