<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1233" alt="first-move-28Sept" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/first-move-28Sept.jpg" width="300" height="200" />To keep the costs of removals down we decided that we would move all the garden stuff - pot plants, lawnmowers, tools, etc. ourselves. A friend in the village offered to borrow a lorry and to drive it up there for us. With the help of our very good friends (pictured) we filled the lorry and our trailer in just over 2 hours before stopping for coffee. Thankfully our friends had volunteered to travel up to help us unload, particularly as Jane had torn a back muscle within the first half hour and was effectively out of the big lift.

We then faced the long journey (130 miles) up to Wrawby where we will be living for the next 6 months. On arrival it took less than half an hour to unload and store away in the very large garages before walking over to the pub for a well deserved drink and lunch.

Without too much delay we took Sue &amp; Graham to the building site for the first time and headed home with me struggling with sleep as the rest of the car got their heads down. Are we getting too old for this?