Paul and Nicky Ruggier

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We’ve travelled on and off since getting married in 1993, and come to rest in Poole, Dorset. After an eighteen-month yee-har in Texas, we headed for Connecticut, where Jake was born in 1995. A change of jobs for Paul saw us back in the UK, and we spent seven years near Kew Gardens in Surrey, where we were joined by Dylan in 1997 and Abigail in 2000.

When Abigail was two, Paul rang home one day and said ‘How about Paris for a couple of years?’ We didn’t have to think for long, and a month later we were installed in a beautiful house in Le Mesnil le Roi, just west of Paris, with gorgeous views across the lawns to the Eiffel Tower and La Defense. Paul set about establishing a Paris office for his company. The children went to a French International school, where life was hard, but sociable. Nicky learned a lot of French, talking to French utilities and appliance repair people! We all made some life-long friends who we continue to see as often as we can.

When the call came that the French sojourn was over after two and a half years, we decided overcrowded London was no longer for us. As Paul has to travel so much anyhow, we felt we could, and should just choose a nice place to live. So we headed for Poole, Nicky’s home town, and in the space of four days found a house and some lovely schools for the children. The move took place in August 2005. We enjoy living close to the shores of Poole Harbour, so with the beach fifteen minutes walk away, and the yacht club down the road, life really is a holiday - we think we’ll stay here!