Back to Bristol

Term starts this week for Sophie, so off she went on Saturday to her brand new flat, 3rd floor, 62 steps up in this wonderful old building.


She originally moved out of Halls in the summer and into a student flat in August. I had only just finished congratulating myself that she was happy and settled when a county court repossession order dropped on her doormat. The landlord hadn't been paying the mortgage and had let the arrears mount up. The previous tenants knew all about this but didn't bother to warn us of the circumstances. Then the mortgage company was forced into liquidation, compounding the problem. What rotten luck is that!

We could have fought this through the courts, but for the sake of sanity (her and ours) felt it was better to find somewhere new.


To cut a very long story short, she moved the day after Boxing Day into this!!
Praise the Lord!

Ros

Visiting Sophie in Bristol

Tim, Sophie and Mike

Our half term visit to Sophie this weekend was a lovely time! She is a second year music student at the University of Bristol. This is the wonderful halls of residence she lives in! (Wills Hall). She is lucky enough to have a top floor room overlooking the quad!

Front aspect of the Hall.

The chapel, which is used for music practice too.

A trip around the grounds.

On top of the hill looking down the valley over Bristol.

The sun breaking through the tree-lined driveway.

The Warden's Garden.

Lunch at Brown's Bistro.
A favourite for students when their parents come to visit!

Happy to see each other!

A walk around Stoke Bishop High Street and Wills Memorial Building - what an amazing place!

Next year Sophie would love to live in the Chaplaincy.
This would be much nearer to the music department and would give her more independence.

The Students' Union (aka Holby City!!)

Victoria Rooms (aka the music department).

He's a grand chap to welcome you!

So you can see we all had a lovely day and were sad to come home. Isn't she a lucky girl having such a wonderful place to study at!! Aren't we blessed to have such lovely children!!

Ros