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  1. the bottler

    Bush living!

    Yes , I moved from the UK to 27acres in rural WA ... my son has removed a lot of mature trees from around the property planted by the previous owner ... he / we do all we can to make it as safe as possible ... absolutely love it here ... just the sound of the birds ... and glorious views ...
  2. when I emigrated from Heathrow in July of this year they wanted to see and check my visa in my old passport ...
  3. My son says thank you very much ...
  4. I thought your post was very funny and I do share your sense of humour ... I am looking forward to your next post-in-jest ... and please make it a long , detailed one ...
  5. getting quotes is a good idea ... you can then decide what to take and the cost ... I took several items of furniture that had been left to me by my grandparents ... beautiful old antique furniture that I love and could not bear to sell or leave behind ... Good Luck with your journey ... please let us know how you get on ...
  6. two armchairs ... double bed ... single mattress ... 6 dining chairs ... large dining table ... pine dresser ... large mahogany chest of drawers ... tall mahogany chest of drawers ... pine chest of drawers ... large oak monks settle ... drop leaf table ... three occasional tables ... three antique chairs ... mahogany , long hall table ... very large mirror ... that I had a crate made for ... large mirror on a stand ... plus boxes of clothes ... kitchen ware ... etc ... 90 items in all ... best to get people in to give you quotes ... I went with John Mason ... very happy with them ... helpful and informative ...
  7. from what I read on your post you won't need a 20ft container ... I took a part container to Australia and there was a lot of furniture and belongings ...
  8. you are a funny bloke ... pleased you have come back to us ... any chance of a photo of you in uniform ? ... I live in rural WA ! ..
  9. never had a problem with gomatilda ... brilliant agent ...
  10. You can get an injection to prevent hay fever ... It can be done once a year if you need it ... I used to get hay fever very badly in the UK but seem to grow out of it . But I have only been here a few weeks and it is really bad . Getting the injection next week .
  11. I used John Mason ... my belongings were delivered today ... I cannot unpack them until I have my bungalow is built so cannot say if anything was damaged ... but it was all well packed ... Keith Chapman came to my property in England ... a very pleasant and helpful gentleman ... all the ladies who emailed me in England and Australia were friendly and helpful ... the two young men who delivered my belongings today were cheerful and very helpful ... nothing was to much trouble ... all in all a good experience ... I would thoroughly recommend them .
  12. Possibly not James ... James Hewitt remember ! ...
  13. <p><p>Hello Laney ... I hope you had a good night ... thank you for your comments on my garden ... please can you help me ? ... useless with computers ... I cannot understand what I have to do now my notifications has changed ... I have 12 " likes " but cannot see where they are ... also there are threads I have written on that I can " subscribe / unsubscribe " to ... don`t know what to do with that ... thanks Treasure ... happy ironing ... I hate it too but no longer have men`s shirts to iron which is a plus ... xx</p></p>

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    <p><p>Hello Laney , </p></p>

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    <p><p>busy week-end ... collected Amy from Guide camp ... just done my second washing machine load of muddy clothes e.t.c. ... and there is a thunderstorm brewing ... I hope your week-end is a good one too ... I was pleased to read your dog is getting better ... take care ... Helen xx</p></p>

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  15. <p><p>Good night Treasure ... x</p></p>

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    Oh , it is , just the birds and the sound of the waterfall ... my ., am I going to miss it when I emigrate ... x
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    you are so very welcome ... tea or coffee ? ... it certainly helped me yesterday when I was so upset about Amy ... seems to heal the soul ... Helen x ...
  18. <p><p>thank you 3FatCats ... I believe you want to be friends ... I would love to ... but first I have to work out what I have to do to accept ! ... useless with computers ... I had to wait until my grand daughter came to stay so I could put the photos of my family and their property in Oz ...</p></p>

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    Oh yes , in the front garden ...
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