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Feeling proud….
Two weeks ago we moved into our new home. I will stop banging on about it soon, I promise. As I sit here writing this and reflecting on, as a family, what we’ve accomplished in those two weeks I feel dead proud. Our achievements- My husband: -Has driven with a car load of stuff from France to the UK. -Hired a truck and picked up yet more stuff from storage . -Decorated three bedrooms and moved a heck of a lot of furniture about. -Got a part-time job in a local pub...
Read MoreLove thy neighbour…but how much?
We’ve been living in our new home for just over a week. It’s finally stopped raining and we’re starting to meet the neighbours! Judy from number 3 , popped over the road with a homemade lemon cake and a card on Friday. A kind gesture to make us feel welcome. The neighbourly thing to do, right? So why did it make me feel slightly uneasy. The card was painted by a German artist, two hundred years ago. A lady peering out of...
Read MoreSettling in
We’re in! There is still a lot to do but with our stuff out of boxes it looks like our home now. We’ve been thinking and planning this move for so long and I feel proud that as a family, we did it. This afternoon the sun made a brief appearance the first time since we arrived. We wellied up and shot out the front door like animals out of a cage. Discovering a footpath off the road behind our house we were led directly to the ‘South Downs’ for a muddy...
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