Feels Like Home
Hello all.
Been back one week. Before i left Sydney, i was quite worried about how i would feel when i got back here. I neednt have worried. As i flew over London approaching Heathrow, the tears welled up in my eyes. I had this ovewhelming sense of being home. In fact i was choked up. When i cam through customs and saw ALL my family waiting at the barrier with balloons and flowers it set me off again!! 2 lots of tears inside an hour..lol Enjoyed the drive back to my daughters looking at all the green fields. Yet another set of tears when we reached the street i grew up in (daughter still lives there) I have made it my mission this week to get over all the foods i dreamt about whilst in Aus. I must have put on 2 stone in a week..lmao :eek: good curry with all the trimmings walkers crisps decent pork pie cadbury creme egg and its not easter! english fish and chips cumberland sausage Gawwd i feel sick just reading it! Salads all next week for me i reckon :D Saw my first squirrel even though my son in law nearly killed it as it sat in the middle of the road as we drove by!! Saw the house of my dreams for sale just round the corner from my daughters house. Take a look http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetai...a_n=1&tr_t=buy The photos dont do it justice. All i need to do is win the lottery to afford it. :lol: One thing that i have found a big surprise is how friendly strangers have been towards me. Over the years i have managed to pck up a rahter odd accent. Being married to a kiwi and living in NZ, then moving to Aus, my accent has a bit of an identity crisis, so as soon as i open my mouth its obvious. At least 6 times over this week shopkeepers and strangers have been fabulous, wanting to know where i am from, 2 said if i need any help or get lost pop in and see them. I was totally shocked!!! Where is this nasty England i keep hearing about? It is certanly not in the Essex village my daughter lives in. I thought about it a bit and realised it is not so much the country you live in but the type of community. I guess central London would be much the same Sydney. Too busy and not enough time for each other. I cant tell you how happy i am to be home. Lots of baby cuddles with new granddaughters and spending far too much money spoiling them rotten, but hey! Thats what grandmas are for and i intend to keep doing it :D Anway.. i'm off to feed the ducks with the bubs. Hope you are all ok. |
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You sound so happy flea and I'm envious....especially about the fish and chips bit!!!!
I hope it stays that way for you for ever. Enjoy those grandchildren :thumbup: |
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Oh I'm jealous just reading that! Whenever I go back for a visit I never recognise the England that the Daily Mail and Brit bashers go on about. I always have a great time.
Keep us posted and buy a lottery ticket. ;) |
Re: Feels Like Home
Originally Posted by Fleaflyfloflum
(Post 5207949)
Hello all.
Been back one week. ........Where is this nasty England i keep hearing about? It is certanly not in the Essex village my daughter lives in. I thought about it a bit and realised it is not so much the country you live in but the type of community. I guess central London would be much the same Sydney. Too busy and not enough time for each other......... I'm currently back in Putney for my annual 'sabbatical', and I simply do not recognise the Britain described by some people on these boards. Wherever I go, people look cheerful, the pubs and restaurants are full of people laughing and chatting, and shop assistants and the like are polite and helpful. And if you can believe this, some people even say 'hi' and 'thanks' to the bus drivers! :) |
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Great house!!!
Glad you are happy to be back, I Love it. Kind of like a dream being away-or perhaps a nightmare! Good luck. |
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Damn. You're making me so jealous!
I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying being back. I was just thinking earlier how odd it is that some people see Britain in a totally negative light while others see it very positively. I wonder why that is . . . If you buy that house, we'll all be able to move in with you! Sarah |
Re: Feels Like Home
Originally Posted by Fleaflyfloflum
(Post 5207949)
Hello all.
Been back one week. Before i left Sydney, i was quite worried about how i would feel when i got back here. I neednt have worried. As i flew over London approaching Heathrow, the tears welled up in my eyes. I had this ovewhelming sense of being home. In fact i was choked up. . hey good to hear your update. i get so emotional when we fly into gatwick, the final approach from the coast is fantastic. i'm not so bad now we have a place there but before i'd get so emotional :cry_smile: btw don't forget to change your location ;) |
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Originally Posted by SarahInTX
(Post 5208950)
Damn. You're making me so jealous!
I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying being back. I was just thinking earlier how odd it is that some people see Britain in a totally negative light while others see it very positively. I wonder why that is . . . If you buy that house, we'll all be able to move in with you! Sarah |
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Great to hear you're enjoying being back Flea, good luck with the lottery ;)
I've always found the community spirit in London too, maybe you have to have grown up here. I would like to move further in but we just won't be able to afford it. That said, I wouldn't be unhappy about moving further out either. My place at the moment is kinda neither one nor the other. How far out in Essex are you Flea? |
Re: Feels Like Home
Originally Posted by Fleaflyfloflum
(Post 5207949)
Hello all.
Been back one week. Before i left Sydney, i was quite worried about how i would feel when i got back here. I neednt have worried. As i flew over London approaching Heathrow, the tears welled up in my eyes. I had this ovewhelming sense of being home. In fact i was choked up. When i cam through customs and saw ALL my family waiting at the barrier with balloons and flowers it set me off again!! 2 lots of tears inside an hour..lol Enjoyed the drive back to my daughters looking at all the green fields. Yet another set of tears when we reached the street i grew up in (daughter still lives there) I have made it my mission this week to get over all the foods i dreamt about whilst in Aus. I must have put on 2 stone in a week..lmao :eek: good curry with all the trimmings walkers crisps decent pork pie cadbury creme egg and its not easter! english fish and chips cumberland sausage Gawwd i feel sick just reading it! Salads all next week for me i reckon :D Saw my first squirrel even though my son in law nearly killed it as it sat in the middle of the road as we drove by!! Saw the house of my dreams for sale just round the corner from my daughters house. Take a look http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetai...a_n=1&tr_t=buy The photos dont do it justice. All i need to do is win the lottery to afford it. :lol: One thing that i have found a big surprise is how friendly strangers have been towards me. Over the years i have managed to pck up a rahter odd accent. Being married to a kiwi and living in NZ, then moving to Aus, my accent has a bit of an identity crisis, so as soon as i open my mouth its obvious. At least 6 times over this week shopkeepers and strangers have been fabulous, wanting to know where i am from, 2 said if i need any help or get lost pop in and see them. I was totally shocked!!! Where is this nasty England i keep hearing about? It is certanly not in the Essex village my daughter lives in. I thought about it a bit and realised it is not so much the country you live in but the type of community. I guess central London would be much the same Sydney. Too busy and not enough time for each other. I cant tell you how happy i am to be home. Lots of baby cuddles with new granddaughters and spending far too much money spoiling them rotten, but hey! Thats what grandmas are for and i intend to keep doing it :D Anway.. i'm off to feed the ducks with the bubs. Hope you are all ok. Sorry but you will question why you came back,,,, |
Re: Feels Like Home
Originally Posted by on a mission
(Post 5209327)
give it a few months , then you will know what you have done.
Sorry but you will question why you came back,,,, |
Re: Feels Like Home
Originally Posted by on a mission
(Post 5209327)
give it a few months , then you will know what you have done.
Sorry but you will question why you came back,,,, |
Re: Feels Like Home
Originally Posted by on a mission
(Post 5209327)
give it a few months , then you will know what you have done.
Sorry but you will question why you came back,,,, |
Re: Feels Like Home
Originally Posted by on a mission
(Post 5209327)
give it a few months , then you will know what you have done.
Sorry but you will question why you came back,,,, |
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Pleased you have arrived back safe and sound Flea. You sound as if your having a ball there with children and grandchildren.
Keep enjoying it and keep us posted. Lynne:) |
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