OVER 50's+ MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Jan 6th 2011, 9:47 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Hello Rovers 
Just an update...
And as if the stars were beginning to align for us, I got a phone call from a local recruiter this morning about a Legal Secretary job here in Staines that I had applied for (but was not selected) last November. Apparently, the person who got the job didn't work out (I was told what the problem was) so they want to look at my CV again
so maybe, just maybe, I'll get called in for an interview.
It's been raining a good bit lately but at least temperatures aren't quite as frigid as they have been. Rainy, overcast weather has never bothered me!
Just finishing off a cup of tea and slice of Christmas Cake. Life is good.
Just an update...
And as if the stars were beginning to align for us, I got a phone call from a local recruiter this morning about a Legal Secretary job here in Staines that I had applied for (but was not selected) last November. Apparently, the person who got the job didn't work out (I was told what the problem was) so they want to look at my CV again
so maybe, just maybe, I'll get called in for an interview. It's been raining a good bit lately but at least temperatures aren't quite as frigid as they have been. Rainy, overcast weather has never bothered me!
Just finishing off a cup of tea and slice of Christmas Cake. Life is good.
Cheers
Jan 6th 2011, 10:02 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Hello Rovers
Just an update...
Tony started his job today with Runnymede Council. He thinks he's going to like it; a total career change (from Web Developer to Planning Enforcement Officer!). It's less than 10 miles from where we live. It took him about 40 minutes to get to work this morning
but only about 15 minutes to drive home after work. Go figure.
And as if the stars were beginning to align for us, I got a phone call from a local recruiter this morning about a Legal Secretary job here in Staines that I had applied for (but was not selected) last November. Apparently, the person who got the job didn't work out (I was told what the problem was) so they want to look at my CV again so maybe, just maybe, I'll get called in for an interview.
Just an update...
Tony started his job today with Runnymede Council. He thinks he's going to like it; a total career change (from Web Developer to Planning Enforcement Officer!). It's less than 10 miles from where we live. It took him about 40 minutes to get to work this morning
but only about 15 minutes to drive home after work. Go figure.And as if the stars were beginning to align for us, I got a phone call from a local recruiter this morning about a Legal Secretary job here in Staines that I had applied for (but was not selected) last November. Apparently, the person who got the job didn't work out (I was told what the problem was) so they want to look at my CV again
so maybe, just maybe, I'll get called in for an interview.
Jan 6th 2011, 10:18 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Hello Rovers
Just an update...
Tony started his job today with Runnymede Council. He thinks he's going to like it; a total career change (from Web Developer to Planning Enforcement Officer!). It's less than 10 miles from where we live. It took him about 40 minutes to get to work this morning but only about 15 minutes to drive home after work. Go figure.
And as if the stars were beginning to align for us, I got a phone call from a local recruiter this morning about a Legal Secretary job here in Staines that I had applied for (but was not selected) last November. Apparently, the person who got the job didn't work out (I was told what the problem was) so they want to look at my CV again so maybe, just maybe, I'll get called in for an interview.
It's been raining a good bit lately but at least temperatures aren't quite as frigid as they have been. Rainy, overcast weather has never bothered me! I lived in the Aleutian Islands for 3 years ... some people had to actually leave the island because they couldn't tolerate the bleakness. Not me. I just considered it tea weather.
I'm going to my first panto on Sunday night!!! I've seen them on telly, but have never been to one in person. We're going to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Should be loads of fun, and I can't wait!!
Tony and I "gave" one another National Trust memberships for Christmas, and our cards, membership book, etc., arrived today. Really looking forward to putting this to good use throughout 2011.
I'm currently reading a delightful collection of stories called Icons of England. Apart from the subject matter
, what I really like about this book is that each little essay is no more than 3 pages long. Here's Amazon's description:
good.
Just an update...
