Hiya.
Can’t believe it is April 2014 already. Which means it is Easter time and therefore 3 years now since we last had time together, when we went on the train with Oliver and Uncle Phil at Quorn. I keep asking him for a photograph of that day but he never gets around to it. So, what has been happening? Where to start?
About that Easter time 3 years ago, I sold most of my business. A good move as it gave me some much needed time off. I started a smaller business, which is called Bulmer Estates, located in West Bridgford, Nottingham, which is ticking along nicely.
I got married to a very nice lady called Rebecca just a year ago. She has three children, Lauren, Sam and Emily who are all pretty grown up now either at college or university. Rebecca is also a surveyor and she now mostly runs my business, leaving me free to spend time working for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors down in London. Rebecca is also a very kind, gentle and funny person; you would like her. I am a lucky man. You might be curious to see a photograph of Rebecca, so one below…
My office is on Parliament Square, right opposite Big Ben, which I can hear chiming every hour when I am at work. I have to admit that the novelty of popping up from Westminster Underground Station each morning right beside Big Ben still hasn’t worn off. Long days though; the journey is 2.5 hours each way, every day. I get up at 5.45am to catch the Grantham train so I am at my office for 9.00am and I get home again around 7.30pm if I am lucky. It’s good fun though and it proves that if a job interests you then putting that effort in is not a problem.
Sometimes I have to go on telly and talk about things like house prices. So far I have done BBC Breakfast telly and also the One Show with Matt and Alex. I also met Holly Willoughby when I did the One Show – she is a very smiley person!
Oscar and Garfield come with me every day to Grantham Station but stay there rather than come to London. However, they did come with me to Sri Lanka last year and even had a ride on an elephant. See the pictures below. Great fun!
That’s almost all the news. Oh, moving house. Grandad Norman is now living in my bungalow in Hickling and we must get around to finishing that old Land Rover still in bits in the garage. Do you remember my old office behind Nanna Vicky’s house, in the old farm barns? Well, I built a great big office extension about 4 years ago. When I sold my business the new business owners rented the offices from me. Well, I have asked them to leave and I am going to convert the buildings into a nice big house. I am hoping to move in before this Christmas, if the builders do a good job. It would be great for you to see the place again and how it has changed. See Nanna Vicky and Grandad Roger again too.
Anyway, there we go. That’s pretty much my news I guess. That just leaves all your news and I am sure there must be lots. I do wonder what your news is and what you are doing these days. I reckon you will be doing pretty well at school and also some sports. I also think you will have a special hobby and you will have a lot of friends too. I can only guess but it gives me pleasure to imagine what you are up to. Just a little bit of mischief too I hope! 😉
Be good! All my love, Andrew
