Hello Regular Readers, this is a quick entry to let you know we have been stalked! It’s rather creepy and sinister as we have been invaded by an unwelcome visitor with malice aforethought.   

At first we thought ‘how flattering, someone who isn’t a friend or family member wants to delve into what we are doing – so maybe we are interesting people after all and potentially can join the cool kids as influencers, ha ha’.

However, our initial chuckles faded when we discovered that this uninvited visitor deliberately searched through this blog for information with the sole purpose of damaging our reputation within our community. After taking some time to trawl through the entries, the meagre pickings were shared with a wider audience, and we were copied into this email so we would know what this person did.  Pretty impressive drama for a small town we hear you say.

We understand the Interweb is not always a safe and cosy place and that this blog can be accessed by anyone with time on their hands and an axe to grind.  As you also know we are lazy, and this blog was an ideal way to keep you all updated when we decided to travel all those years ago. We’ve also made some wonderful friends around the world and when we stopped the full time travelling, we used the blog to share our tales of renovating during the pandemic.  

Realistically it was bound to happen.  I guess we tend to judge people by our own values, and we usually see the good in everyone we meet even if we don’t always agree with them.  We feel it’s important to admit that sometimes we get things wrong. After all, we are human and none of us is perfect and to be frank, Neil can be very annoying at times!!

However, there are times when we feel the need to call out bad behaviour and stand up for ourselves when we feel we are being bullied and harassed. This must have really upset this person as they firmly believe they are always right no matter what they say or do.  We think you will agree that stalking isn’t a nice or kind thing to do, and that’s why you are our friends.

Don’t panic – we will continue to post our ramblings but sadly we will now be wary that our spy is still hovering and looking for ‘dirt’. We do need some time to absorb what has happened, but we do feel extremely disappointed as our stalker is in a position of authority in our town which makes this episode all the more shocking.

We also wondered if this behaviour was the result of some deep-seated personal issues or lack of self esteem on their part, and if this is the case then we sincerely hope this person seeks the professional help they need before they spiral out of control. 

Maybe there is no problem, and they simply need to get a life.

Anyhow, as you know, we are big and tough and will bounce back as we know that we have the love and support from the people who really matter in our lives.

Stay safe – and don’t have nightmares wondering who is looking at your digital footprint right now.