Noisy neighbours!Great!

W e have only been inthis house for four weeks and it has been so quiet.Our last house backed onto a main road and we would hear quarry lorries,tractors,cattle trucks etc rattling along.Here, all we can hear is a distant noise of traffic and bird song. Today it changed.Our neighbours at the back( we havnt met them) had visitors round.There has been alot of noise,laughter,music etc.Isn't that great.After all this time people getting together and having fun. Long may it last(well not every day!)

Has anyone heard from Mamas Mercantile?

She hasnt blogged for a while.Hope things are ok with her and perhaps she is just busy.

I am loving our new home.

It is lovely to be so close to half our family.Sarah popped in this morning for a cup of tea.Mike came this afternoon and pressure washed our mainly,hard landscaped ,back garden. I have a feeling of comfort and safety in this house.We are close enough to help Sarah out but also knowif we need help she is round the corner.Of course, I miss where we lived before but in forty minutes we are back there.I am starting to relax after a year of uncertainty and today I feel energised.I hadn't realised how much the move had taken out of us but we are bouncing back,thank goodness.There is life after moving.Watch this space!!!

I think the worst part of moving house......

telling everyone your change of address.I spent twenty minutes on hold to HMRC this afternoon.This was spent after a good half an hour trying to do it on line.It has been the same with buiding societies,utilities etc.You dont realise how many people you have to tell.The worst was DVLA who eventually decided I had lost my driving licence.No. But the best thing about moving is being close to family.Emily and Ruby came round after school yesterday and we have been round for tea tonight.It feels good knowing if we have any problems Sarah is just around the corner. The other bonus is that we love the new house.It is so quiet after our previous house which was by a main road.

Two weeks ago today we moved house.

We decided the removal company would pack all our books,pictures and the kitchen.What a nightmare.Just in the kitchen alone we had 24 boxes.6 layers of paper to wrap an egg cup.We ended up with 17 bin bags full of paper and at least forty boxes. We are very pleased with the house.The dining room is tiny and our dining table would have filled it so we have put that in the conservatory which is huge and made the dining room into a snug with a sofa and bookcases.A major problem we had was that the stairs have a turn at the bottom and they couldn't get the wardrobes upstairs.Fortunately there were fitted wardrobes in two of the bedrooms so we are using them but the hanging rails are soooo high.I am 5'5 in and am struggling to reach them., It is lovely being so close to Sarah and her family.Her OH is still not driving followinghis brain tumour op so we able to help out.C picked Ruby up from Guides last night.Both Ruby and Emily have popped in after school and M and S have been round for cups of tea.It is great being close to family as we are getting older but we are so tired.Yesterday I started the nightmare of informing people of our new address building societies,driving licence etc .The number of times I was told " Due to Covid.....and then played me music for what seemed like forever.Very frustrating So, hopefully, I am back in Blogland and as my energy levels start to rise hope to be back on here more. I have been reading everyones blogs and was so sad to read about Teresa in Oregon.

What a relief to be able to drive anywhere in Wales.

From last Saturday restrictions were lifted and we can now drive anywhere in Wales but not go across the border into England.This means we can't drive to Chester,in England, ten miles away but we could drive to Cardiff which is 200miles away. We decided a trip to the coast would be a good idea,about forty minutes away.We thought it would be busy but it wasn't.We went to Abergele and walked on the prom inhaling fresh sea air.Everyone was social distancing and most were wearing masks.It felt very safe.It lifted our spirits so much. Onwards and upwards,we hope.

I am so excited!

I am having my hair cut etc at the hairdressers tomorrow.Here in Wales this is now allowed.My hair is very thick and the longer it grows the longer it takes me to dry it.We are also now allowed to get in the carand go out.We are supposed to only go five miles but that gives us the opportunity to get into the countryside and have a stroll.Having been in lockdown since December 20 th this feels like freedom. We are still being very careful not going into shops but having groceries delivered. How are doing?