There's going to be a new thread to this weblog. As well as wibbling on about Java/webapps, I'm also looking at a long-term plan to get a place in France. I would like to live there permanently one day, but whether I try to get a second home there or move lock, stock and barrel, we shall see. Depends what Helen and the girls want to do.
So you" will probably start seeing links and notes on this subject appearing in this weblog.
*Who is the "you" I am talking about?? Who's going to be reading this apart from me???
The background to this is:
1. I would like to get "a place in the country", with space to grow vegetables, go for walks, etc.
2. I want it to be in France coz I speak the language, and feel aligned with the way of life there (or at least, more so than that of "Pudding Island" (as Lawrence Durrell used to call England, according to William Boyd)).
3. Career-wise I am hoping to be able to move towards a more independent technology career, where I can perhaps do some work from home etc. (So of course my choice of location is going to depend on ability to get a reasonable network connection!).
4. Helen says she'd like to live in France but not too far south as it's too hot.
5. Property prices are a lot cheaper still in France, out in the country anyway. As long as you don't go to the Cote d'Azur...
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