Friday, November 20, 2009
"I only wanted to save £35..."
So there we were this morning, Susan and I, being able to barely concentrate on anything when our solicitor 'phoned. The exchange couldn't happen today because our buyer's buyer hadn't sent the funds through for the deposit in time! To get money to an account instantly in the UK you have to use the...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
East Anglia
Really enjoyed living in East Anglia today. I drove through Suffolk and up towards Norwich to visit a company called the History of Advertising Trust or HAT. They are a charity and always extremely welcoming. I first came into contact with them via work when they had a warehouse down in one of the...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Will you be taking the pot plants?
Thanks to everyone for their comments on Toggy's passing away. We all miss her and the house seems a lot quieter... We were plunged into another round of pre-exchange questions on our house sale yesterday. Our buyers are very keen but very cautious to the point of being afraid of breathing let alone...
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Monday, November 16, 2009
The last Pogle in the Wood
Before Susan and I left North London in August 1993 we got a little black and white kitten from a farm near Cheshunt, just beyond the M25. As tens of thousands of cars passed it every day, the farm had a strange tranquility about it and 'Pippin' seemed to have the same temperament. He was the last...
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Driving in Suffolk
Ivan has been taking driving lessons since the summer and his instructor wants him to put in for his test before Christmas. He already passed his theory test. The last time I went out with him, his general road awareness wasn't good and he was still very nervous. Because of him working each...
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
Shopping in Cambridge
It's really wet and windy here today. Susan and I drove Ivan into Cambridge this morning for his Saturday job in Gap and then went shopping. We were looking for items for the new house; I think we've both finally accepted that we will be moving and hopefully our minds will be put at rest ont he...
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Moving house
The second reason I've been away for quite a bit lately is because, in the midst of setting up a new company and preparing to move from full-time employee to consultant in January, we decided to move house. To be fair we've been planning it for a while and selling the cottage in the summer was all...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Redundancy
Well, it's great to be back and thank you all for your comments. It's nice to think I've been missed just a little bit and, of course, I missed everyone here - especially the huge range of posts from around the world. One of the reasons I've been struggling a bit is because my boss became extremely...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Irony
Looking back on my last entry where I was determined to write every day, it's quite ironic that I haven't posted since for which many apologies. There are a number of reasons why this has been the case which I'll explain in subsequent posts this week. Suffice to say it's been an interesting time at...
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Monday, September 21, 2009
New start
I'm determined to make a new start in terms of regular blogging. There have been periods before when I've gone 'offline' for periods and I only realised this morning that it was 10 days since my last post. It isn't that I haven't got lots to say or that I can't be bothered to write here - nothing...
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