We live!

We are here, and we survived!

This is a temporary post, just to reassure the watching millions that we're still alive. There will be much more to follow, including the peculiar sensation of being accosted in the street because of what I have written. I could get used to that.

Otherwise, all is well, we are now officially mortgage-free; we have now seen our new house (and boy, did we get that one right); we have (almost) bought a car; we have seen the boys' school, and the weather is just terrific.

What more could one ask for?

Breaking Away

I'm writing this on my laptop in a hotel bedroom at Heathrow. The boys are just drifting off to sleep, and we'll be joining them soon. Everything is now done, there's just us and our travelling bags left (all the others are in left luggage at Terminal 4); we no longer have a car, or any other UK encumbrances. I've just transferred a chunk of money to our offshore account, and I've also withdrawn a sizeable chunk of Canadian dollars. This is it, folks. Next entry will be from an entirely different timezone. See you on the other side...