Hi there, thought it might be worthwhile giving a bit of background.

Myself (Jerry) and my soul mate Gemma are both originally from the UK but are currently living in Nova Scotia, Cape Breton to be exact.

We were both working in London for computer companies, and were beginning to have trouble rationalising our lives. First we moved out of London to the country, but the commute each day became soul destroying, so we bit the bullet, resigned from our jobs, put our house on the market and moved to France with our 2 cats and 4 chickens. We lived there for 2.5 years but circumstances (some out of our control) dictated that our life there was no longer viable. Neither of us could get work and the money was running out.

Meanwhile, I had been a member of acountrylife.com for some time and was aware that the editor and her family had moved to Nova Scotia for a better life. Then others stated their intention to move there. So we researched the province, looked on mls for properties, and investigated what we needed to do to live there. To cut a long story short, I applied for and was given a place at the Nova Scotia Community College to study for a Carpentry Diploma (House Construction)

We moved across from France at the end of July and everything so far is going well.

Meanwhile, today we have an appointment with the Bank to sign the paperwork to set up the finances for the purchase of the plot, so by the end of the month we should be in a situation to finally move on with our plans.

That's it for the moment. More perhaps later