We moved into our new accommodation on Monday. Its very nice. There is a huge living room, and three good size bedrooms. Out of one of the large windows in the living room we look out over rolling countryisde and towards woods. Its very tranquil. The down side is that even normal TV access is poor. The Freeview box keeps losing signal, and we are in two minds about what to do about Internet access.
The place is largely unfurnished, which was a bit of aproblem as we'd left all our furniture in our old home when we sold it. We had some good luck there though. The holiday lodge we had been staying at were doing some refurbs on the site, and we dropped in for beds, a TV cabinet, and curtains!
We had one other good bit of news. The dog has been having chemo for the last 3 years for lymphoma. Just before we we due to leave the vet told us he was not responding to his current treatment. We were preparing for the worst, especially as they told us that 12 was a good age for a greyhound, and most dogs only last between 7-12 months on chemo. But a couple of weeks ago we took him for another biopsy so they could advise on the best treatment. When he was first diagnosed he was assessed as being at level 3 out of four. However, his results have now come back showing him to be only at level 1.
In addition my son has had quite a lot of film work in the last few weeks that he would have had to fly home to do were we in Spain.
I suppose to look at things positively too, in the last few weeks the value of the Euro has fallen significantly against the pound so that we have gained around £20,000 against the price fo the houses we were looking to buy. I suppose you have to look at the cup as half full rather than half empty.
I'm too busy to write much at the moment, and its not convenient without Internet access back home. But, I'll write more when its possible.
Sorry to hear you have been having a tough time of things, Boffy. I look forward to normal service being resumed.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to blogging Boffy. Myself and Brother S were wondering how long it would be before normal service resumed after your move. Sorry to hear things have been a bit mixed of late.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil and Brother S. As you can see things are still far from back to normal. I had been hoping to have Internet access restored by now, but it looks like being another week or so. Thank goodness for State capitalist provision through the local libraries!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like we will be in the Uk until at least August. One thing it has demonstrated to me is the need to have good Internet access when we move, because its amazing how much stuff is now dependent upon it. We've had to acquire a load of furniture, and I'm pleased to say a large bookcase arrived today, so I have been able to get many of my books out of boxes.
Its really frsutrating because there are lots of things going on I'd have liked to have written about. I've posted something today, but as we are some way out of town, and have a myriad of things to sort it out, I won't be back to posting much until another week or so.