The world grows increasingly like something dreamt up in an sf script for TV. Now this omicron variant. Is thie the one that’s going to kill us all? Or at least interrupt my the GF’s travel plans, granted hardly the biggest baddest disaster that could befall us, leave alone the world.
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Bits and pieces
A few bits and pieces, some more satisfying than others. First, and most satisfying, the items we bought over the weekend arrived today. The lamp in particular is very beautiful, the towel rack is useful and the little coffee table is discreet. All three are welcome additions to what is starting to feel like an […]
Shadows
A shadow fell as we learned of a long-awaited death – the Doyenne, whom we stayed with in Wellington, and of whom I had grown very fond. What’s more she had died the previous morning our time, and due to the time differences and everyone being careful of each other’s sleep, we didn’t find out […]
Travails of homeownership
The kitchen sink is leaking and since I’m no longer a tenant I can’t just chuck it into someone else’s lap. Very frustrating, in a place that is new, and a reminder of why it’s nice not to own a place, as of course I was terribly worried about our new kitchen cabinets etc. I […]
Settling in
A quiet sort of working day today. We did decide that we must get curtains of some sort for the living room which has huge south-facing windows that warm up the place nicely in the winter, but the intensity of the direct sunlight makes it hard to work. After an afternoon coffee we popped by […]
Furniture shopping
We went furniture shopping and it was a surprisingly pleasant experience, though we didn’t actually find anything we urgently need (a small dining table, a bed, a fold-out bed, a wardrobe, a comfortable chair). We were going to a warehousey sort of place that does up old furniture and provides to film and TV sets, […]
At last
And so we finally moved into the flat. In the morning I had to go over and wait for the combi technician to come and turn the combi off. This required me to be present. He didn’t arrive between 10 and 12 as promised, so eventually I left. Meanwhile, the professional cleaners had arrived, and […]
Fury at the EU
Daily Express, 19 November 2021
Fury at the government
The Guardian, 19 November 2021
End game
Today it truly felt like we’ve reached a sort of end game. The electrical work was completed, the gas has been connected and it really feels like we could move in now. Tomorrow and the day after there will be some minor touching-up of paint, a few leftover bits like the installation of the kitchen […]