The Move
Saturday, 1st - Thur, 6th April
Decided to take a week to move instead of one day - thought it might make it all less stressfull. It didn't. Far better to have got it all over with in one go. Anyhow, Marcus's car is still at Broughton (remember I picked him up on Friday) so he drove my car to cockermouth to pick up red transit, which we have until Wednesday and then I drove back whilst he followed me with the van.
Saturday: Al arrives
Al to the rescue is all I can say. Do you know what 2,000 odd books looks like? Have you any idea how heavy they are, more to the point? Al helped us with the big boxes but it still took nearly three van loads. I stayed behind at the cottage when all the smaller boxes had been taken and started filling the bookcases (couldn't lift the heavy boxes).
Sunday: bed bases and coffee tables, the T.V. and P.C.'s
Monday: Francis arrives
Hooray for Francis. Got stuck in straight away. Have decided to sleep in the new place but cook in the old (have not yet transported fridge and food). New carpet in Living-room fitted. Built our first fire in the cottage and watched Firefly. Can still hear the river as we go to sleep. Dawn chorus woke us up at fiveish!
Tuesday: Frank arrives
Frank is a handy-man I hired through the local newspaper. He is busy unsticking windows and doors and fitting a shower-rail and hooks for coats. He is going to fit our new dishwasher and washing machine also. Got meal all laid out on grill and oven-top and the cooker wouldn't work. Had a Chinese take-out.
Wednesday: Cat arrives
Walked back to flat and saw Ricky carrying Beth to cottage in cat basket. They waved (well, Ricky waved, not sure about the cat).
Thursday:
Not sure when, but sometime over this week, I popped to Whinlatter with Francis for a short walk. There was a strange light in the forest when the sun shot through some dark foilage and lit up one stray leaf. It looked as if it were glowing. We also went to Grange for lunch at John's.
Friday:
Francis goes home :-( and we are left with much sorting to do.
Decided to take a week to move instead of one day - thought it might make it all less stressfull. It didn't. Far better to have got it all over with in one go. Anyhow, Marcus's car is still at Broughton (remember I picked him up on Friday) so he drove my car to cockermouth to pick up red transit, which we have until Wednesday and then I drove back whilst he followed me with the van.
Saturday: Al arrives
Al to the rescue is all I can say. Do you know what 2,000 odd books looks like? Have you any idea how heavy they are, more to the point? Al helped us with the big boxes but it still took nearly three van loads. I stayed behind at the cottage when all the smaller boxes had been taken and started filling the bookcases (couldn't lift the heavy boxes).
Sunday: bed bases and coffee tables, the T.V. and P.C.'s
Monday: Francis arrives
Hooray for Francis. Got stuck in straight away. Have decided to sleep in the new place but cook in the old (have not yet transported fridge and food). New carpet in Living-room fitted. Built our first fire in the cottage and watched Firefly. Can still hear the river as we go to sleep. Dawn chorus woke us up at fiveish!
Tuesday: Frank arrives
Frank is a handy-man I hired through the local newspaper. He is busy unsticking windows and doors and fitting a shower-rail and hooks for coats. He is going to fit our new dishwasher and washing machine also. Got meal all laid out on grill and oven-top and the cooker wouldn't work. Had a Chinese take-out.
Wednesday: Cat arrives
Walked back to flat and saw Ricky carrying Beth to cottage in cat basket. They waved (well, Ricky waved, not sure about the cat).
Thursday:
Not sure when, but sometime over this week, I popped to Whinlatter with Francis for a short walk. There was a strange light in the forest when the sun shot through some dark foilage and lit up one stray leaf. It looked as if it were glowing. We also went to Grange for lunch at John's.
Friday:
Francis goes home :-( and we are left with much sorting to do.
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