mostin Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Thought I'd break the news on here that hubby and I are leaving good old Yorkshire as soon as our house is sold. In typical style, we haven't got a home to go to yet, will just rent something, but a corner of a field for the Chooks is already sorted Looking near the Hampshire/Surrey border, Alton/Odiham/Fleet area. I wondered if any omleteers were around that area at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 You'll be missed! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Trust you Mostin to have a home for the chooks sorted before a home for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Exciting news . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 What exciting news In typical style, we haven't got a home to go to yet, will just rent something, but a corner of a field for the Chooks is already sorted That made me laugh, nothing like sorting out your priorities Good luck Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 How exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 How exciting My Mum is about 10 miles from Alton and has been for the past 40 something years I was born in Surrey and brought up in North Hampshire - parts of it are truly beautiful and reasonably unspoilt, and parts are very busy as you'd expect being so close to the M3/London. I still wouldn't rule out returning to my home patch, I absolutely love the landscape, although I might have to look at my finances carefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Yes, financially it's definitely harder to go south than come north, but taking into account all the travel costs and hours that hubby spends driving at the moment, we figured that it must be worth the risk. Priorities are right!!! Got to get the chooks sorted 1st We dropped the huge WIR last weekend with the very kind help of Laurmurf and all her clan. The girls are all in the smaller breeding pens now, so that we can transport the big run and some of the housing down to the field. Why didn't I just stop at 3 chickens? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Good luck with the move - hope it improves your quality of life; commuting long distances can be a real pain in the posterior but does rack up the Tesco vouchers if you use their fuel ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Oh yeah Tesco vouchers have already paid for our ferry journey this summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 As pleased as I am trying to be for Mostin, selfishly I am going to miss her and Mr Mostin so very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 You Yorkshire contingent have become the rocks in my life. I will miss you soooooooo much. Thank goodness for Omlet, Facebook and texts, then I can still talk to you all every few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 All the best people live down south Only joking, all the best people live all over, but welcome to my neck of the woods. I am in Wiltshire, so not too far away and I know Milo the Wonder Dog and his owner lives close to you Hope the house sale, move and eventual house buying go really smoothly for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 No all the best people come from down south! I grew up in Surrey though my sons are Yorkshiremen so I feel both are home. You'll need to learn a few local terms Mostin no one will understand ginnels or snickets, cobs and the phrase ' I'm starving' doesn't mean cold You'll survive but may get locked up if you start chatting to people in queues. Hope it goes smoothly xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 You'll survive but may get locked up if you start chatting to people in queues. xx Had to laugh, it just rings so true, good luck Mostin x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple hen Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Good luck, you will be missed. It will be a huge job relocating all your chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBFT Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hi Mostin We've been in Alton for 2 years now and we love it - lovely market town. I even talk to people in queues! We're fairly new to life with chickens, but we love our 5 girls (and their cube). Good luck with the move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitfluff Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 no one will understand ginnels or snickets, cobs and the phrase ' I'm starving' doesn't mean cold Ha I'm from Up North and I had to google what a ginnel was. Apparently it's a jennel. I do know that a cob's a breadcake though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I was going to say to Plum that isn't it something like a twitten or an alley, a roll and I'm freezing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Looking forward to it! And Jlo is just up the road too. Just a warning - there are some really s"Ooops, word censored!"by people in the estate agents in Odiham. When we came here a very snooty lady said "well you won't find anything this side of the motorway with that price". So we thought hhhm what a nice lady thinking of our savings. Although she's probably long gone now and hopefully nicer people in there! So we went the other side of the motorway, found a nice house with a big garden and we added chickens and now it looks like we will be moving up north! Nothing personal Mozzie - we'll be here a bit longer (make sure you settle in nicely obviously). Mozzie's coming heeeeerrrre!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thanks for all the good luck guys. So nice to know that there are chicken people everywhere Just taking a break from more packing, sorting and boxing So much bric-a-brac and books, a charity lady is coming to our house this pm to pick it all up. And we've only done 2 1/2 rooms so far!! How do we collect this stuff!! Chooks are all settled in to their temp smaller pens, but they are giving me evil eyes as they are not allowed on the lawn again until we have a firm offer. I can't believe how fast the grass grows with no chickens on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Blimey Mozza, you don't do things by halves, do you? Glad to hear that you've got the chooks organised though and I daresay that Mr Mostin will be happy anywhere so long as a tent and a campfire is involved Good luck with the move guys xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Did I read Fleet in your list ? Hope you pick Fleet - I love it here - and we could meet up for chicken chats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Hello luvachicken - amazing how close many of us are but never met up! OH reckons we should dwindle the chooks so that the garden will be all nice. I like Mozzie's idea of shutting them in - they'll hate it but tarting everything up temporarily . . . but that's in the future yet - cross that bridge. Dwindle the girls more, hush your mouth OH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 Yes fleet is on the list!! Loads of Chicken people nearby I really hate to admit it, but having the girls under house arrest for just 3 weeks has completely transformed the garden. Oooops OH is really enjoying the I told you so dance grrrr Oh we'll, fingers crossed it sells quickly and they can have their freedom again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
