‘Eastenders?’ the UK posse ask – Yes, we’ve become Eastenders. On an island of only 21 square miles it’s still possible to have and ‘East End’ and a ‘West End’….city’s do it, and as a small territory, we apply it to our whole island!
When looking round for our first place to live we realised compromise was going to be required. We were keen to be sociable so put proximity to Hamilton as the priority. We found somewhere ‘average at everything’ as I put it, and it did the job. Our aim was during the next year to work out where we’d like to live and what was important to us. We soon identified the ‘East End’ as our preferred location – no crazy traffic to get into Hamilton like there is from the West End, we have the joys of Flatts Village and the Swizzle Inn and easy access to some great quiet beaches like John Smiths. We also have a growing number of friends this way which certainly helps!
So, the search was on. Having found somewhere ‘average’ the first time, we then came across Ninjo’s (Naomi and Jon) place. It’s somewhere I’d actually looked at myself when a few months after moving into our place we were being denied pets despite the contract not being clear about it. I wanted to see what was out there and this place came up. It looked great but we couldn’t move. In a weird ‘Bermuda’s a small place’ way, we then made friends with Ninjo and when we went to visit, they directed me to the flat I’d ogled at few months beforehand!
Anyway, I’m getting distracted. The point it, it’s a great place with a fab view and ideal location. We knew we could be fussier second time round. The first few places we looked at weren’t too promising though – all fine and an improvement from where we were but not ‘special’. It seemed we’d need to pay more to get what we were after or live at either end of the island and have a crazy commute. And then, out of no-where, came a cute and perfectly formed little cottage with amazing views. If you wanted to be fussy, it is a little far out (25 minutes to get to work in the morning) but we knew immediately that it was right for us and put an offer in straight away.
To be honest, I was sold at the kitchen;
So cute! Here’s a place I can bake 🙂 (Ignoring the lack of workspace!)
And then we moved into the lounge area and it just got better. A comfy sofa to curl up on and homely pictures and lamps and ‘stuff’!
And the main thing is the view. We get to see this every morning;
and it doesn’t look like much but on a built up island I just love seeing the trees!
We were missing the open space and now we have piece and quiet and views of water and trees – bliss!
I think we’re going to be very happy here! 🙂