Tony started his job today with Runnymede Council. He thinks he's going to like it; a total career change (from Web Developer to Planning Enforcement Officer!). It's less than 10 miles from where we live. It took him about 40 minutes to get to work this morning
but only about 15 minutes to drive home after work. Go figure.And as if the stars were beginning to align for us, I got a phone call from a local recruiter this morning about a Legal Secretary job here in Staines that I had applied for (but was not selected) last November. Apparently, the person who got the job didn't work out (I was told what the problem was) so they want to look at my CV again
so maybe, just maybe, I'll get called in for an interview. It's been raining a good bit lately but at least temperatures aren't quite as frigid as they have been. Rainy, overcast weather has never bothered me! I lived in the Aleutian Islands for 3 years ... some people had to actually leave the island because they couldn't tolerate the bleakness. Not me. I just considered it tea weather.
I'm going to my first panto on Sunday night!!! I've seen them on telly, but have never been to one in person. We're going to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Should be loads of fun, and I can't wait!!
Tony and I "gave" one another National Trust memberships for Christmas, and our cards, membership book, etc., arrived today. Really looking forward to putting this to good use throughout 2011.
I'm currently reading a delightful collection of stories called Icons of England. Apart from the subject matter
, what I really like about this book is that each little essay is no more than 3 pages long. Here's Amazon's description:This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies. First published as a lavish colour coffee table book, this new expanded paperback edition has double the original number of contributions from many celebrities including Bill Bryson, Michael Palin, Eric Clapton, Bryan Ferry, Sebastian Faulks, Kate Adie, Kevin Spacey, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Richard Mabey , Simon Jenkins, John Sergeant, Benjamin Zephaniah, Joan Bakewell, Antony Beevor, Libby Purves, Jonathan Dimbleby, and many more. It can be purchased here: http://amzn.to/hvpOxX
Just finishing off a cup of tea and slice of Christmas Cake. Life is good.
Jan 7th 2011, 12:05 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Probably a bit later but you get some idea http://www.georgeplunkett.co.uk/Webs...nceOfWalesRoad
And one on the front page here http://www.oldukphotos.com/norfolk_norwich.htm
And here http://www.francisfrith.com/norwich/...ad-1896_37362/ (lots more to scroll through)
And one on the front page here http://www.oldukphotos.com/norfolk_norwich.htm
And here http://www.francisfrith.com/norwich/...ad-1896_37362/ (lots more to scroll through)
Jan 7th 2011, 12:28 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
stole this from another thread...love it..
IF I should die, think only this of me;
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
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IF I should die, think only this of me;
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
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Jan 7th 2011, 12:32 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
There aren't any spelling mistakes.
Here is a link to the whole poem
http://www.englishverse.com/poems/the_soldier
Here is a link to the whole poem
http://www.englishverse.com/poems/the_soldier
Jan 7th 2011, 12:36 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
There aren't any spelling mistakes.
Here is a link to the whole poem
http://www.englishverse.com/poems/the_soldier
Here is a link to the whole poem
http://www.englishverse.com/poems/the_soldier
Jan 7th 2011, 12:46 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
I love the US but England is home. I have always said I don't want to die in US and poems like that remind me so.. would rather my remains become part of "England's green and pleasant land" than part of this wonderful but at times alien country.. don't mean to be morbid poem just made me think of that..
Jan 7th 2011, 12:49 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
I love the US but England is home. I have always said I don't want to die in US and poems like that remind me so.. would rather my remains become part of "England's green and pleasant land" than part of this wonderful but at times alien country.. don't mean to be morbid poem just made me think of that..
Jan 7th 2011, 1:07 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
Thanks for the recommendation - it's available digitally so I downloaded the first few chapters onto my iPad to check it out (you can start reading for free and then only pay if you like the book). I already love the introduction by Bill Bryson where he's trying to understand the seaside.
Good luck with the job!
Good luck with the job!
Jan 7th 2011, 1:25 am
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Jan 7th 2011, 2:29 am
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HighSpeedGrandma..What an interesting post I think in the end you will make your own mind up. You seem to have a good handle on how you feel. Like you said once you float it past your husband things might alter. I know mine would have a little fit whether he thought it was just a platonic friendship or not. But my has a jealous streak in him. After you tell you hubby then you can decide. I do have one question. The house you are thinking of moving into that belongs to your daughter. Is it in an area that you want to live and could you find a job in that location.
