We have now moved into our new home in Cinderford

Well, at long last we have moved into our new home – Fuschia Cottage in the Royal Forest of Dean. We will both be posting on here regularly from now on. Broadband was turned on yesterday and we do have a good connection

A morning in Stroud

Yesterday was such a beautiful day that we decided to drive over to Stroud. There are 2 big things to say about Stroud on a Saturday. 1 You can park incredibly cheaply at the railway station car park 2 The market there is the best in the county. We had a smashing morning wandering round the market, and bought some …

First Time with the top Down

Well, yesterday was such a lovely day that I drove from Gloucester To Hartpury for lunch with the roof down on the car. It was my first time ever and I must admit it was very enjoyable. So a lovely drive and a great lunch at the Royal Exchange. I’m hoping for more good weather now

Waiting for the legal people

We are still hoping to move in the next few weeks, but we are still waiting for solicitors. It certainly is a slow process.

We are enjoying Retirement

Vanda and I are both enjoying Retirement, but now starting to chafe at waiting for solicitors so we can get on with our house move. Sadly buying and selling houses is a bit of a long drawn out affair, but every day brings us one step closer. We are moving into a smaller house so some things like the larger …

150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter

This is a big year for Beatrix Potter fans and it is also the 10th anniversary of the House of the Tailor of Gloucester. The Gloucester shop and museum is planning some special events and I have been asked to sort out some of my archive material for this project. Now I’m retired this will be very enjoyable, so watch …

Buying and selling houses is complicated

Well, in theory we have sold our house and bought another one. However sadly it isn’t that simple. We are now waiting on 2 sets of solicitors. We are still hoping to move before the end of April.  

Sold our house and bought another

Well, very exciting news for us this week. We have sold our house in Churchdown and bought a cottage in Cinderford in the Forest of Dean. More to come later

2016

Well the new year is here and I am hoping to see a lot of changes this year. I will be updating this site regularly. We have a lot of people lined up to view our house which is or sale  .