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poliphiloWell, it seems like I just agreed to move to the other side of the country.
My sister has a house she wants to sell in Faversham and we've said we want to buy it. Faversham is one of my favourite places. When I was an undergrad in the early 70s I discovered it on one of my Larkinesque church-crawls out of Canterbury and decided it was where I'd like to retire. I saw myself taking long crepuscular walks along the tow path by the reedy, rushy river, stick in hand, labrador at side, making my peace with the universe. Who'd have thought it, but perhaps that's what I'm really going to end up doing.
But without the labrador. I'm not trading bunny for a dog.
Back in the 70s Faversham was an undiscovered country of perfect Georgian houses (recently spared from the wrecking ball) and Shakespearian associations (Arden of Faversham- groovy little film noir of an Elizabethan tragedy is one of the worthier items in the Shakespeare apocrypha). Now the yuppies have found it and they've built nice apartments (out of our price range) along the tow path by the reedy, rushy river and Umbrian entrepreneurs are selling exotic, garlicky foodstuffs in the street market. Never mind, it's still next door to Heaven.
And now things are going to start getting intense.
My sister has a house she wants to sell in Faversham and we've said we want to buy it. Faversham is one of my favourite places. When I was an undergrad in the early 70s I discovered it on one of my Larkinesque church-crawls out of Canterbury and decided it was where I'd like to retire. I saw myself taking long crepuscular walks along the tow path by the reedy, rushy river, stick in hand, labrador at side, making my peace with the universe. Who'd have thought it, but perhaps that's what I'm really going to end up doing.
But without the labrador. I'm not trading bunny for a dog.
Back in the 70s Faversham was an undiscovered country of perfect Georgian houses (recently spared from the wrecking ball) and Shakespearian associations (Arden of Faversham- groovy little film noir of an Elizabethan tragedy is one of the worthier items in the Shakespeare apocrypha). Now the yuppies have found it and they've built nice apartments (out of our price range) along the tow path by the reedy, rushy river and Umbrian entrepreneurs are selling exotic, garlicky foodstuffs in the street market. Never mind, it's still next door to Heaven.
And now things are going to start getting intense.
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Date: 2006-05-17 02:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-17 06:22 am (UTC)What a lot we got!
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Date: 2006-05-17 02:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-17 09:28 am (UTC)Making the decision is one thing, implementing it is something else....
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Date: 2006-05-17 02:37 am (UTC)I can't help but feel slightly sorry that this means you and I will be moving in opposite directions at about the same time - me to Leeds, and you to Faversham. I did have half a thought that it might be nice to come over your way some time once I was up there, and meet you and Ailz over coffee or something.
But never mind - I already know you make a very good long-distance contact anyway, and it sounds as though we'll both be moving somewhere we're excited about. I shall look forward to your pictures of the Kentish countryside!
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Date: 2006-05-17 09:30 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-05-17 12:50 pm (UTC)I think there's a strong possibility we'll still be here in September.
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Date: 2006-05-17 09:33 am (UTC)When I visited Faversham in the 70s it was at the very edge of the map. Very sleepy.
I'd love to live in a medieval hall.
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Date: 2006-05-18 02:11 am (UTC)My friend's family bought the hall for a ridiculously cheap sum, since it was in a state of disrepair. It's one of the historic buildings of Kent. Apparently they have an open day of all the cool old houses in Faversham at some point in the year.
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Date: 2006-05-17 04:13 am (UTC)Isn't it amazing how many surprises await us?
(Did you see my entry a couple of days ago? My son and daughter-in-law told me on Sunday that they are adopting a 5-month-old Korean baby boy, who should be coming to them by November!)
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Date: 2006-05-17 09:37 am (UTC)Now We have to work to make the dream come true.
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Date: 2006-05-17 10:14 am (UTC)I'm just delighted for you.
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Date: 2006-05-17 12:54 pm (UTC)There's a chance, an outside chance, that he and Sara might want to buy this house from us.
But, no, we can't afford to move without having the money from the sale in the bank.
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Date: 2006-05-17 01:05 pm (UTC)Even so, it's a lovely house, and very sellable, I imagine.
Somehow I have a good feeling about this, that it will turn out well.
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Date: 2006-05-17 01:17 pm (UTC)Houses sell quickly in this part of town. Muslims snap them up, because they're big and roomy and well-suited to their large, extended families.
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Date: 2006-05-17 01:30 pm (UTC)Are you taking (I hope so) your little villages and Kinderpeople?
And don't forget the Wooden Woman, who is in for another journey, it seems.
Wonderful! I look forward to much good reading in the weeks to come.
My best to Ailz!
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Date: 2006-05-17 01:44 pm (UTC)Ailz says "Yo!"
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Date: 2006-05-17 04:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-17 05:43 am (UTC)Deciding against a large dog while you still have the rabbit is a wise decision. My sister lost a guinea pig to a friend's dog when he brought him over for a party.
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Date: 2006-05-17 09:38 am (UTC)But, don't worry. There'll be plenty to come.
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Date: 2006-05-17 06:45 am (UTC)This is very exciting. Nothing like something like this to shake you out of your rut (not that I see you and Ailz as rutty people...)
I'd love to see pictures when you get time to post them.
Really, REALLY exciting!
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Date: 2006-05-17 09:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-05-17 07:44 am (UTC)P.S. Your bunny is Cool, don't get rid of him. :)
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Date: 2006-05-17 09:43 am (UTC)(Of course not, bunny comes with us!)
Bunny
Date: 2006-05-17 08:51 am (UTC)(I've tried it a few times with guinea pigs, and it SO doesn't work, but rabbits are different, so...)
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Date: 2006-05-17 09:45 am (UTC)Re: Bunny leash
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Date: 2006-05-17 10:30 am (UTC)"Although we try to present something for everyone, we quickly discovered that the people of Faversham and beyond want good quality, serious films, hence our excellent relationship with the Faversham Film Society over many years."
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Date: 2006-05-17 12:51 pm (UTC)And it's only a few miles from Canterbury- which is something of a cultural hotspot.
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Date: 2006-05-20 07:37 am (UTC)Still I hope it goes well. I miss Kent
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