It's official

We were told today that the new job will not be 'rusticated' to beautiful Northumberland :-(
So soon it will be farewell to beautiful beaches, and HW here we come!
Everyone tells me Marlow is beautiful but it is south, too far for me really.........
Maybe it's just the unknown.......

Great day

A dog walk with Helen today, the most amazing views, am going to miss them when we move to the Deep South :-((
Will also miss the fantastic creative friends I have here........
Only two years and we can come back to beautiful Northumberland :-))

Hello, long time no blog

Well it's been a while, lots of things to write about, probably not in order but........

Sad news, Jez my friend, constant companion for the last 15 years has gone to the great beach in the sky, here he is with the new addition Angus.
Will miss him lots

Will be back soon

I will be back soon, lots to post and it's been almost a year since my last post WHERE has the time gone???

It's that time of the year........

It's that time of the year, Bruce has had man flu, kindly given it to me, and we have Jake home from school with tonsillitis. I know the boy is poorly he's not eating!!! So I have him home to look after for a few days ;-))

Like me he's allergic to penicillin and the penicillin substitute, so it just has to take its natural course................... 

what better excuse to snuggle up on the sofa and watch DVD's in the afternoon ;-))

A sigh of relief, it's over

After lots of these...............................

were loaded into one of these

then unloaded

our new garden ;-))

we can now breathe a sigh of relief and we have all this...........................

Jez yearning to get into the sea

this is what he's trying to get to

my boys........ Andrew in red and Jake in grey

setting off to walk to Craster

This is how the Northumberland coast can look................... today we walked up to Dunstanburgh Castle in the driving rain waterproofs still not dry and the dog still ignoring us but, it was good to be outside and walking the coast.

Below is a picture of a group of very talented ladies but more about that later.

I am happier than I have been for a couple of years, I have no job, it's bucketing down outside, dark nights are on their way far too quickly, but I live near the sea, I am a volunteer gardener at Howick Hall, we are closer to Jake, it's still a 180 mile round trip, but we are closer!!

I think I am one of the luckiest people around.....................................................................

BOXES, BOXES and more boxes!!!

 How time flies when you're having fun...................................
We are at that stage of moving where EVERYTHING and EVERYWHERE looks messy, untidy and there is STUFF everywhere!!! aarrgghh
Later today it will be time to unplumb all that needs unplumbing, box up games consoles, tv etc ready for the packers on tuesday, we also have to pack clothes etc for our transit time between the two houses, put the roof box on my car, and many, many other things i am in denial about!! and believe me there is lots!!


Best of all Bruce is home safe and sound from sunny sandy places, and for that i thank God. 


So it's Northumberland here we come ;-)))))) ( over the next week ) This time next week we should be almost fully unpacked and we WILL be getting ready for our first visitors ( cos they're coming ready or not ) on Bank Holiday Monday.


So TTFN back when boxes are no more.