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87. Bagworth - Midlands UK

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It's now been 7 weeks since we came to Bagworth. The weather has been consistently cold which has kept us indoors a lot of the time. The village has virtually no infrastructure and we need to travel about 12-15km to go to any village with any life.  I'm sure there is plenty to see in the area and thankfully, we have Penny to take us to these places. The garden here doesn't need any input and what little it needed, we did in the first week. So, a lot of the time is being spent reading, learning, practising guitar, morning yoga and learning software packages.  The house is fairly large and warm so we both have our own spaces and do our own thing in comfort and, will be using this valuable time to consider our long-term options. However, f we decide to be in the UK for an extended time, it is unlikely we will be staying in, or north of the Midlands.  The 'ouse Graeme, the man of the house, is a science fiction freak including Dr Who. He has a massive collection of books an...

86. Bagworth - House and Pet Sitting - Episode 22

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After a three-hour drive from Bordon heading north, we found ourselves at the next sit in Bagworth. We were led to believe we were to be in Market Bosworth however it was not to be. The owners advertised the location of the place in a similar manner a real estate agent would advertise a location...  We caught up with the owners the day before they left for their three-and-a-half-month holiday which incorporated a trip to New Zealand and a cruise back to the UK. Treacle, the cat that we were to look after seemed independent and quite capable of looking after itself. After a week, we refer to him as Mr. Puddykins.