Jooly, it took a bit of getting used to, and I miss my house in Cornwall as it is old and lovely, and just as I wanted it; but having done 16 years of sea time /weekending out of the almost 22 years we've been married, we needed to be together. It is also better for DS, as the alternative was boarding school, and he was dead set against going. We had paid day fees for years, and I couldn't see how we were going to affords boarding, especially as I was stable and not mobile, so no BSA.
The day school fees are all paid here, and we're not taxed on it, as they can't get people to come out here as it's 'not foreign enough'!
There are no MQs, it's all private lets (Milrep rents and then sublets to the personnel), we have access to the UK GP and service dentist, and life is good. 6 chocolate shops and several fab bakeries within walking distance..and I don't work, which was the most difficult thing to get used to. Am thinking of doing my MA by distance learning, but we'll see.
There is a sort of HIVE here that does coffee mornings etc, but I've avoided that so far, having had my choices of vehicle stigmatised as 'officers cars' by a wifey with a chip on her shoulder. I needed the boot space in mine for all the exercise books and associated crap for teaching, and we bought it for £5k when it was 5 years old. Can't be doing with that sort of thing - you know, waht rank is your DH etc. He's in the RN, not me.
Must go, or I'll be late again, having nearly missed the school bus this morning, as I was on MN!!