I've been shuttling back for weekends, it's a long time to travel for just a few hours back, but it's worth it.
I've put in an offer for yet another house. A 2 bedroom semi quite close to Greenend. Small kitchen that sort of just hangs off of the back room, but that's really the only problem with the place. This time I've tried offering a tad over the asking price.
By the way - using fresh tomatoes (supermarket on-the-vine) instead of tinned makes for a really nice pasta sauce, especially with fresh basil and parsley as well. A bit more faff, and a bit more pricey, but mmmm...