Hello from south west UK

[Celia]

Thank you everyone for the welcome, I am happy to help with embroidery and software problems if I can, I am sure I will be asking questions of lots of you too.  I live about 40 miles outside of London and am really more central than South West but I do tend to travel more towards the west.
My main problem is finding the time, the inspiration and the energy all at once when it comes to sewing, hopefully I will find some great inspiration here but I might loose some time as I will be busy reading lots of posts.

[Renegade Sewist]

Celia! You're here now. Yay! I've been missing you over at SG. There is lots to read here. I think you'll really like it. Glad to be able to visit with you again. 

[Acorn]

Here's a map of the counties of Britain.


And here's a link to a definition of the South-East of England, which says:  "South East England is the most populous of the nine official regions of England ... It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex." 

(Sorry, but I had to do something to stop myself from banging my head on the wall.    )

[Lyn-J]

Hi Celia, Welcome!

[BrendaP]

Hi Celia, and welcome.

As the map shows you are central to south east England, but I can understand that you prefer to travel towards the west and away from London.  We are  about 40 miles to the other side of London and any 'days out' are usually eastwards, away from the metropolis, though sadly  to get to most parts of the country a trip around part of the M25 is a necessity.

[Lowena]

Believe me @Celia as someone who lives 10 miles from Land's End..... Surrey is definitely in the south east!!!

[MrIminei]

I think you're all being pedants and if Celia says Surrey is in the South West then it is 

[Acorn]

It must be very exciting being on a boat with you!!    

[Lyn-J]

Surrey is South West of London!

[MrIminei]

It must be very exciting being on a boat with you!!    

Not as exciting as being in a plane I'm flying! (& why do you think I chose Cap'n Jack for an Avatar!)
 

[Lowena]

Bristol ( generally considered to be in the SW ) is actually nearer to Southend (east / south east ) than it is to lands End ( proper south west  )

[MrIminei]

Actually I've found evidence to suggest that Surrey is not in the SW. Neither is W Sussex, E Sussex, Berks, Hants, Wilts, Somerset, Devon or Cornwall. Obviously Dorset should be an independent state. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SW_postcode_area

[Celia]

Actually just to make things interesting I am only just in Surrey by a few metres, I know I am officially in the South East but somehow seemed to type South west, You are right Lynn,  when driving home from London. I drive South West so that is what it feels like.

Forgot to say my other interests include Machine knitting and weaving.

[BrendaP]

Bristol ( generally considered to be in the SW ) is actually nearer to Southend (east / south east ) than it is to lands End ( proper south west  )

Naah!  Southend is to the north!  It's just across the River Thames, if the house behind ours wasn't there I could see it from the bedroom windows which face north east.

[Iminei]

Actually I've found evidence to suggest that Surrey is not in the SW. Neither is W Sussex, E Sussex, Berks, Hants, Wilts, Somerset, Devon or Cornwall. Obviously Dorset should be an independent state. 

Dorset should revert to Wessex and whatever that incorporated ....