living on the North Norfolk Coast

According to a report on the TV, we’ve had just five hours of sunshine this year.  Today, this number should be more than doubled – it’s been glorious from sunrise to sunset.  It’s pretty cold in the shade but this has to be a small price to pay after day upon day of grey and as an extra bonus, no rain today.   With the bottom of the garden in full sun, I pruned our apple tree.  I used the loppers to reduce the height and other branches were trimmed back, using secateurs, to

It’s been quiet, so I don’t have a lot to say today.  The weather continues grey and dismal with just the occasional glimpse of the sun.  Some days are windy, others quite calm and the temperatures have thankfully kept above freezing but we’ve definitely had too much rain.  I did manage a morning in the front garden last week, tidying the borders and pots but that’s been it as far as gardening is concerned.  Today, it’s as though we are in the clouds.  The mist, damp and over

I’m most definitely not liking this weather but it’s winter – should I expect anything different?  The short answer to that is, no. Cold winds, snow and ice are to be expected and I just need to get on with it.  Fortunately, we don’t have to be anywhere for appointments and the like, so we can please ourselves as to when or if we go out.  The road outside our home, on Wednesday morning, was like a sheet of ice but I wanted to go and feed feral cat Lunar.  We both tried puttin

There wasn’t an organised Boxing Day Dip in Overstrand this year.  As it turned out, if there had been it would not have gone ahead. With winds and high seas, all the dips along this stretch of the coast, including Sheringham’s New Year Day Dip, were cancelled.    Since Christmas, for the most part, it has been bitterly cold. The last couple of days, I’ve been taking a kettle of hot water out to pour into the bird bath to melt the ice, after which, I’ve broken the ice on the

The weather is so cold and grey.  Everyone at our ExWI meeting, at The Belfry café, yesterday commented they were fed up with the...

I’m beginning to get a bit ‘cheesed off’ with the winter weather.  Not a thing I can do about it, I know, but I’m getting impatient for...

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. ...

More of the same, as far as the weather is concerned; care has been needed when walking, to avoid ice patches.  We are having, what is...

I’m sitting, snug in our lounge, bathed in the winter’s sun which is streaming through the windows.  Tempted to go out into the garden? ...

I had originally planned to devote this blog to a recap of the highs and lows of 2024 but after finding I have plenty to write about in...

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 first half of this month was really mild and dry, compared to the conditions I normally expect for November.  To be honest we were...

My online purchases of succulent plants, plus cacti and succulent potting compost arrived earlier than indicated, when I placed the...

Some welcome sunshine on Saturday which would have provided a good opportunity to get out in the garden but I had applied cleaner to our...

I am on, what is termed as, a roll and busy tackling my list of winter things to do.  Last year’s blogs are now printed, my glogs (garden...

I have been collating my blogs for 2023, prior to printing and putting in a binder.  As I read them through, one thing I didn’t need...

I like to check on the overwintering plants in the greenhouse, once a week. Dead leaves and blooms are removed from the geraniums and if...

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...

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...

The cold snap appears to have come to an end. Saturday morning the conditions were not too bad so, in the morning, we ventured down for...