tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post2948196642294289090..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Gazing into space .....Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-45721980224693495632013-08-27T09:26:25.701+01:002013-08-27T09:26:25.701+01:00Thank you, it's shining at the moment, so I ha...Thank you, it's shining at the moment, so I have a day of washing ahead of me :-) <br /><br />The new house picture should be coming very soon, we have another visit to the solicitor this week, each one is a step closer, we're very excited :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-26627905371801516792013-08-27T09:24:56.784+01:002013-08-27T09:24:56.784+01:00Oh poor you - reading all our history in one long ...Oh poor you - reading all our history in one long tale, see you soon as you catch up :-) <br /><br />We know how important a kettle is and we have a brand new one for the new house as we will be there for a couple of months decorating before we move in and you can guarantee if we had to use the same one backwards and forwards from house to house we would forget it on one journey!!<br /><br />I managed to get us a very posh one for our lovely new kitchen, well it was 'buy a kettle and get a toaster free' - how good was that, so coffee and toast for the decorators (us).Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-24178203312240712272013-08-27T09:17:54.299+01:002013-08-27T09:17:54.299+01:00Ah sue, how excited you must both be. With good re...Ah sue, how excited you must both be. With good reason too! I still can't wait till you put up that picture of the front of the house :)<br /><br />Have a great week lovely lady. May the sun shine for you.<br />RwRetro Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609775937414169301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-42808425886902603372013-08-27T09:13:05.631+01:002013-08-27T09:13:05.631+01:00Thanks Karan, it's all under control - just. ...Thanks Karan, it's all under control - just. What would be nice would be yours and your Lovely Hubby's company one evening very soon, I'll be in touch. xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-38024498577804032862013-08-27T09:12:10.921+01:002013-08-27T09:12:10.921+01:00I'll Blog about this :-)I'll Blog about this :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-43748746786099402932013-08-27T09:11:10.431+01:002013-08-27T09:11:10.431+01:00After having one in our last rented house and then...After having one in our last rented house and then not having one here we decided that they really are the 'heart of the home' and we were both determined that our 'forever home' would have one. The money for it was saved at the same time as our deposit and we are now looking around for a re-conditioned electric Aga.<br /><br />We used to have an oil fired one, but with solar panels being installed on our roof (once we have saved for them) it makes sense to get an electric one this time, as we will be generating (and hopefully selling back) electricity.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-1269870432926277272013-08-27T01:10:23.360+01:002013-08-27T01:10:23.360+01:00I am careful when I try to make simple list and ye...I am careful when I try to make simple list and yet they never fail to get complicated .Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507537074005136610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-84519268097525420152013-08-26T23:13:43.277+01:002013-08-26T23:13:43.277+01:00I too need to make lists as the older I get the mo...I too need to make lists as the older I get the more I forget things!!Gill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-90126791602847906522013-08-26T22:13:24.037+01:002013-08-26T22:13:24.037+01:00I think Blogger ate my comment! I've not had m...I think Blogger ate my comment! I've not had much time for blogging lately but I've enjoyed catching up on your blog today. I'm excited for you gettting your new place and well done on getting such a large percentage of money to put down! you should be proud. <br />I'm looking forward to seeing pictures and hearing all your plans. <br />KevKev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-57810599708799661012013-08-26T21:18:09.700+01:002013-08-26T21:18:09.700+01:00I am only just up to May 2009 in your blog so I...I am only just up to May 2009 in your blog so I've got a long way to go before I catch up to where you are now! There is just so much to think about when moving- most important is to know where the kettle is once you're in I seem to remember!<br />ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-62896291162608816382013-08-26T20:49:41.212+01:002013-08-26T20:49:41.212+01:00So exciting and yet so overwhelming...I'm not ...So exciting and yet so overwhelming...I'm not surprised you are distracted. A. is right about writing things down.<br /><br />And good luck, but I know you won't need it. September is going to be Spectacular!<br /><br />Sft xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545087114808861192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-46182118267778551232013-08-26T19:02:44.873+01:002013-08-26T19:02:44.873+01:00If there is anything I can do to help? I am here.....If there is anything I can do to help? I am here... Lots of love Karan xxxxxKaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501075963597247530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-42373653391087143502013-08-26T18:08:40.653+01:002013-08-26T18:08:40.653+01:00It's an exciting time, I'm sure your head ...It's an exciting time, I'm sure your head is spinning a little. Cookbooks on shelves in the kitchen sounds wonderful. Glad you are making sure there is a little time to just be.