Only freedom will do

edinburgher

I certainly have. I'm putting off finishing this one as it's the only novel that I've not read. Silly Orwell, not writing more books for me

ljaneyr

Hi Ed,

I'm just catching up a bit as I've AWOL for a while and its great to 'hear' you're feeling chirpy! Well done for the half marathon! We've taken up cycling again but 7.5miles has been the longest so far. The trouble with living by the sea is that everywhere is up hill!

Keep trying on the job front, we all support you

Janey x

Edit: forgot to say - I'm adding that book to my list as I'm completely stuck for what to read at the moment! Loved Animal Farm and 1984 which I read at school and college.

Alchemilla

I think I have read that one Ed. I also love keep the aspidistra flying.

Have you read the ragged trousered philanthropists?

edinburgher

We've taken up cycling again but 7.5miles has been the longest so far. The trouble with living by the sea is that everywhere is up hill!

It felt like the entire run was uphill, going for a nice flat race next.

Have you read the ragged trousered philanthropists?

I loved that book, even though I felt like my heart would break at points. The only book I've ever read and then gifted a copy to someone else as a result. Then again, I'm a massive fan of 'wasn't it !!!! in the past?' books

Not convinced that it's all that different now, we see some real characters passing through our neck of the woods, all malnutrition and cider..

I want to live here:

Alchemilla

I am the same with giving people copies of it. So sad he didnt live to see it published.

edinburgher

Only got up 20 minutes ago

Finished Orwell, have read a few bits of the T3legraph, considering a trip to BnQ to buy a new drill driver.

It's all go in our house today :rotfl:

dktreesea

Hi Mr E,
The place where you want to live looks pretty cool. Where is it?

It doesn't actually look like anyone else lives there. Are you sure about this "plan"? I wouldn't mind living along the North scotland coast, somewhere around Smoo's cave. What put me off is it's scary driving at night. There's so much wildlife. Plus the poor broadband service, which apparently is intermittent.

skint_spice

I think I may have been to that beach but then again there are a few like that I suppose. Is it Calgary?

Habibiboo

:wave:

Sorry the job interview wasn't successful for you but kind of relieved too as it might have been a frying pan - fire hop kinda thing if they were that rude.

I come from a family of Sussex hop growers / pickers somewhere along the line, my mum used to have photos of them "hopping" in the good old days.

Glad you've had a pleasant weekend ... sounds like the perfect leisurely Sunday morning!

edinburgher

The beach is on Barra, I think the other 1,000+ people on the island might object if I plonked a house down there

Apparently you can get slow broadband there. If we could buy a house outright I figure that we could live there with a p-t job and my MB winnings. It never hurts to dream.

The day also stretched to a walk in the park and I've made some duck prosciutto.