I’ve decided to start charting the months this year to really think about what makes each passing one unique. Now, January is not necessarily everyone’s favourite month. Post Christmas it’s often given flack for being gloomy, wet and never-ending! But for me, I’ve stated to love the good bits and the optimism it offers. January brings:… Continue reading January…
As I went to bed last night I wondered to myself how we had managed to escape the bad weather effecting much of the country. There were horror stories of people stuck in their card overnight in snowdrifts with more impending snow storms due in the north. For some reason I was totally unaware that… Continue reading What a wind…
Today winter hit Norfolk, days behind the rest of the country. While much of the west has been covered in a blanket of snow for five days (in some places up to 17 inches deep), here in the east we have had little snow until today. I woke up, opened the curtains and was met… Continue reading Winter at last…
Before moving to south Norfolk I lived in north Norfolk, in Cromer – home of the famous Cromer crab. I was frequently out on a crab boat, helping where I could. I was fascinated with the whole crab fishing process and the industry in general, which continues to make up the very fabric of Cromer. The… Continue reading Photo diary: Cromer crabs from pot to plate
Wednesday is a good day in our house. Not only is it mid-week, it’s also Country Life day. Each Wednesday (Royal Mail depending) the weekly magazine lands on the doormat. Every week the magazine remains cocooned in its cellophane until the working day is over and I can justify opening it. And opening it always feels… Continue reading Why Wednesdays are good…
Last October we had lots of apples growing on the farm that were neither eaters or cookers. Traditionally we would give them away to a friend who made cider and in return we’d receive a few bottles the next year. But, due to a change of circumstances, we had no one to give them to last year.… Continue reading Bottling Norfolk cider…
This morning it was blustery, and I mean b-lustery – it has been for days. The summer has seemingly disappeared to be replaced with more autumnal-like weather here in south Norfolk. Today I’d resigned myself to a day of indoor tasks, when mid-afternoon the clouds parted and the sun shone. Simultaneously I could hear the combine… Continue reading What a glorious day…
A few weeks ago I saw a post on Facebook about a bakery in my local village. Having no idea where it was I soon found out that it was bijoux bakery that opens only once a week. Without having tried the bread, I already loved the idea of it. I loved it because someone who… Continue reading There’s something about fresh bread…
Here in south Norfolk, it’s harvest time. Unusually early, the fields are starting to come alive with tractors, trailers, balers and harvesters. It’s a truly wonderful sight. Many of the crops have been in the ground over winter and each day you can see changes as it grows. More recently the wheat and barley have… Continue reading Harvest time…
Each year, in south Norfolk, a host of women get together for the Pink Ladies Tractor Run. In this part of the world tractor runs are pretty common, events that see groups of tractor owners travelling on a set route to raise money for charity. Fourteen years ago, a local lady, Annie Chapman, decided to set up… Continue reading Pink tractor run…
