WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

Nervously, I will try again !

It's encouraging to see more "posts' and even some with photos !  I won't attempt that, after my miserable failure a couple of days ago, but I will try just an ordinary post" !

It's very hot here again and we are all feeling slightly limp ! Christchurch had a mild after-shock on Wednesday, not many people felt it, it was noteworthy because it was the 11,000 th. since the big quake of Feb.2011...  It had been quiet of late, and we were beginning to think they were over.  Last night we had a 4.7, we all felt that one.

We are expecting a visit from DD#1 this wek. We haven't seen her since August 2011, so we are quite excited.   Thanks to Skype,emails and the phone, we keep in touch well ...it certainly doesn't seem that long since she was here.  DH and I are seriously thinking of moving off the property this year and DD#2 says that her sister is coming to "put her name on everything " !!  We'll see !  She's coming down from H.K. so will enjoy the fresh air of N.Z. I doubt that there's much here that she will want. She has a well furnished home in Scotland and Hong Kong . Anyway, we expect to be taking most of it with us ...!

As a first step towards moving off, we had the property valued last week. We still haven't heard back.  We have someone who wants to buy. I guess they will have a valuation done too, and then we will start talking. It's going to be hard to move but we feel it's probably the right time. We are quite isolated here (which we have enjoyed) but, as we get older, it would seem sensible to move closer in.  Our closest township is 18 K away, we would like an acre or so, on the outskirts, we are not quite ready for close neighbours !!

Off to a BBQ now. A 60th bday for a friend.  It's nice to have such young friends ! We sometimes forget that we are both over 70...

Have a good week.
Marion.

posted by Marion in NZ. @ 10:40 PM