Happy New Year from OZ
So it’s done. Everything sold or given away to charity shops. Only a few choice pieces of sentimentally imbued furniture and memorabilia passed on to my long suffering eldest son, Scott, although even he agrees they do give his apartment in Glasgow a much more homely, if a little cramped, look. All our farewells have been said, final salaries banked, outstanding bills paid, and the first leg of our passage from Scotland to the USA - a painful 25 hour flight – saw us arrive exhausted but excited (as only newly born retirees will comprehend), in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday 18 th December 2014. The challenge of setting ourselves up with fifth wheel and truck and embarking on the snow-birding lifestyle has been put on the back-burner until after a very much needed three week holiday spent in the company of my younger son, Drew, his lovely wife, Sarah, and her wonderful and generous parents, Rowena and Michael. Time for Christmas festivities in th...