Chelsea14Ian Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Today marks our first year living in Martham. We've been busy.Both Gardens front and back have been done.Lots of hard work over many months. Very soon all the windows will be replaced. I've decorated the hallway.The kitchen replaced and repainted.the porch has been lined in wood.I've painted in white and soon stain and vanish.We've had a few bumps along the way.My Cancer and Marina's op on her wrist and problems with Arthritis. Oh and a new boat. Today I'm thanks to Alan touring St George's English Whisky. It was a long held dream of ours to move to Norfolk. It didn't disappoint. We love it here. A few photos. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 A lot of hard work Ian but the results are more than worth it. Congratulations on year one and wishing you many many more 🍺 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Congrats from me too, it all looks lovely, well done both of you. I take it you have no regrets moving? x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnut Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Good on you both, worth every day of hard work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 No regrets Gracie. Its quiet,the air is better.And every day its like looking at a postcard.My first two visits to the broads in the sixties was to Martham. Now living here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Congratulations Ian and Marina. It certainly sounds like you made the right move! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Cant believe its been a year already Ian. So very envious. Our attempt at moving to Norfolk this year failed miserably after the chain collapsed and has cost us too much in fees to carry on for the time-being, but one day! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, Lulu said: but one day! 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Sorry to hear that.Martham was our second attempt. Very glad we picked Martham. We don't really miss Kent/London. Having said that we're going to Marina's brothers birthday lunch on Sunday. A stop off at Bluewater for 🍫 Chocolate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Im thinking we may try again in the spring. We are still a bit exhausted by it all at the moment. It took 5 months before the chain fell apart and peoples mortgage offers ran out. I believe in fate and now feel maybe the house wasnt the right one for us after all and there was a reason why it all went wrong. Just wish it hadnt been such an expensive exercise! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 27 minutes ago, Lulu said: Im thinking we may try again in the spring. We are still a bit exhausted by it all at the moment. It took 5 months before the chain fell apart and peoples mortgage offers ran out. I believe in fate and now feel maybe the house wasnt the right one for us after all and there was a reason why it all went wrong. Just wish it hadnt been such an expensive exercise! Everything happens for a reason Sam (in my very humble opinion). We both originally wanted to be nearer The Broads, but in reality where we are is a brilliant compromise. We can be at the boat in forty minutes or so, so it still feels like a journey to get there, it’s two hours for the wife to get to work one day a week, so do-able until the time is right for her to retire and about an hour and forty five minutes to get to our families in Milton Keynes and Northampton. I have no regrets, other than I wish we’d been in a position to move here earlier. You’ll get there - some things are worth waiting for (but be prepared to swap a kidney for dental treatment!). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I am into my 16th year here in North Norfolk. The first ten years were wonderful and though The Broads were never like putting to sea for me we both enjoyed our mostly day boating. Soon I will have been widowed for 6 years and although it has brought many challenges (when you have been together for 50 years you never get over the loss) I would not return to Buckinghamshire, I still enjoy Norfolk. However, I am finding my land a little too large these days as we were mid 50s when we retired and Judith was a "Gardener" luckily at present I can afford help with it as downsizing and living in close proximity to others, something I have not done for 38 years frightens me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 It's amazing how you can used to that providing you have user friendly "close proximity" ocupants! We've been lucky with ours here but when we first retired we lived in Soham for a short while and had the neighbours from hell - 2 lots of them! One lot next door and one lot opposite. We had to get help from the police with the latter. Carole 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I keep hearing moans about the neighbours in my street but I've never had any bother, oh hang on it's me they're moaning about isn't it...... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 A nice day at St George's. The tour was very interesting. Apparently there's about 40 English distillery.Sononly another 39 to visit . A few pic's Like being in a sweet shop. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Did you get to taste any? I went on a wine tasting tour and got in trouble for not spitting it out, honestly, what a waste Glad you had a lovely day x 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Yes tasted three.A standard one,a 11 year old and a 15 year old.We didn't have to spit out.Also I brought a whisky and a liquor. Barrels of whisky cost about £3000.Need to be stored elsewhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawsOrca Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 You are meant to be taking it easy and not spending my inheritance..Geez see I even send you to a whiskey shop to get drunk all the time. Glad you enjoying your retirement, but slow down! We are coming up to the end of our second year in Suffolk and the first in our own house.. Time flies! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargeandParge Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 26/10/2022 at 16:51, Chelsea14Ian said: Yes tasted three.A standard one,a 11 year old and a 15 year old.We didn't have to spit out.Also I brought a whisky and a liquor. Barrels of whisky cost about £3000.Need to be stored elsewhere. If you invest in one. I'm sure Ole Marge and me could find room for it somewhere. Kindest Regards and enjoy Martham Marge and Parge 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, JawsOrca said: You are meant to be taking it easy and not spending my inheritance..Geez see I even send you to a whiskey shop to get drunk all the time. Glad you enjoying your retirement, but slow down! We are coming up to the end of our second year in Suffolk and the first in our own house.. Time flies! Could you send me to a wine shop Congrats to you and Dave on your second year x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addicted Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 We have friends who emigrated to Cape Town and we used to go out to spend 6 weeks or so with them in late January/early February. They live right in the middle of the wine making region not far from Stellenbosch and a regular trip was to go for a tour round the nearby vinyards of which there was loads. There'd be copious wine sampling followed by a delicious lunch. The cost was ridulously cheap, as was everything in South Africa at that time.There wasn't just vinyards there was also distilleries making the most delicious brandy, cognac etc. Most of these establishments were family owned and run and had been in existence for several generations over 100s of years. Carole 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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