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...

Today, while I was doing a bit of housework some lyrics came into my head from a Coldplay song. How apt they are for how we are feeling...

Today is the final day of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. In London, four days of events have celebrated the occasion and...

For me, the highlight of the past few days has to be the return of the swifts. I was in the kitchen when I heard the screaming calls of...

I booked a slot in Poppyland Radio’s studio for Tuesday morning so that I could practice and gain more confidence using the equipment....

In my blog for the 21st February I mentioned village author, Laurence Staig. Laurence’s latest book, Told at Dusk, Remembered at Dawn...

When it comes to protecting the coastline, it has always felt as though Overstrand is the poor cousin of Sheringham, Cromer and...

No complaints about the weather this weekend; it’s been lovely. Although the waves were pretty tame, surfers were out with their boards...

February has to be my least favourite month of the year, so I am glad there are just a few days left now before we slip into March. ...

It was grey with a steady breeze this morning; a fairly typical winter’s day. With rain forecast later, we took advantage of the dry...

Sunday’s forceful winds resulted in further jostling, as well as some damage, to the beach huts. Without going into detail, the hut on...

I plucked up courage, on Sunday morning, and pruned our grape vines in the manner suggested in the YouTube video I watched. As I said in...

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

There’s not been a great deal going on over the weekend, apart from the Christmas Bazaar which this year spread over six venues in the...

Earlier this month I wrote about the colour red, referring not only to the Poppy Appeal but also the berries in our gardens and in the...

The number thirteen may be unlucky for some but not so for us. Last Wednesday, the 13th October, marked the thirteenth anniversary since...

I find it very frustrating when my memory lets me down, resulting in spending time hunting through my brain cells trying hard to retrieve...

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

Not a bad week weather wise, a fair bit of rain on Tuesday but it was what the garden needed, so no complaints there. There is...

Peter and I are not ones for spectating sports and I think I can safely say we have never watched a tennis match, well certainly not from...