Kath & Graham

Everyone wears them over here you'd think it was Iceland (not the shop)

Its still dark at 8am in the mornings here I hate these cold dark moarnings

Marmalade

I hear you. When I visited home (Scotland) at Christmas, the sun rose at 8:35 a.m. A good hour and a half later than here in the US.

That being said, you can't beat the long summer nights

OrkneytoPortugal

Billy Connolly also said, on visiting Orkney, "Now I know why there are no trees on Orkney - they've all been blown to Norway!"
How I miss the 'hoolies' - watching the seagulls flying backwards, and the occasional liberated trampoline passing the window...Though I must say, it was a great place to go through the menopause, as those draughts whisting through the cracks sure cooled down the hot flushes! I'd hate to be menopausal in Australia right now

Marmalade

Billy Connolly is a stitch isn't he Yes, Orkney sounds like it would be fantastic for the big M. Maybe I'll move there when my time comes

Are you in Portugal right now? I visited Portugal many years ago when my auntie lived there, and love it. Lisbon, and Cascais area.

englishinfl

So go live somewhere different then, plenty of us would rather be in Kent.

Kath & Graham

Ooh did I hit a raw nerve??

englishinfl

Nah, just get tired of hearing people whinge about the UK thats all.

Sue1

Hi just reading this thread and just wondered why you are going/hoping to go back to OZ as I take it this will be your second time, just wondering or maybe just being nosey. We are going back to the UK for the second time hence why asking Sue1

kez81

Yeah i noticed that when i was back last xmas i took a few pairs back for some friends, i love my uggs wear mine in the winter here never have them off.

Kath & Graham

Not whinging just stating a fact!!

Kath & Graham

Came back last year havent settled even tho OH has a grea=at job and we have a lovely house, have realised we want to go back miss the friends we made and enjoyed the life there, my fault Eldest daughter still there. We mght try East but probably will go back to Perth, just need to get a job at the mo.

Crickey going back this time will be hard enough, why you coming back again?

Kath

Kath & Graham

Ive never ever had a pair LOL

Sue1

Afraid to say can't settle here this time and friends have all moved on, we were back in the UK for 4 years before we came back, so it hasn't all been great, can't fault the place (NZ) just not where we want to be still miss family and friends back in the UK. Yeah its going to be hard regarding job, house etc but OH been told this week here there isn't any more work for him so we would be looking for a job if we stayed here but we just feel at least in the UK we have got family support etc. Hope all goes well for you getting back, good luck Sue

Merseygirl

I am also in Adelaide, going slightly mad with this heat - I have never known it to be this bad It's making me grumpy.....

Fleaflyfloflum

I know how you feel. I was like that last week here in Sydney. In fact we both were. Not much domestic bliss in our house i can tell you

I found the best thing for me to do was fill up a bath with cold water and keep dipping in and out of it