living on the North Norfolk Coast

I have used most of the quinces, Jim Paine gave me at the Gardening Club meeting, and made the membrillo (quince paste) he recommended.  I can’t at this point say whether we like this or not, simply because we haven’t tried it yet!  Jim suggested eating it with cheddar cheese, which we always have in the fridge, but online Manchego is recommended or a similar very hard cheese.  This is not a cheese we have that often (sometimes used as an alternative to parmesan), therefore t

I completely forgot to mention, in my last blog, our first sighting this year of the pink foot geese.  This was on the morning of 1 st ...

With low tides, first thing, this week we’ve been able to walk along the promenade (dipping down onto the beach where the slumps are and...

I have a fair bit to write about, so I’m going to crack on.  For starters; we’ve had rain showers today.  We could do with a lot more,...

There have been three highlights to this week.  Two were related to some impressive achievements by our two sons – we’re super proud of...

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...

I’m enjoying the summer weather, but are the hoverflies?  As soon as the temperatures rise, numbers arrive in our conservatory, as if out...

I'm totally impressed with the result Fix My Street was able to achieve, regarding the broken tarmac pavement in Cliff Road. Reported to...

Back when Overstrand had a WI group, it became a tradition, in June, to take an evening walk followed by what we termed as a ‘strawberry...

Still hoping to see sand martins, on Tuesday we walked the opposite way from Trimmingham, towards Cromer.  The storm surge in December...

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...

Following on from my blog for 26th April, where I said about reporting two issues in the village to Fix My Street.  These were passed to...

We attended the Annual Parish Meeting on Wednesday evening.  Various reports were given but for this blog, I will be focusing on the...

For a council which encourages tourism, North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) are working towards discouraging tourists from visiting the...

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...

The following is taken from an article published on North Norfolk News’ website, in relation to the current problems we are experiencing...

I have ticked everything off my winter ‘to do’ list; this has given me a great feeling of satisfaction.  A definite improvement in the...

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...