So step one tell hubby when you get back to the US step two if he says its OK and you feel fine with it then you have to decide on if thats the place you want to put down roots. Do you know when your daughter in Hong Kong is returning to the UK. Do you think she would rent it to you a little bit cheaper or do they have a morgage to cover. One point about hubby in the US how long is he thinking of staying in the US before he joins you in the UK or is he waiting for you to decide you dont want to live in the UK. God certainly made most men complicated when he put them together
I think in the end you will make your own mind up. You seem to have a good handle on how you feel. Like you said once you float it past your husband things might alter. I know mine would have a little fit whether he thought it was just a platonic friendship or not. But my has a jealous streak in him. After you tell you hubby then you can decide. I do have one question. The house you are thinking of moving into that belongs to your daughter. Is it in an area that you want to live and could you find a job in that location. So step one tell hubby when you get back to the US step two if he says its OK and you feel fine with it then you have to decide on if thats the place you want to put down roots. Do you know when your daughter in Hong Kong is returning to the UK. Do you think she would rent it to you a little bit cheaper or do they have a morgage to cover. One point about hubby in the US how long is he thinking of staying in the US before he joins you in the UK or is he waiting for you to decide you dont want to live in the UK. God certainly made most men complicated when he put them together
To answer your questions (and thanks for asking, feel free to ask anything you like. I have nothing to hide).
The house that my daughter and her husband own is about 20 minutes away from my other daughters flat. It is in an area I know well and used to live close to.
The chances of me being able to get a job I would say are pretty good seeing as my daughter in England works at a large company, my daughter in Hong Kong worked at a bank in England in H.R and has a lot of contacts who can help put the word out if there is anything that comes up hopefully, and my S.I.L. in Hong Kong has a very good job with lots of contacts and he said I may use him as a reference. I have also made friends with some people that are recruiters here and have contacts in England and they have said they will help. So if I am unable find work it won't be for lack of networking.
Hey I have never been in this position before where I knew people that might point me in the right direction. My daughters were kids when I left England and everyone else was just starting out in their careers. Now some of them are doing well and have offered to help.
Another of my daughters friends actually sources and recruits people and she is very good with CVs and she has offered, well has already helped with making my CV more British appropriate.
My daughter who owns the house said she will rent it out to us at the absolute minimum, basically the amount to cover the mortgage. Neither my ex nor I can afford that on our own at this point. Hence his suggestion.
Hubby in the US (American) always knew my plan was to return to the UK and all along said he was on board with it. UNTIL I actually said the time was right (over five years ago) and began making plans and trying to involve him.
By his actions he showed that he was not interested in moving to the UK. So I pushed the point and said if he didn't want to come then I was going to do it alone.
Then my daughter and her hubby came to Hong Kong. They offered me the chance to come out and spend some time with them after being away for most of their lives. I quit my job and told hubby I was coming to HK for a few months.
I said we could split everything amicably and move on, because with or without him I was doing this. So he said go ahead and do what you need to do. He said he didn't want a divorce, and would be here if I need him. He said "I am going nowhere", meaning he was fine being in the house, paying the mortgage and plodding along. He said I will stay here till we HAVE equity in the house again, and then see how things are.
So in a nutshell. I don't think he will want to come to the UK. I don't know for 100% sure whether I will be totally happy in the UK, but I need to find out.
I am doing what I need to do to find out where I want to spend the rest of my life. I have spent the last 25 years of my life trying to please everyone else, one way or another. I just felt that life was passing me by and I was missing something.
So that is why I am where I am today.
In a nutshell! I am sure you don't want to spend sixteen hours reading the unabridged version.
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Jan 7th 2011, 2:41 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II
I love the US but England is home. I have always said I don't want to die in US and poems like that remind me so.. would rather my remains become part of "England's green and pleasant land" than part of this wonderful but at times alien country.. don't mean to be morbid poem just made me think of that..
At times I have been quite angry at my set-up here ,it is not America's fault though ,its my in-laws etc blah blah ...
I am going (from now on ) be more grateful to the US for my chapter here ,and look forward to going HOME
when the time comes ...