living on the North Norfolk Coast

The media are continually stressing; we should expect summers like this year’s to be the norm but I’m not so sure. We don’t have to go back many years, three to be exact, when in 2023 we had an awful summer. I quote the following snippets from my blogs:- Thursday 20th July 2023 - The weather has been cooler and we have also had rain and thunder. Not the best of summer weather. Friday 28th July 2023 - The Yarn Art Group, who meet in The Belfry every Tuesday, have create

No faults to be found with the Bank Holiday weekend. The truly wonderful weather brought crowds to the coast and it was perfect for the visit from our family, who arrived early Saturday afternoon. We packed a lot into a few days. I’m not going to write about everything in detail; I’m just covering a couple. On Sunday morning, we went to Hillside Animal Sanctuary. This was a first for us all and came full of surprises. It was far bigger than we imagined; a home for

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

On Saturday morning we decided to go and see if there were any more ripe cherry plums and also pick some sloes for sloe rum. Despite the...

Our family arrived on Saturday afternoon and between then and when they left yesterday morning, we crammed a lot in. On the food side,...

After our family had to postpone their visit three times, they made it here on Friday. We had a great weekend, catching up on news etc. ...

The 21st September is usually associated with the autumn equinox however, according to the Greenwich website, this year it’s on the 22nd,...

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...

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...

Given the weather over the half-term holiday, I don’t think anyone could blame parents for going abroad, rather than booking a holiday in...

In case anyone was wondering as to whether the cheesecake was worth all the resulting washing up, then the answer is a resounding, yes. ...

You know how it is, when you are having visitors and want everything to be, if not perfect - as near as. Amongst other things, I decided...

The lighthouse at Happisburgh is open to visitors each Sunday, during the main season. You need to book in advance, which we did, if you...

It’s not very often I take a two week break from my blogs but when family visit, we make the most of our time together and general...