Day: May 29, 2013

Saffron Walden is a great little town

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It’s our last night in town and,  as we promised to come back before we left,  we went to have dinner at the Cross Keys in town.  Really nice food! We shared some seared scallops and asparagus in hollandaise for starters,  then dead cow for main and a cookie dough cheesecake for pud.  We found out that the boyfriend of our hostess is the one who drew a beautiful Buddha ink sketch we saw at the little gallery at EFS.  We were planning on taking a cab back home cause we were stuffed.  Turns out our neighbour was the one to pick us up and dropped us off for free,  because he’s nice like that. Just another reason I’m going to miss this place.

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Well, that’s that.

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I’ve sorted through 8 years of desk clutter, sifted through a mountain of files and said goodbye to everyone. We picked up Bean’s last things from nursery and… that’s it. No more campus. The movers have emptied the house. The pets and the child are in Leicester. The walls are bare, and if you’ve ever seen our home, that’s saying a lot! It’s no longer our home. It’s just a nice house with lots of good memories. I’ve had my last driving lesson and my last guitar lesson. We had to cancel Liz because Katy was under the weather, so we weren’t able to say a proper goodbye to the evil PT woman. It’s getting more and more real – we’re moving on to the next adventure. I’m a bit shell shocked right now. I’m going to miss my friends and colleagues, and very much so the comfort of the familiar. The little things, like chatting to Dave the butcher,  getting a sausage from Sausage Lady and Sunday lunch at Scottsdales. I’m hoping we’ll find new friends, favourite shops and little gems to visit. It’s going to be part of the process. It’s something I’m looking forward to, but I’ll admit to being a bit scared about it as well…

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