Well, the house is getting emptier, every couple of days Andy and I take a few boxes to the storage unit. So far so good the items that I have packed I have not needed - but that probably tells a story in itself about how much material objects we surround ourselves with and how much of that we don't really need, nice to have though :-) I have been through my wardrobe, the clothes that I am taking with me are currently in a pile on the bed in one of the bedrooms, I have packed a load of clothes to go into storage, all carefully wrapped in Tissue paper and packed into a shallow box - I hope that is enough to keep them in good condition. There is a massive pile of clothes ... read more

Just thought I would update the blog, as of today the house has been Let (AT LAST) so we are just awaiting to see when/if we have to move out, before our leaving date. We have had to revise our departure date until 07 November for various reasons which I won't bore you with. Caroline beloved SLK has been sold to a Homocide detecive and will be collected on Wednesday 1st October, Caroline is gutted. My Car has been bid on, but I am just trying to hang it out until closer to the end of the month. Tired, ready for bed. Andy ... read more

8 Weeks to go now, it will be 7 weeks before I finish work. This weekend we have finished with getting the cars ready for sale, both fully mot'd and taxed can now be sold. We went to Battle Proms at HighClere Castle last night with Mike & Jo, we had a great time. Carolyn Grace flew her Spitfire overhead to the classical music. We were so lucky with the weather; it had rained earlier in the day, yet the evening finished with brilliant sunshine and a beautiful sunset. The fireworks were amazing. Today I have been tidying up the computer and getting rid of unwanted files. I have also copied both Andy's and my itunes folders to the laptop to ensure that we have our music when we are on the move. We are both ... read more

The weather today is the usual British summer weather - wet. But under our umbrella of excitement the weather is fine really - in our minds we are already in Australia on our adventure. With so much to do around the house still - two landmark events have taken place this week. I resigned from the gym and Andy sold the barbecue (sob!!). I came across the conclusion this week that it is easier to resign from a job than it is from the gym - I gave 3 months notice - well a little over 3 months, but of course then comes the persuasion and gimmicks to stay at the gym and not give up entirely - well! I have to say I cannot really get to the gym from Australia and I am hoping ... read more