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Friday 10th March 2023 - Awful, Delighted, Awards and Folk on the Strand
The weather so far this month has been awful, well for March it has been. Currently snow flurries are passing our window, the strong...

Overstrand Life
Mar 11, 20232 min read


Monday 6th March 2023 - Weekend and Using a Space
The weather, showers and grey skies, didn’t spoil our weekend visit from family, who arrived Friday evening. The rain held off on...

Overstrand Life
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Wednesday 22nd February 2023 - Sitting Here, Hole in the Ceiling, Folk and the Strand and Coronation
I’m sitting here in our lounge, laptop perched on my knees, thinking back over the past few days and what there is to write in today’s...

Overstrand Life
Feb 23, 20232 min read


Saturday 18th February 2023 - Definitely Warmer, Skylarks and Mast
It’s definitely feeling warmer. Yesterday afternoon I didn’t need to wear gloves on our afternoon walk, a first for 2023. This morning...

Overstrand Life
Feb 19, 20232 min read


Thursday 2nd February 2023 - Spring Mode and Affordable Housing in Overstrand
As it’s still winter, not sure if this can be classified as spring cleaning but I was fired up on Wednesday and washed the walls in our...

Overstrand Life
Feb 3, 20232 min read


Sunday 29th January 2023 - Recording, Increase in Temperature and Battery Recycling
I made the recording for my website, Clifftop Publishing, mentioned in my blog for 21st January. This is now posted on ‘The Author...

Overstrand Life
Jan 30, 20232 min read


Saturday 21st January 2023 - This & That
I almost forgot that I should be writing a blog today. In view of this I am going to make it a short one. Weather wise we have woken to...

Overstrand Life
Jan 22, 20232 min read


Tuesday 17th January 2023 - Winter's Morning, Here They Are and Election Changes
We woke today to a very cold, frosty morning, but with sunshine and clear blue skies I feel I really should be out in the garden but...

Overstrand Life
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Friday 13th January 2023 - Unlucky, Spongy, Repairs and Deep History Coast Topper
It wasn’t until later this morning I realised what today is – Friday 13th – a date when for those who are superstitious, is unlucky. Its...

Overstrand Life
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Monday 9th January 2023 - Losses and Moving
I don’t remember hearing about so many people passing away, in the village, in such a short period of time. Over the Christmas and New...

Overstrand Life
Jan 10, 20232 min read


Thursday 5th January 2023 - Mirrored, Sweepers and Growth
I have been browsing and tidying my blogs for 2022, prior to printing. When I read the first blog of the year, with comments about...

Overstrand Life
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Sunday 1st January 2023 - Good Start
Here we are, in a new year, and with so many lows and disasters etc. in the world during 2022 we can only hope 2023 ends with a more...

Overstrand Life
Jan 2, 20232 min read


Wednesday 28th December 2022 - A Peaceful Christmas
It’s been a peaceful Christmas, not just for us but it has been noticeably quiet in the village. Our Christmas started on Christmas Eve...

Overstrand Life
Dec 29, 20222 min read


Monday 21st September 2022 - Total Raised, Radio & Bond Successes and Pastry
I have put up some posters in the village publicising, £1062.99 was raised here in Overstrand for the Poppy Appeal (see today’s photo). ...

Overstrand Life
Nov 22, 20222 min read


Thursday 17th November 2022 - Delayed Blog and Recap
For anyone who has spotted I am late posting and not keeping to my usual four days for my blogs, then it is not a case of forgetting – it...

Overstrand Life
Nov 18, 20222 min read


Friday 11th November 2022 - She's Back, Quince Jam and Armistice Day
By Wednesday, I had pretty well decided we wouldn’t see Lunar again. Missing since Saturday evening, we wondered what had happened to her...

Overstrand Life
Nov 12, 20222 min read


Monday 7th November 2022 - Lunar Disappears and The Belfry School
Our part feral cat, Lunar, has disappeared. We feed her twice a day and most nights she sleeps in our conservatory. In the summer, when...

Overstrand Life
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Thursday 3rd November 2022 - Essences of Autumn, and Whizzes & Bangs
We are starting to experience the true essences of autumn. Definitely a chill first thing, when I have needed a scarf and gloves when we...

Overstrand Life
Nov 4, 20222 min read


Sunday 30th October 2022 - Bazaar, Fireworks, Recipe and More About Fungi
Well, here we are with just one day left in October. Already there are Christmas products and goods available to purchase in shops and...

Overstrand Life
Oct 31, 20222 min read


Wednesday 26th October 2022 - Poppy Appeal and Lighter Mornings
The annual Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal starts tomorrow, 27th October. Today, I have been distributing trays of poppies and...

Overstrand Life
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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