living on the North Norfolk Coast

I spent a few hours, on Friday afternoon, as a volunteer at the Christmas Tree Festival in St Martins Church.  I had originally planned to take photos of each individual tree, to include in my blog.  However, there were so many different trees, I decided to just photo those exhibited by clubs – The Sports Club, The Strand Club and Overstrand Gardening Club (apologies if I’ve missed anyone).  As well as the trees, handicrafts were available plus refreshments.  During the cours

Cats are a bit like marmite – you love them or hate them!  I fall into the love category; they all have a place in my heart from the smallest (Rusty Spotted) to the largest (Tiger).  Over the years, we have come to know, each of our domestic cats have/had very different temperaments and characters; we respect them for this.  We always want to do the best for our pets and when Peter spotted a video on YouTube, which he forwarded to me, I was totally shocked as to how we are, i

We had a very enjoyable weekend with our family.  We ate at home on Friday evening; my homemade coq au vin with vegetables and to follow something lighter, fresh fruit salad and cream.  The weather was kind, enabling a walk on the beach on Saturday morning with lunch at home.  This was followed by a visit to the church to see the Christmas Tree Festival, and then in the evening, dinner at The White Horse.  Back to the church on Sunday morning so that our son could collect his

A very short blog from me today as I'm busy gathering items together for the Overstrand Life tree at the Christmas Tree Festival in St Martins church, as well as preparing for family visiting over the weekend.  Full details, covering the festival, can be found on the Calendar Page as well as Facebook.   Today’s photo, is the sunrise, which greeted us on today’s morning walk.

I took advantage of a Black Friday deal on some deodorants and body wash.  I have been using this particular company for a few years and apart from the range they offer, I also like the fact the products are refillable and everything is plastic free and compostable.  With a good discount, this was a deal not to be missed.  The package was scheduled for delivery on Thursday between 14.30 and 16.30.  We were in but instead of ringing our door bell, the delivery driver dropped t

The posters, promoting the forthcoming Christmas events are dotted around the village.  Rather than covering these, here in my blog, I have taken photos of the posters and included them below (click on the individual posters to enlarge).  As you can see there will be plenty to see and join in, as well as refreshments to be enjoyed, in the lead up to Christmas.  I am looking forward to seeing the Christmas trees in the church.  There was a brilliant selection last year, all wi