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are officially duffers as they managed to lose the cup final last night. Not only that but the weather deteriorated
and they even had a bit of rain down at the ground. It didn’t seem to dampen John’s enthusiasm as
he will watch football whoever it is and whatever the weather.
As spring is
most definitely here and we had pencilled in DIY into the diary and the weather
was pretty indifferent we got into scruffers and got ready to paint. Our main focus was on the kitchen. We had treated the ceiling with some sort of
gunk that dried to the colour of nicotine.
I had tried to put one coat on the other week but couldn’t really reach
properly so we had a very patchy finish.
We decided to prepare properly and even masked off the kitchen units
because with a roller you get little dots all over the place.
When we
started work this morning we still had the sofas facing the wood burner but the
evenings are most definitely warmer even up here in Droushia so we decided we
would change the furniture round and John will pack the woodburner away for the
season. We still have the gas fire which
is working sporadically sometimes for half an hour sometimes longer – even with
the new piece that John has fitted. He
is completely at a loss to work out what is causing the problem and for two
pins would launch it over the field!
When we had
completed all the decorating we wanted to do we set about moving the
furniture. This is not an easy task as
the sofas weigh a tonne! Not only that
when we lifted the one that is a sofa bed we found the rather crispy remains of
a shrew – NICE!
Moving the
furniture brings with it some additional DIY tasks as there are sections of the
wall where the plaster is bubbling and needs knocking off, treating and
painting. Looking at the line of the
problem and taking a look outside we think we can see where moisture might be
getting in – another DIY task gets added to the list!
The dining
table is now by the kitchen – it will make it easier serving food although we
are likely to be eating outside a lot more now.
Looking at the room now we think we prefer the furniture that way round
– it was how we always intended it to be when we thought all we were going to
have was the gas fire but the location of the wood burner dictates the best
place for the sofas.
We were
shattered by the end of all the DIY and moving around but we had been lucky
that we had chosen to be indoors working on a very indifferent day. The cats were pleased too because they like
to have us around and as we didn’t stop for lunch but grabbed a bag of crisps
and piece of fruit Chivers got rewarded with his favourite toy – a crisp bag
tied into a knot. Only trouble is he
wont play with it on the ground – he likes to take it onto the sofa or up the
curtains. Minnie wasn’t about much this
afternoon – this isn’t unusual – she often takes herself off next door into
Gregoris’s garden for some peace and quiet.
Our culinary
delight tonight was a home-made meatloaf made with pork, apple, bacon and leek
– I managed to find a recipe in one of my cook books which was a bit of a
relief as I normally rely on the internet for inspiration. Half a kilo of mince goes a very long way I
can tell you and we will probably be eating this for several days to come. John doesn’t mind though because he thought
it was delicious. I shall post the
recipe on my food page.
When we went
to bed the reason for Minnie’s absence became clear. I had locked her in the spare bedroom when I
dried my hair after showering. She has
such a little meow we never heard her and after five hours incarcerated she
shot out with legs crossed! A quick
check in the bedroom showed that nothing was untowards and she had been a good
girlie. She shot me a filthy look as she
made her escape and for once I couldn’t blame her.
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