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-56440357563157669892013-08-26T17:25:00.177+01:002013-08-26T17:25:00.177+01:00well, I think you should change your slogan "...well, I think you should change your slogan "the year of less"... these days you're going to be the proud owner not only of a house and a farm and a garden, but even of some woodland! how can you call all this "less"?rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576883144992569231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-39410979210456841452013-08-26T17:11:59.322+01:002013-08-26T17:11:59.322+01:00Golly, I would love an Aga, too. But...too expensi...Golly, I would love an Aga, too. But...too expensive for us.<br />I just found a blog entitled, "Bernard's Backwater." The writer is a man in the Chilterns. Anyway, his last post featured his 17 year old cat Wesley who looks very much like yours. I was very surprised when I opened your page and for a moment thought it was the same cat!<br />If you like cats a lot you might enjoy his goofy cat jokes. They made me laugh a lot this morning.<br />Wed have a rather old Westie girl who goes off and sits gazing into the distance just like your cat. We call it "having private time." and like to tease her about it. <br /><br />It is very exciting to be planning changes to a new house. We did it 12 years ago when we found our own "New life in the Country." Now we are thinking about remodeling the remodeling!<br />Have fun with the move. It's a lot of work but so worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-86533596736192746002013-08-26T17:03:32.156+01:002013-08-26T17:03:32.156+01:00I can understand your gazing and headspinning mome...I can understand your gazing and headspinning moments. I seem to be in a similar position myself - we had not planned to be back in Hampshire just yeat (about 6/8 weeks early) but have made good use of the time by getting things sorted out. We are almost doing the opposite of you - we have all our furniture in storage and are unlikely to need it for at least another 18 months (probably much longer) so have decided to get rid of it. The furniture is being taken by a charity shop, but we still have to go through all the boxes of our posessions, remove all unneccessary items and dispose of, then re-organise what we are going to keep for the longer term. All this plus we both need to find some work with nearby campsites for at least the winter months; sometimes it is difficult to know where to start as each thing seems to depend on the next, which only seems to add to my confusion. Oh yes, also want to up the 'health' anti - need to do more exercise and hoping to return to regular swimming and hopefully lose a bit more weight. Will be with you all the way though (whether you want me or not!!)AlisonB43https://www.blogger.com/profile/08351165562595634549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-26843250057290732352013-08-26T13:20:55.080+01:002013-08-26T13:20:55.080+01:00Nature is an amazing restorative...I'd be lost...Nature is an amazing restorative...I'd be lost without it.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-28627279086889049852013-08-26T12:53:56.103+01:002013-08-26T12:53:56.103+01:00Have been reading your blog for a while and always...Have been reading your blog for a while and always enjoy it. I wish you both well in your new house and life - so exciting.<br />I am early retiring at the end of this week (through redundancy) and people keep asking me what I am going to do. I reply that I am not going "to do" anything for a while, I am just going "to be". I love watching the bees and butterflies round the lavender, buddleia, verbena and tall yellow daisies (not sure what they are!)in the garden, and watching my "garden tigers" (the cats) trying to hide under the grasses, then pouncing out as I walk past.aileen ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684415837832846922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-1193400834701651272013-08-26T11:46:12.074+01:002013-08-26T11:46:12.074+01:00the book shelves under the breakfast bar is an exc...the book shelves under the breakfast bar is an excellent ideaSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-35772485951870366052013-08-26T11:36:51.401+01:002013-08-26T11:36:51.401+01:00I am enjoying your journey, even getting a bit exc...I am enjoying your journey, even getting a bit excited.....waiting for those pictures. OOhhhhh an Aga, you lucky thing thats been on my wish list for years, never managed to get one yet, doubt if I will now.sweet blondie blue eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415902997410295811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-58361742386753972392013-08-26T11:28:22.117+01:002013-08-26T11:28:22.117+01:00It's a lovely feeling moving into a new house ...It's a lovely feeling moving into a new house and arranging it to suit you and your lifestyle.<br />Lets hope it continues to move along seamlessly.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-27385540694369488562013-08-26T10:56:22.524+01:002013-08-26T10:56:22.524+01:00Making time for just being and the simple things i...Making time for just being and the simple things in life is a priority appointment. Making sure you get lots of that will help you to cope with the upheaval of everything else. It will be lovely to hear about all your adventures during and after the move.xx<br /><br />PS I am also fighting nettles this year - last year it was dock plants, wonder what it will be next year?dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569512066931951883noreply@blogger.com