It's done, we have sold this house and bought another. Not our first choice (which we missed out on), not even the second (which turned out to be too small, too many steps and quite a steep driveway, not good for knees), or even the third. It was further down the list, but having seen it we like it better than the others and it certainly suits our needs. It has bushland the other side of the back fence which is apparently a bird sanctuary, so Binky The World's Friendliest Cat will find herself confined to barracks forever more, although she is a mouser not a birder. (Bianca The Beautiful is an indoor can already) And it has a lovely view across the valley from the front verandah. At this stage official moving-out day is Friday 7th May so I may be celebrating my birthday in our new house.

The land in that area was part of an army camp during WWII, and my father was stationed there - that's where my parents met, she was a Tamworth girl and he was from Melbourne. So I suppose that's how I came to be.

Cheers
JennieG