If that was the prologue, this is Chapter 1

It's been a long time since the last post, and we wonder if we have any readership left...but much has happened! We have now successfully pulled the door to on our life in Sydney and arrived (and begun to settle) in England. I am tempted to write a potted history of the past four weeks, but (a) I am too tired after living through it once to live through it again in prose, and (b) I think it would be too boring to read. Instead, please find some photos and some general observations that hope to sum it all up!

Observations for today.
1. Our Teva sandals are sitting, rather incongruously, next to our very thick fleece jackets.
2. Reflecting our new European bias here in England, I wonder if we truly need to know that the Hungarian word for 'cotton' is 'pumut'. Apparently it's important when you buy towels from Ikea as they list this, as well as 17 other translations on their products...
3. Never, ever attempt to shop in Ikea Bristol on a Saturday afternoon unless you need visible evidence of a fallen world.
4. We are so thankful for so many things—for the warm 're-welcome' from our friends at Market Overton church and the very warmest of new welcomes from our new friends at Sherbornes with Pamber, for 99% of all transport and relocation logistics going perfectly smoothly, for the incredible greeting by our great friend Andy who drove 2.5 hours from Hinckley to Heathrow on the "off-chance" of meeting us as we arrived into London (!! We shall NEVER forget this!!...) and for the messages from our friends back in Sydney who are thinking of us.
5. Sasunnach really is a Bird Dog. All history of puppy play aside, his natural instinct has been to spring the pheasants from the field directly behind our new house. You should watch him go!