It's the perennial family dilemma @Ergates. I understand perfectly what you are saying. Long weekend visits are tiring for all (especially us!) so being close enough for a brief visit or lunch and then each to their own bed would be lovely. I have been mulling over the same stuff recently. I don't have grandkids but I do long for what some of my friends have i.e. vicinity to their children who pop over to say hello. My mum has that with my brother and now his son, who is studying to become an airline pilot, goes to her for lunch because she is closer to his school. I will never have that, unless I move closer to one of them (one in London, the other Amsterdam).
It is possible that your OH will change his mind if you leave him behind enough times, but I wouldn't count on it. Why is it than men in generalĀ are more reluctant to move house? I know a few couples where wives would be out of their present habitation in a shot but no-nos from hubbies. š¤·āāļøĀ
Have you actually talked about moving nearer the grandchildren? How do you feel about leaving your present life for a new one? Said grandchildren will become teenagers and their attitude will change, at least temporarily as @didyw is experiencing.Ā
The situation with my Father has stabilised sufficiently to allow us (my Mother and I) not to go to the nursing home today.Ā Ā So I thought I'd drop in here.
I very much hope that you are fully recovered now @Dovefromabove
@didyw I am hoping that your cough and cold will be very short-lived, and I am sorry to hear that you missed the concert.Ā
@Ergates I hope that the stars align in such a way that you are able to see much, much more of your Grandsons from now on.Ā Children are wonderful, they bring joy and life.
I hope someone is able to do something about your nosebleeds @floraliesĀ I hope they are not too distressing for you.
@coccinella Best wishes to your OH for the concert tonight, I hope that both of you have a wonderful time.
@Busy-Lizzie I hope that your OH will soon recover, and I hope you manage to avoid catching it.
I wish immense success for your restaurant @D0rdogne_Damsel and also that you enjoy your time with Charlie very much.
Tomorrow afternoon on BBC2 at 1:45pm Passport to Pimlico is showing, and it is followed by Whisky GaloreĀ (I just thought I'd point that out).
I promised to post photos of anything I have which is presently flowering, so now I am doing so (the chrysanthemums are indoor and have been photographed from outside through a salt-encrusted window, so sorry for the poor photo quality).
"If you have a garden in your library, we will want for nothing" Marcus Tullius Cicero (in a letter to Marcus Terentius Varro, 46 B.C.)
Weāve certainly discussed a move. Our original plan was to move to the nearby seaside town, nice shops and lots going on for older people, but the transport links are bad. We were also unsure where our two children and spouses would end up living. Ā Iād now like to be within easier reach of Bath and Oxford, where each family has settled. Although the grandsons may well move away, their parents have other links in Bath, and will probably stay in the area. The Oxford couple might get poached by universities in the USA, but being child free, would find visiting us easier. Im certainly going to leave OH to his own devices more often while Iām still active enough. If he doesnāt start to see the advantages of moving, at least it should get him more accustomed to the alternative! Iām quite gregarious, and confident I could carve a happy lifestyle for myself in a new area, especially near where we have lived in the past. OH would be happy with a life centred round just the two of us, so my thinking is that he would eventually be happy wherever we end up.
Could do with one of those myself, shall I prescribe them all round?
Yes please @punkdoc ā¦ thatād be just the ticket ā¦. Ā having been to the farmshop etc this morning I felt totally kn@ckered this afternoon and even had an afternoon nap Ā ā¦ totally unheard of for me ā¦ probably the after effects of the lurgy šĀ
Glad youāre having such a good time @Hostafan1 š¤ šĀ
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good afternoon,Ā after a dull but dry start,Ā it actually got brighter.Ā Managed to get jnto the gardenĀ Ā green bin is full, ready for tomorrow.Ā Regards to all.Ā
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Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Another 10 days @tui34
It is possible that your OH will change his mind if you leave him behind enough times, but I wouldn't count on it. Why is it than men in generalĀ are more reluctant to move house? I know a few couples where wives would be out of their present habitation in a shot but no-nos from hubbies. š¤·āāļøĀ
Have you actually talked about moving nearer the grandchildren? How do you feel about leaving your present life for a new one? Said grandchildren will become teenagers and their attitude will change, at least temporarily as @didyw is experiencing.Ā
Tough choices.Ā
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Ā Iād now like to be within easier reach of Bath and Oxford, where each family has settled. Although the grandsons may well move away, their parents have other links in Bath, and will probably stay in the area. The Oxford couple might get poached by universities in the USA, but being child free, would find visiting us easier.
Im certainly going to leave OH to his own devices more often while Iām still active enough. If he doesnāt start to see the advantages of moving, at least it should get him more accustomed to the alternative! Iām quite gregarious, and confident I could carve a happy lifestyle for myself in a new area, especially near where we have lived in the past. OH would be happy with a life centred round just the two of us, so my thinking is that he would eventually be happy wherever we end up.
Glad youāre having such a good time @Hostafan1 š¤ šĀ
Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Regards to all.Ā