Overstrand Life
Wednesday 19th January 2022 - Grape Vines, Wolf Moon and Pilot Project
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...
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Overstrand Life
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Saturday 15th January 2022 - Pruning, Accomplishments and Basking Foxes
There are some things I have difficulty in understanding the concepts; pruning is one. I have listened to talks at the Gardening Club...
Overstrand Life
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
Monday 15th November 2021 - Cheeky, On the Move and Light
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...
Overstrand Life
- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Tuesday 26th October 2021 - Oranges Too, Slump and a Bit of an Experiment
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...
Overstrand Life
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Monday 18th October 2021 - Unlucky for Some, Family Visit and I Have a Chuckle
The number thirteen may be unlucky for some but not so for us. Last Wednesday, the 13th October, marked the thirteenth anniversary since...
Overstrand Life
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Sunday 3rd October 2021 - Frustrating, Flames and the 'Real Thing'
I find it very frustrating when my memory lets me down, resulting in spending time hunting through my brain cells trying hard to retrieve...
Overstrand Life
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
Wednesday 29th September 2021 - Empty Cylinder, Pink Foots and Our Garden
Following on from my last blog, our Saturday evening BBQ may well have been our last – the gas ran out. As cooking progressed, the...
Overstrand Life
- Sep 18, 2021
- 2 min
Friday 17th September 2021 - Imposters and Off to Work
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...
Overstrand Life
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Monday 13th September 2021 - A First, Yard Sale and No Apologies
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...
Overstrand Life
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Thursday 9th September 2021 – Coincide and Glowing
It’s funny how, at times, dates coincide - ten years ago today we lost our beloved tabby cat Tim - two years ago today Sid, then a five...
Overstrand Life
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
Wednesday 11th August 2021 - The Link Between, Red Seaweed and Amber
Seeing the beach below the promenade this morning strewn with washed up seaweed, most of it red, it looked anything but inviting for...
Overstrand Life
- Aug 8, 2021
- 1 min
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 31, 2021
- 2 min
Friday 30th July 2021 - Revamped, Sunrises and Funny Old Summer
Rather remiss of me, I forgot to mention the bench on the slope down from Clifton Way (see my blog for 6th July) has been revamped. With...
Overstrand Life
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Jul 3, 2021
- 2 min
Friday 2nd July 2021 - What a Week, Spanish and Algae Bloom
Up until today, what an awful week it has been. The forecasts have been far from correct and throughout, the predictions have changed...
Overstrand Life
- Jun 17, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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