Oh most definitely understand, I'm Australian but also enjoy moaning about everything (including but not limited to: weather, covid, the government, work, rabbits/wallabies(currently determined to eat their way through my garden), dust and sometimes my husband
).
But the difference is, moaning is not an actual part of my persona, unlike dear Emma (who is unfortunately simultaneously Smug and Moany) LOL.
Their new place is not what I would have chosen (also agree, the way they banged on about being "country folk" I thought they would have gone far more "country" ), and it looks like it's going to need SO much work to transform it to Emma's standards. I'd really struggle to utilise the upstairs rooms without major renos due to the sloping ceilings, but even the ground floor seems to have such low ceilings.
It just seems like such a huge financial undertaking. Plus if you consider their "careers" and the viability of sustaining long term income to fund this... THIS would give me anxiety (and not dust or fingerprints, Emma!). Maybe they're secretly professional investors and have some sort of side line. Who knows!
But yeah happy to see Bean is still around!