Three years ago we moved into a large, attractive house on the edge of a village, close to the coast and with beautiful views of the Preseli hills (and Preseli Mags of course!). We’d escaped to the country, but didn’t want our friends and family to feel we’d abandoned them. ‘Come whenever you like,’ we said. And they did!
The last three years have been a brilliant, sociable time with many visitors and lots of laughs. Considering we live in a quiet close, our neighbours are a very convivial bunch too. We’ve got to know more people here and had more invitations than when we lived in a Victorian end-terrace on a busy street in the middle of a Surrey town.
Sooner or later all parties come to an end and lately we’ve been feeling a bit restless. We’ve found our feet here, in this lovely location, but now we’re ready for the next adventure. ‘Hotel’ H is on the market and we’re looking for something a bit more remote. ‘More remote!’ is the usual retort from anyone visiting us from the South, but yes, the plan is to try for rural isolation whilst we’re both still up for it. A place to write, to paint, to dream and yes, to entertain... but not on such a large scale! Oh well, we’ll see what the future brings.
The immediate future brings a trip to the South to check up on the Aged Ps who all need a bit of an inspection and some tlc. And then, on Wednesday, I’m off to St James Palace as my daughter Rose’s guest to see her receive her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. Rose has also got an interview with a major publishing company on Tuesday so she’s got quite a week ahead. Stop worrying about it all, Rose. Just be your lovely self and you’ll be fine!
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Congratulations to your Rose - well done!
I would love to 'go' remote so I'm really looking forward to your adventure.
Good luck to Rose. I'm sure she'll sail through the interview.
And did you find a frock for the ceremony??
I'd head for Snowdonia if I was in your neck of the woods, honest!!
The roads/motorway connections are far far better than when I was up there,but it's still remote...
Best of luck for Rose. What an exciting week she has to look forward to.
Enjoy your day with Rose (well done on achieving her Gold) and hope her interview goes well too.
Lane, it's different when you have folks still living at home - we're fortunate to have a space in time where we can think about 'remote'. Outfit not a problem in the end - Rose told me what to wear (and it wasn't a fig leaf bikini!).
Jude - yes, it's no good trying to be what you're not, thanks for the good wishes. Thanks, too, for the suggestion of where to head - why not?
Debs, your views sound fantastic and you always sound contented about where you live... but I don't think we can afford to join you.
Pip, I think your part of the world is a bit dear for us, too. If we can find a remote part of Wales, which I love, I'll be very happy.(Well, I'm pretty happy now... but we're ready for a change).
Mountainear, I think you live somewhere special - if we find something like yours, people will definitely come visiting.
SBS - don't knock those bungalows - they often come with huge plots! Thanks to you and Mountainear for the good wishes for Rose.
Elizabeth... shhh! Tom would be there like a shot!
Your plans to relocate and find a place that will feed the creativity that you and Tom already call your own, ... well, that is a marvelous direction to take.
Perhaps you can tell from my posts that I also am very, very ambivalent about the status quo.
I so look forward to seeing where you all will find yourselves.
Meanwhile, more congratulations to your Rose!
xo
Anyway, fab house, it should sell in no time.
I would love to do "remote" too but I hate getting in the car for everything I need, so it's probably not a good idea until I can afford a personal assistant!
Edward, well, that's the plan.. whether we can find what we're hoping for remains to be seen. And thank you on Rose's behalf.
Brown Dog we've spent a fortune on flowers so far! No news on the interview front yet - we are keeping everything crossed.
Mags, thanks for your good wishes - I would love to find a place as quiet as yours but without the responsibility of the land. And thanks for congrats to Rose - she has had quite a week.
Fp, here's to adventures! And yes, I am bursting with pride!
Sally, not so much a hotel this time, I hope, more a quiet retreat!!
Expatmum, I have banished 'Sexy' to cyberspace! We've had some training in getting in the car for everything so hopefully we'll be used to it - we'll see!
Amanda, thank you!