Happy news!

That sounds wonderful. Well done to your daughter and her husband, and Lara. It's good to read good news.

xxx

Happy days Greatnan

Lovely news Greatnan you have a lot to look forward to

Have only just read your wonderful news Greatnan no wonder you are on cloud nine! They deserve all their success

I love a pioneering spirit, greatnan. Good Luck to them!

Great news greatnan - thanks for posting it. I'm having my first cup of coffee of they day and feeling happy for you and your lovely family. You are such a pioneer of our generation - working full time with children, divorce, setting up independently, changing career direction, living in different parts of the UK and Europe, and now off to a new life in New Zealand. Great role model for other (possibly younger) women. I'm working this morning, so no long walk for me till later in the day. I imagine you are already out yomping in the mountains, enjoy your day.

Thank you - no yomping today, as I woke to a beautiful white world and it is still snowing heavily. There is a foot of snow on my car so I am glad I had my flu jab yesterday and stocked up with food
The gleam of the snow was my only light as there was a power cut, but by the time I had set up my camping-gaz stove and made a cup of tea, it was back on
No TV though - the satellite dish on the roof is covered by snow,but I can listen to Radio 4 on-line, and I have lots of books waiting to be read, and a 1,000 piece jig saw half finished.
If I go very quiet today, blame EDF - the electricity is still flickering, and every time it does, I have to restart my laptop!

Does this mean you will be sharing their house, or are you still planning a dwelling on their land?

No, Shysal, my daughter and I both agree that it would be better all round if I had self-contained accommodation, but the two bedroomed flat does have a living room, kitchen, bathroom and private entrance and it is at the other end of the house from the family part. I don't intend to emigrate until I am 75, by which time the two remaining grandchildren will have left home. Until then, I will continue to spend about six or seven weeks each year with them, in their guest bedroom. My son-in-law is very kind and always makes me very welcome. It must be hard for him, because his own mother is in a care home in England in an advanced state of dementia. She is only a year older than me, and one of the kindest people I have ever met. Life can be very unfair, can't it?

Lovely news greatnan

I now feel really cold, having read your post, Greatnan. Snow! It it early this year?

You mean you don't feel like jumping on that plane, anno? You are a fair-weather friend! I would have to look up my last year's diary, but I think we had a couple of days in November, but then it disappeared.
My daughter suffers from Raynaud's Disease and her fingers turn white in cold weather - she is very happy in Nelson and cannot understand why I would choose to live in the Alps!