Hi Ted,
I have sold about £200 worth of stuff on EBay. I have just taken a carload of stuff, books, tools, games, etc. to my house in France. Built my stone wall a little higher, using lime mortar. My Dad came with me, helped cut the grass in my field before it becomes a jungle.
I will sell my car soon. Then I have hired a van to take the rest of my stuff to France in July.
My new employers in Hong Kong have asked me for many papers. References from more than 10 years, medical certificate, chest x-ray, police check, working visa application. They have most of the documents now. I fly out on July 29th. When I arrive my employers will put me up in temporary accommodation for up to 2 months while I find an apartment.
My wife and I are very much in love. It is hard being apart. She still has many insecurities, but they seem to lessen as the weeks go by. I first wrote to her just over a year ago, and she is only now beginning to believe that I will never leave her, that my family will accept her, that she is the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.