HighTide

I second that....don't go Sally

dunroving

That's twice in two days you've said something perfectly reasonable and apparently ticked someone off (on both cases not the person you were responding to).

You're on a roll!!

Don't take a break from the thread, just take a break from the easily offended.

bandrui

No, Sally. I enjoy your posts. Pull up a chair and stay awhile .

bandrui

A friend of mine brought a cat back from China. Ugly thing (sorry). It has fangs and looks like a tiger. Anyway, it's been years and it's still skittish. I am told he doesn't like women because there were women capturing his friends to put in the pot .

bandrui

Hooray! There are still gardeners in England!

sallysimmons

That's why I thought a break might be in order

You are all very sweet. I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself today so the nice comments are much needed.

I just feel like I'm wishing my life away and that's not a good thing. Does anyone else feel like that? Dunrovin, I know how much you want to get back here ... do you find yourself not fully participating in life where you are? I've tried joining things and taking classes, but it just doesn't really work. I think it's just my nature - once I've made a decision, I want to get on with it.

Maybe it will be different if we ever make a firm plan to leave and I do think my husband is coming round to the idea a little more every day. Patience is a virtue, right?

David, I so envy you the shopping for the new house. That must be exciting.

Lorac05

My Mom can't go into a Garden Center without buying a plant

HighTide

I can't wait to get into our garden in Brixham to see whats growing. It has a greenhouse which will be a first for me having been a condo dweller for the last 30 odd years. I did however have a roof top garden. There was also a fig tree and the rest will be a surprise.....oh yes loads of rhubarb too.

cheers

Rain you say. I've got to have my rain. I can live without sunshine but I need rain to eat and I think its a precious commodity.

Just did a quick trip this afternoon to Arizona. There and back in an hour. Now there is a place that needs rain.

SomersetGirl

Sally, I know what you mean about wishing your life away. I feel that way too, although as I mentioned in an earlier post, now that I know we are definitely going back to England, even though I don't know when, I am trying to really appreciate the things in Canada that we won't have in England (lots of sunshine, blue skies, space, free parking, roads almost free of traffic, peace and quiet). Somehow this takes my mind off all the negatives.

So glad to hear your husband is coming round a bit.

cheers

[QUOTE=sallysimmons;9239719]I didn't know you had asked me a question! Can't keep up

There seem to be quite a few different buildings in Kendal right on the water and I don't know how good they all are, but the one we stayed in was lovely. I'm not really a fan of new buildings, but as new buildings go it was very nicely done. Very high spec finish in all the rooms and a balcony looking out over the river. There was a 2-bedder for sale for £250K when we were there, and for the area I thought that was good value.

I'm sure I saw that condo complex on Google Earth and they still had the scafolding up. I also got to look inside and saw how nicely they were finished.

I go back and forth on the old and the new. I like the new stuff when it comes to the winter and hopefully they are built to withstand the cold.

Maybe you and I can have our own chat on all things in the Lakes since some think it rains there. Have they ever been outside after a rain and smelt the air and the plants. Heavenly.

Another good thing about Kendal is the express trains that go South.

Thanks for answering my question!

sallysimmons

Yes! Another interesting place - and less expensive than Kendal - is Grange-over-Sands just to the West. It has direct trains to Manchester and used to be a seaside resort but some river changed course and pushed Morecambe Bay much further away. So now apparently you can see the bay from Grange, but what used to be beach has been grown over with seagrass. So the 'promenade' goes alongside fields instead of sand!

But the reason it's interesting is that it has a microclimate (something to do with Morecambe Bay) that makes it the warmest place in the North of England. It also gets more sunshine than most other places in the north.

My mum said "Oh it's lovely there but I think it's for older people." I said "mum, I am an older person." She said "Oh that's right. I always forget you're aging too!"

Will definitely check it out this September.

bandrui

That is so great David. In Devon..big garden with greenhouse... I'd be in my glory. I think that's why I love Spring so much, seeing the garden magically transform from bare soil to lush plant life. Nature's miracle.

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Bed and Breakfast near Kendal.

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/...Gallery&ino=25

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Which newspaper would you recommend in the UK?