Where are we all

I used to sell new house's in Hartford before I retired from the business.

Born in Barnsley, went to university in Newcastle, lived in North Staffs, then various places in Hampshire, now spend a lot of time 'commuting' between the far south of England and the far north west of Scotland. I must be mad!

Haven't worked this site out yet.

Hi "kittylester" I live just down the road from Loughborough in Ruddington. Son went to Loughborough University and DH worked with schools there for a few years. Still go to the market when I can and go for a meal regularly at Hoton, so all pretty close to you. I'm sure "Greenmossgiel" will not mind me telling you that she was born in Ruddington but now lives in Scotland. Small world!

I'm near Bradford, West Yorkshire. Originally from Nottingham, but yes, Yorkshire gets into your heart.

Hi Revis nice to know I'm not on my own. Used to pass through Ruddington to get to John Lewis but now go to the Leicester one. The rest of the family go through Ruddington every other Saturday to watch Forest. We actually live in Barrow (upon Soar) having lived very near the centre of Loughborough for 15 or so years. We have one son living in the village, a daughter in Loughborough, one in Derby and the other in London. We also have a son living at home.

Hi evryone i am of to sunny Spain this afternoon to spend some time with my son and his family.i only get to see them twice a year and this means so much to me.but i am lucky it is only Spain a 2 hour flight away when some parents children have moved to the other side of the world.....i live in beautiful Dorset now and what a peacful laid back county it is.i have joined many activities made new friends....if anyone lives in Weymouth out there,lets here from you.

I live in the beautiful French Alps, in a tiny ski resort about 20 miles from Lake Geneva.

I live close to Nottingham city centre

lillian my father was a 'Dorsetman' and my great great grandpa used to own a pub in Upwey. My great grandma lived in Chickerell but before that she and her family were in Wyke. My parents moved back to Weymouth after I left home and I still have connections there. Was there a couple of weeks ago mooching along the prom in glorious sunshine

Hi Woody and Soupy - I'm near-ish -between Newport Pagnell and Olney!

Didn't read all the way through the many (!) posts - but I was born and brought up in the Scottish Borders, studied at St Andrews then went to London when I married. We lived there for 14 years,then moved to North Bucks to "let the children grow up in the country" (They hated it for the first couple of years, so that idea went down like the proverbial)
It can be lovely and is extremely convenient - London by fast train takes only 35 minutes , but if it's a Saturday night, count on about 1 1/2 hours! Milton Keynes is soulless but good shops and also now theatre . Reason for staying here? 2 DDs in London and 1 +SIL and GS in Birmingham, so we are about equidistant. But when asked where I am from, I don't know what to say! Where I was brought up? Where I live now?

Hi Gracesmum. I went to university in St Andrews as did my sister, who now lives in Kelso. The more I read this thread the more surprised I am with all the links we discover!

Me too, gracesmum. St A was our family university too.

When were you there? we met in our first year (1966 ) all together aaaaaaaaaaaah!! On a recent visit a friend asked us before we set off "Were we off to see where Wills wooed Kate?" and I was proud to say "NO, where DH wooed me!" We both graduated in 1970 - him in Maths and me in French and German, then moved to London like so many of our friends. (PS I lived in Chattan)

You lived next door. I was in Abbotsford then!

I have pm'd you em as I assume we are meant to maintain a level of anonymity on GN - this could be like the denouement of The Importance of Being Earnest!!
Where are you now then?

em, I was one of the first ever students in Abbotsford in 1958! I think it has merged with Chattan now. Apologies to non-St Andrean grans who won't have a clue what we're talking about.

What a small world!

Brand new member; first post!
I am writing to you from very upstate New York, on my farm near the Adirondack Mountains.
Have lived in Austria, Canada, New York City, but farming here (sheep/horses/children!)for past 30 years.
Planning to spend Christmas season in Edinburgh and Hebrides (split personality, anyone?)
First non-working vacation in 18 years. Just me, my camera, and my microphone!
Spent today stacking firewood, baking bread, doing barn chores. Waiting on 12 inches of snow this weekend (6 inches last Thursday.) Snowflakes like waffles!
Tonight will knit short rows on new sweater...hoping to have it ready for its inaugural journey to Scotland!
Have one grandchild so far...the Magnificent Miss Fiona, who lives in California. (Her parents won't let me bring her to Scotland yet...she's not yet 2!)
Glad to have found this site!

GrannyFirst Flight welcome to a nice group of nana's and granddads we have a good selection of discussion's on here some serious some funny and some just daft but we enjoy ourselve's and there is alway's someone popping in and out to have a chat to.Sound's like a nice place you live in I am just over the water from Liverpool with view's onto the beach,moved here after nearly 10 yrs in Spain with DH where we ran our business,now retired and enjoying life and 7 DGCs.

Hi grannyfirst welcome to Gransnet, oh dear think that is the snow we are expecting over here, are you travelling alone to England?

Glass or Two just remind me whereabouts in ENGLAND Granny1stLight said she was travelling?

Granny1st Light whereabouts in the Hebrides are you going? Do you have family connections there?

Ooops sorry granny23 I have had a glass or two.

Well in that case you are forgiven Cheers! or rather Slanthe Mhath!