Hello out there, now it's my turn!

I've done it now. Just like everyone else, I've started a blog. My sister has had one for ages and it's been great knowing what she's been up to! And I've just realized that I've been subconsciously copying her (and the rest of my family!) not only by starting the blog but also getting hens, and now we are even moving out in the countryside and possibly getting a dog....but no cows...I draw the limit at that!

We put our house up for sale almost two weeks ago after having had the idea a few weeks earlier that we should move out into the country! It was a strange descision since we are actually very happy here. But it somehow feels that we need a change. Getting more space for the chickens is one of the reasons since they are eating up our small garden (again). But there are more reasons, a lot of the people here we used to spend time with we don't see much anymore and we don't really make use of being close to Manchester either anymore (getting old!!).

We decided immediately that the Peak district would be the place for us, purely because of the mountain biking! Its outstanding natural beauty and being commuting distance from Manchester I guess helps as well. We spent 2-3 weeks looking at different properties and in the end settled on Charlesworth and a big house with wonderful views and quite a big garden. No land as such with it, but then again I did say earlier that I'm NOT getting cows! Time will tell if we manage to get this house as the housing market has almost ground to a stand still in the last 6 months!

I'll put in a photo of the Peak District to see if I actually can manage to figure out how to do it!