living on the North Norfolk Coast

Very pleased our car got through its MOT this week. This will be followed early next month for some minor recommended repairs and new tyres. Providing we can keep it ‘on the road’ we feel this will be our last car. No real point in changing as it does very few miles a year. We mainly use it for our weekly shop in Mundesley and other local trips. We haven’t ventured out of the county for six years! Now what does that say? I’ll tell you, quite simply; we are contented wi

While most parts of England, have been basking in the sun and enjoying warmth, for several days now, we’ve only seen glimpses of the sun and the temperatures have been struggling to get near to twenty centigrade. It’s been a different case further south, where our family live in Bucks. We had a video link up with them on Saturday when they were having a get together and a BBQ to celebrate our youngest son’s birthday. Photos followed of them sat outside under an awning, whe

A warm weekend was forecasted last week. However, as we got closer this was revised and what actually transpired was a cool one with a chilly wind. Some improvement in the weather by yesterday afternoon when we decided to walk along the beach towards Cromer. Here we noticed various bits of rubbish trapped in the grasses, that grow below the cliffs. What we didn’t see was, lumps of palm oil, which have been washed up on beaches further down the coast. We decided to go bac

Tim Bennett is once again leading guided walks through the village. A few years ago, we went on his walk, covering the village’s boys and men who were involved in World War 1. The walk complemented Tim’s published book ‘Overstrand in the Great War’. Since then, he’s researched further into Overstrand’s past and it won’t be long before his second book will be available to purchase. Tim’s latest walks, will provide a visual experience, covering his researches. We have book

You could hardly say our local roads are busy, with constant streams of traffic. Despite this, recently we’ve seen road kills when out on our morning walk. A few weeks ago, it was a badger that never made it back home to its set and a cock pheasant that had recently been hit by a vehicle. Last week there were five bodies, a blackbird, red legged partridge, hedgehog, pigeon and muntjac deer along the stretch of Mundesley Road between the turn offs for the High Street and Car

I couldn’t resist the blue skies and sun, on Saturday morning. It wasn’t long before I was out in the garden. Initially, I thought it would be, despite the sun, too cold to stay more than about a half an hour but I ended up spending the entire morning in the back garden, tidying and manuring borders along with the soft fruit bushes and trimming shrubs. Yes, the soil was wet but considering the amount of rain we’ve had over the past month, not stodgy. When I’d finished, my t

After writing, in my last blog, about it being cooler on Saturday morning, a few hours later it all changed. In the morning, we walked...

As much as we are enjoying the sun and blue skies, there is no denying a drop of rain would be appreciated. Not just for our garden but...

Tuesday was beautiful with sunshine and although there was still a chill in the air, we set off on our afternoon walk, without needing to...

Given the beautiful sunny days with blue skies, we’ve enjoyed recently, I shouldn’t complain about the easterly winds which have kept...

A perfect start this morning to a late March day. Out on our usual morning litter pick in the village, we decided to walk up Madams Lane...

After concentrating, in my previous blogs, on the cliff slump below the Sea Marge and the subsequent closure of the promenade, it’s time...

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. ...

I forgot to mention, in my last blog, that our family postponed their visit last weekend. Our son was suffering from another virus but...

I hadn’t expected, or planned, to be writing a blog today. Instead, if it had not been for our youngest son, contracting the...

The weather has been a bit variable this week, with rain, frosts, clouds and sun. Wednesday was decidedly wet so, instead of going out...

Apart from the weather, we’ve had a great weekend. Galling, when we had such lovely warm October days last week, for it to turn when our...

After a windy and wet start to the month, we are now enjoying sun and better temperatures. The sunrises have continued to give the ‘wow’...

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

Tuesday afternoon, I was all geared up to film our walk back from Northrepps, after visiting a friend. Having my plans to film this walk...