They Moved - Mostly

Caelyn and Nigel have done most of their move today. Terrie came - thank God - to help me look after Woozle. She was sweet as pie but she kept us both on the hop. Tonight, Sean is coming because we are going to take Woozle to the Petting Zoo tomorrow while the adults clean up the old house and unpack stuff in the new house.

After they told me they were going to move, I told them that I was glad Woozle was not going to grow up in Dover. It seems to have a depressed atmosphere, probably because a lot of the work done at the Port of Dover stopped years ago, so people have been on the dole for a couple of generations. It seems as if the people accept that life is bad and that they can't change it. I told the kids that the demographics of Hawkinge were different. The houses are new and are mostly owner-occupied. The people know that if they study, work hard and pay their dues, they can achieve whatever they set their minds to. So the village has a more positive and upbeat mood.

I'm not sure that the kids believed me, but when they came to pick Woozle up, they said that their next door neighbours had been over to introduce themselves and invite them to a barbecue and another neighbour had brought over a bottle of chilled Bucks Fizz to welcome them to the neighbourhood. The neighbours said that the worst problems they had had was one summer when a group of youngsters went around barking at dogs. Well, if that is the worst so far, thank God for that!

 

 

 

These photos are of Woozle hoovering - it was a great way to divert her attention from wanting Mummy, washing her hands (she has a thing about having clean hands) and that she has discovered the joys of reading in the smallest room in the house. These were taken on my mobile because my main camera isn't too well.

Have a great weekend!