After Glastonbury Festival

What do you say you’ll do?

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Living in Tonbridge

While researching areas to move to, we’ve found little reviews of towns found on the internet were vital - especially when we started looking in Wiltshire and Somerset - places we hardly knew at all. So, now that we are leaving it, here’s my thoughts on Tonbridge; having lived here for 30 years, I feel qualified enough to tell you!

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Moving to Cornwall

After over three years of planning to move to Cornwall (from Kent), we have well and truly decided we are not buying a house there. It is simply too expensive - ridiculously so if you’re after an old place with beams and inglenooks like I am. (Not so bad if you’re after a new build). Our problem is we need somewhere big enough for two of us to work from home. Anyway, after so long researching and house-hunting, I can offer a bit of advice if you’re planning on relocating to Cornwall and aren’t sure of areas.

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More house hunting with kids

A continuation on my advice!

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House-hunting with kids

A little piece of advice from someone with experience! The joys of modern technology.

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Mortgages

The hassle and the waiting; the waiting and the hassle. Oh to have a day where I don’t have to make 10 phonecalls chasing people up.

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Learning to Surf

By someone who remembers. These are a few words of help and advice if you’re planning on having a go at surfing. I’ve seriously got the bug, but I’ve only had the chance to go a few times so far, so I hope you live a little nearer than me to a good surfing beach! (more…)

Warning

About a builder. This is my little rant about what happened when a traveller knocked on my parents’ door, offering to fix their roof.
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Food

Where are the traditional English restaurants that cater for families?
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Halloween

Do you know about it?
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