Well its now been nearly 4 months since Lyn and I moved up from West Sussex to this sleepy West Norfolk village called Northwold.We both retired from the NHS in July and decided that we didnt want to remain in Findon as we had no ties there as both of our sons have moved away one to Norway and the other to Australia, plus Findon had lost its appeal and, wasnt the same place we had moved to some 20 years ago.
We spent a week in March of this year looking at properties all around Norfolk and were lucky enough to find Adam Cottage which is over 200 years old and had just been totally renovated. It was empty and was simply sitting waiting for new owners. Our house in Findon was sold quickly and we moved on the 18th July on probably the hottest day of the year. I havent been able to post a blog up until now as we have only just been connected to Broadband after a long battle with Orange and BT. Part of the sacrifice for deciding to live so far out in the sticks.
Anyway we moved in without too much trouble and have spent the last few months getting the Cottage the way we want it ie carpets laid ,tiling ,wood flooring,painting,gardening etc etc.Of course we have had our disasters along the way,floods ,disintergrating shower, cupboards falling off walls to name but a few,but I can say I think we are nearly there with the major stuff,and our days are no longer totally taken up with DIY, so we are now able to find out a bit more about village life and begin doing the things we want to do,like pub quiz nights and even bell ringing in the Church.We have our bus passes! and venture into Kings Lyn every Tuesday for about 3 hours,saves taking the car and is really quite a pleasant day.
We are both enjoying our retirement and are looking forward to our new life in NORTHWOLD,so will try and keep a diary of how we are doing.
Bye for now