January has been very challenging. The weather has been quite inclement and we have had another National Lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It started in 5th January and we don't know when it will end yet.
I managed to get out for a lovely walk with my friend Renee. She and her husband Terry would normally be out in Nepal working with a local community providing schooling and water wells. We walked down to Lee Abbey and during our walk chatted to two of the nuns from Lynton, Sister Rebekah Marie and Sister Johannes, and a bit further on we cahtted to a lovely man who worked at Lee Abbey.
We continue to await the next steps for the purchase of our new house.
Then we have had the longest four weeks waiting for the mortgage offer to be approved. They asked so many additional questions and with the back and forth with more questions and our responses it has been a rollercoaster of a time. One moment one thinks the approval is going to happen and then a few days later another question.... and on it goes.
Now February 4th the Mortgage Offer is through at the Solicitors. Now we wait to see how quickly Exchange of contracts and Completion can happen. The optimistic answer is Friday 12th February, but it may be the following week.
