. . . and the biggest roll of Bubblewrap you ever did see!!

 

Today has been a bit "full on".  We went to the Removal company today to pick up boxes and packaging and having asked for bubble wrap, came away with THIS huge roll.  I think that may see us through especially as I had already ordered another one (yet to arrive) as I didn't know how the removal shennanigans were going to work out (communication being slightly non-existent as they are rushed off their feet going all over the country.)

    I spent the afternoon packing the reference books from the main large bookcase in the sitting room and at 16 boxes, finally stopped to make the chicken curry for tea.  My arms feel quite feeble now - I should sleep well tonight!

    This little chair is one that Keith made during Lockdown using some of the Useful Bits of Wood he had in his shed.  Gabby has already spoken for it - we're quite surprised as she normally likes contemporary stuff, but good to know it will be appreciated.

    We are still hoping that we can exchange contracts SOON and then we will feel a bit more confident about the future.  When we were having trouble in getting the Removal people to answer the phone/reply to emails, everything felt VERY uncertain and I have not had an enjoyable weekend with all this up in the air.  

    Tam and I stretched our legs up the hill yesterday, as it was a crisp bright morning.  There was snow on Black Mountain, as expected.

Well, this won't do.  I will go and look at the handful of books I put on one side to look at this evening, before they get packed away too.

    

Little boxes, little boxes . . .

 Well, these ones I've been packing today are little enough but then go into BIG boxes for extra protection.  Some friends up the valley offered us some plastic packing boxes they had used (had no further used for them) so they dropped them round today.  I will have to take them a cake as a thank you as they are going to be very useful.  This morning, after going to Abergwili for fruit and veg and more banana and apple boxes, I came back and went straight into the Junk Room of Doom and packed up 7 banana boxes of books.  That went very quickly and I was pleased with myself.

Then I had to quickly go out to Maggie's stable to put a coat of paint on the dressing table which is for middle daughter G.  I had left around the mirror - back in August, when it was hot!  Today's stint in the stable wasn't anything like as comfortable.

Then it was back indoors and packing away my collection of Torquay pottery.  I had already packed two smallish boxes, very carefully wrapped, but this was a bit more of an ask.  It didn't look that much on the shelf, but then I remembered all the miniature ones on the little cupboard with shelves which has baking things like muffin cases, ginger and cinnamon, essences, glace cherries etc.  Those took forever to wrap up and box - fortunately I had quite a few smallish boxes which suited their size perfectly. Two of those big plastic boxes are now filled with boxes of Torquay ware.  Hopefully they will be doubly safe from breakage in there.

Time to go and unwind now and watch Strictly.  I can see I shall have to make an early start on some more china tomorrow . . .