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Connected again
The house settlement went through without a problem, and the move was fast and easy thanks to our families (who are useful people with access to large vehicles). And, in stark contrast to our last move to the UK, we have our phone and internet up and running already. So I hope to be able to re-join the online world again soon! After we put together ( Read more... ) -
Alive and well
Just popping by to let concerned people know that I'm OK here in Brisbane*. Flood waters will not be reaching my family's homes, and there is lots of time for other Brisbane residents to prepare for the worst of the floods - unlike the poor people caught in flash floods in Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Still having trouble with making time for recreational internet...
...but here is a short update in the form of happy things that have happened recently. And although the lack of book posts makes it appear that I don't read books any more, the opposite is true. I now have a 45 min train trip each way to work so I am reading lots of great books, assisted by item 2 below.
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I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed with settling into the timezone (sun still coming up too early), catching up with loved ones (great but tiring), trying to buy a car (soooo stressful), figuring out where my money is and should be (please exchange rate just shift by a few pence?), replacing all the toiletries I merrily abandoned as my bag grew in ( Read more... ) -
Survived!
Sorry for the silence! Packing up the house/getting rid of possessions was quite difficult by the end. But we got out with around 15 minutes to spare! Although I admit there was some last minute ditching of clothes to make space in our bags (charity shops in our small town did well ( Read more... ) -
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I have only been on the internet intermittently in the last couple of weeks, and somehow missed the news of Eva Ibbotson dying. I will miss having new Ibbotson books to read.
In other news though, I was recently surprised to learn that Mary Stewart, writer of the romance/adventure/mystery novels I have been gobbling up while living in the UK is ( Read more... ) -
Sucky things about moving countries, number gazillion
Telling your local librarians (who always go get your books off the hold shelf as you walk in the door) that you're not only moving out of the county, but out of the country. Sniff.