Rebekah Clark and her husband Jon
(Picture: The Wabi Studio)Like all good fairy tales, our move to the captivatingly-named Robbery Bottom Lane in rural Hertfordshire soured quicker than you can say “magic beans”. The premise — out of the smoke and into the sticks —seemed sound enough.
Job-wise, we had some flexibility. I was running a communications consultancy at the time, and Jon was the owner of a creative design agency. We were at an age when people considered relocating — I was 39 and Jon was 40 — and many of our friends had already answered the call of the home counties. Why not join them, my husband and I wondered? Cleaner air, open spaces and bigger properties for half the price.
