...I have been working here in this office for 2 years now and don't really mix much with other tennants in the office - so was surprised when this woman from the office opposite came through and asked for a favour as their printer was out of action. A lovely Yorkshire accent - a pleasure to hear after so long here - I just found that chatting to her we come from the same area and worked and lived close by. Will have to invite her to the Ex Pat Canberra meet up later this year.

Nice one, and how are you feeling today?

A little less sore I hope!

Slightly better - thanks - got some of that sage stuff for the bath and had a long hot soak - and a brandy (or two).....have just taken some pics of the garden in some of the many stages so here is what all the pain has been about so far...

Looks Fab! Although not nice to have all the pain you had, hope it'll all be worth it in the end! So far, as I said, looks great!

lol, so thats where everyone is going to from round here!!!

cool sas, really nice when you meet a like-minded local !


sue xxx

ps, glad you explained the sore reference

Thats not 'gardening', thats complete landscape management! I had visions of you wearing nice cute gardening gloves while kneeling on a mat and weeding the French Marigolds (male cheuvanistic trate showing there) - not digging and landscaping and designing. No wonder it took 10 hours and sore bits

Nice going tho, could you do ours?

It's looking good so far sas, keep up the good work, but next time maybe only 5 hours at a time eh!

erm - not on your nelly

good advice - for this weekend coming I will do a limited amount.

and remember it is exercise so warm up stretches required

the garden looks great so wel done you it will be worth it in the long run

Hi sue,

It turned out even wierder today - I spoke with the woman from the opposite office (Debby) and she was saying she had been invited to a bbq this Saturday but wouldn't be going as she was busy but that it was someone called Carmel - this is the Carmel from BE and also she mentioned that she had met Lisa - another expat from BE - so this weekend I get to meet another BE couple.

There are certainly loads of Poms heading to Canberra - the secret is out

Brilliant. It's great when you meet someone from an area you lived in UK. So much to talk about

We saw some stats a while back and in a six month window 10000ish Brits had migrated to NSW, but in the same period only 12 to ACT! Think i was a while ago tho and i know ACT are really pushing for people so there could well be more coming there.

But if someone here (UK) asks me again 'Why Canberra?' (or worse, 'Wheres Canberra'?!!), i'll biff 'em Our main reason is you cant fly straight there, so more difficult to get to from UK hahahah (I am a bad person ).

I know the feeling - I even had an argument with a woman who kept telling me that Sydney was the capital city of Aus

Well hello! Some of us have been here an awfully long time!!! Nearly 29 years and counting. Can't say that I have met too many Poms - not many that admit to it anyway!

Quoll