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Sunday 13th October 2024 - Late Blog, Cakes and Billy's Bench
No particular reason for not writing a blog for nearly a week! It wasn’t until this afternoon, that I thought I had better check when my...

Overstrand Life
Oct 14, 20242 min read


Thursday 3rd October 2024 - Not a Good Start, Preparations and Cliff Top Bench
Weather wise, it’s not been a good start to October. So much for saying, in my last blog for September, about the garden looking tidy;...

Overstrand Life
Oct 4, 20242 min read


Sunday 29th September - Whatever Happened? High Winds and Stunning Start
Whatever happened to mentally distress (description used by North Norfolk News) the man who visited the village, in his car with his dog,...

Overstrand Life
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Wednesday 25th September - Planting Bulbs, Preserving Apples, Freedom and Coffee Mornings
I’ve been making the most of what is probably going to be the last of the warm weather; that’s if the forecast is correct. I am sure we...

Overstrand Life
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Tuesday 17th September 2024 - They're Back, Rolls Royce's, Visitor and a Painted Lady
A skein of geese passed overhead, while we were walking along the promenade on Saturday morning. They looked to be pink foots but as the...

Overstrand Life
Sep 18, 20242 min read


Friday 13th September 2024 - Tempted, Opinions Change and a Coat of Paint
There has been such a cold wind this week. So cold, it feels as though it’s come straight down from the North Pole. I have been wearing...

Overstrand Life
Sep 14, 20242 min read


Monday 9th September 2024 - Garden Wildlife, Patterns and Doughnuts
After some weeks of not seeing any butterflies (apart from the occasional cabbage white) in our garden, over the weekend we were visited...

Overstrand Life
Sep 10, 20241 min read


Sunday 1st September 2024 - Great Start, Another Loss and a Further Bin Gripe
The first day of metrological autumn and what a great start it’s been. Yesterday’s chilly wind has dropped and we are enjoying warm sun...

Overstrand Life
Sep 2, 20242 min read


Wednesday 28th August - My Last Blog, Chilly Mornings and The Garden Centre on Facebook
With meteorological autumn starting this Sunday (1st September) this is my last blog for August as well as for the summer and what a...

Overstrand Life
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Saturday 24th August 2024 - Swirling Leaves, a Blow for the Village and a Tranquil Walk
We’ve been lucky here on the North Norfolk coast to have escaped being battered by the recent storm, Lilian. This, I have seen on...

Overstrand Life
Aug 25, 20242 min read


Monday 12th August 2024 - Busiest So Far, Next Video, She's Okay and Caterpillar
The village was congested with vehicles yesterday, the busiest we have seen Overstrand this year. Those who were lucky found somewhere...

Overstrand Life
Aug 13, 20242 min read


Sunday 4th August 2024 - Sports Field, Guided Walks and Village History
My latest vlog, as mentioned in my last blog, is now posted on YouTube. It starts with me sat in our garden, filming myself with the...

Overstrand Life
Aug 5, 20242 min read


Wednesday 31st July 2024 - In the Making, Village Fair, Litter Matters and Old Man's Beard
I have a new vlog in the making covering the Sports Field, one of the village’s primary assets. My vlog is currently in the final...

Overstrand Life
Aug 1, 20242 min read


Tuesday 23rd July 2024 - Reporting, Stealing and Rockstock
In my 11th July blog, I said about reporting the two dog bins with missing lids to NNDC, via their website submission form. They’re...

Overstrand Life
Jul 24, 20242 min read


Friday 19th July - It's Here, Noises in the Night and Get Ready to Rock
It’s here – I’m referring to summer. Such a change over the last few days, it may not last for long, so we have been making the most of...

Overstrand Life
Jul 20, 20242 min read


Monday 15th July 2024 - Village Events, Drop in Beach Level and St Swithin's Day
So far, summer has been quite the worst we can recall and that’s not just our opinion, others feel the same. It was so chilly during...

Overstrand Life
Jul 16, 20242 min read


Sunday 7th July 2024 - Saddened, No More Bodies, Not Practical and Guided Walks
I am saddened that there are few bees and pollinating insects to be seen in our garden. Other years there have been buff and orange...

Overstrand Life
Jul 8, 20243 min read


Wednesday 3rd July 2024 - No Two Days, Flora Incognita and Flower Arranging
The recent weather has certainly proven the truth, when I said in my vlog ‘Frets, Footpaths and Yarn Bombing’; 'no two days are the...

Overstrand Life
Jul 4, 20242 min read


Tuesday 25th June 2024 - Verges & Hedgerows, Busy Village, Nematodes and Promenade
The title of my latest vlog is Verges and Hedgerows, which I finished editing and uploading today to YouTube. A different format to my...

Overstrand Life
Jun 26, 20243 min read


Friday 21st June 2024 - I May Not Need Them, Strawberry Tea, More Sellers and Sainfoin
At long last, it looks as though summer has arrived. I am not suggesting the weather change has anything to do with me but it has...

Overstrand Life
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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