So: after almost twenty months, more Estate Agents than I ever hope to encounter again in the rest of my life, an architect, a team of builders and a deep immersion in the auction houses of London, I am moving into my new house this weekend. The children have already seen it and given it [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Moving’
Moving
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bamboo, Best Friend, Family, Garden Joy, Garden Rage, House, Moving, Old Friend at Work, Parents, Sister on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Is Kate Moss Pregnant?”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Kate Moss, Moving, New York, Pregnant on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first time that Wife became pregnant, we invited our parents, Sister and Brother in Law around to the house for “drinks” (I daresay some of them had guessed why they had been invited). Apparently, Brother in Law had not guessed. Wife (in an atypically oblique way) made her announcement by asking our guests: “What [...]
The Bubblewrap Mountain
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Al Gore, Bubblewrap, Moving on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, 30th April 2007 I dread to think what Al Gore would say. Is there, even, a method of recycling Bubblewrap? Can one simply cart it down to the recycling centre (our nearest one is in Richmond, in between the Sewage Works and a new development of ritzy, faux-Georgian “executive homes”, the location of which [...]
The Psychology of Moving
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Moving, Moving House on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, 1st May 2007 You know how when people have resigned from a job, they suddenly start pointing out how shit everything is about the place they’ve been perfectly happy in for the last 8 years? Clearly, that helps them believe that they are leaving a bad job, for a good job. I suspect that [...]
Post Moving – An Act of Faith
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Moving on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Friday, 11th May 2007 Oh, there shall be stories – oh yes. There SHALL be stories. The move has gone very well, the house and garden are amazing, but there is no Internet connection for another two weeks: I am hoping to publish this on the back of a fleeting Internet connection in the back [...]
