I haven´t posted anything since New Year - and for good reason. We are now committed to moving out of our temporary house and into 11CC atthe end of February - and it has been a constant blur of activity as things get delivered from suppliers, coupled with us taking carloads of stuff every time we go or pass by.
So far we have had a new carpet in the lounge, the pair of 2-seater settes / sofas in there too, 2 double beds, a dining table and 4 chairs, 2 (breakfast) bar chairs delivered - then a bunch of Ikea chests and cabinets for the bedrooms and a (rather fancy I think) TV cabinet - all of which I have assembled amidst a volley of foul language and curses against useless designers or instruction-writers. Oh, and dont forget the most useful feature of all which is the electric garage door motor.
....and I forgot to mention the major reason for delay in occupancy which was the lack of blinds and curtains - now recitified with a full suite of venetians and curtains. (except for sunlounge "bifolds" which I insisted had vertical blinds).
Re the Ikea furniture, we had to bite the bullet on that one and pay a company who collect and bring stuff here from the Warrington store. Actually very good value (less than 20% of cost) and pretty quick too. That still made all these bits and pieces about a third of the cost of stuff here. Crazy prices like £275 for a small bedside cabinet in the sales.
I actually moved the (bought from previous owners) patio table and chairs from the garage into the sunlounge to free space for the car(!), but have found the table a perfect workbench for the Ikea assembly line.
Notice I have not so much as mentioned the freight we still have to accommodate at some time (or maybe just leave it in storage as seems much easier).
Roll on February - well, that is regarding physical moving, as then I have to get on with all the address change and associated legal stuff of being here on the Island.
The wheel keeps spinning
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