Tag Archives: house hunting

Taking time out of sorts

We are currently in Lincolnshire checking out properties over a radius of around 30 miles of where we used to live. We are staying in a B&B in Boston which is dog friendly, clean, comfortable and reasonably priced. Our room … Continue reading

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A property called Deja Vu

I’d like to take you back three years to our nightmare house sale prior to us buying the boat. These posts will probably cover the final gist of our tale: Full circle , C Day and Adrenalin rush or what. … Continue reading

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Property result

I am growing extremely tired of estate agents not listening to us after a day of viewing mostly unsuitable properties. The first was very nicely presented, having had a makeover and general tidy up. The settlement cracks still showed though, … Continue reading

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Another long day pending

We are off tomorrow and have no less than 6 properties lined up to view. Hubby and I have both become so confused, we’ve forgotten where we’re going! AAArrgh!! Anticipating a phone call on saturday, I thrust a scrap of … Continue reading

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Sleeping Habits and Patterns.

I’ve done a post on this before, and with the recent weekly upheaval of early starts for long distance house viewings, it’s taking longer to recover. Even the car is starting to get nervous every time we get up early. … Continue reading

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Today’s verdict

We have been out for a total of 15 hours and 298.6 miles (approx) today. We have viewed three properties, having cancelled the fourth due to its close proximity to the main road. We had arrived well over an hour … Continue reading

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Playing it safe

Hubby and I are on our travels again today, but this time with a bit of extra paperwork. We’ve looked at buying property in Wales in 2000 and 2004, killing two cars in the process. The first was Skoda Favorite … Continue reading

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Finished and done!

After walking the dog, I finished the Venice puzzle this morning as failing light and a light bulb prevented me from doing so yesterday (though I did go for it!). I then got my personal choice and began to sort … Continue reading

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Neglected and tired

We were able to keep all our appointments yesterday well within our set timeframe. Hubby’s couple of hours on Sunday plotting and printing out the routes, then programming the GPS with the relevant postcodes were well spent. You know, technology … Continue reading

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Letter to Mum

I realised late last night that I hadn’t written to my mum this week. I had written when we got back after the wedding on the 15th, and she should have got that by Wednesday, so all being well she … Continue reading

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