I was up and about well before 30% and TP so, after breakfasting, I headed back in to the Study to continue the clearance. My first job was to take down the light fitting and pack it away. A pendant light fitting now hangs in its place and will remain there for the next few months of demolition and reconstruction. Having done that, the mahogany corner cupboard project was relocated to the garage along with the bacon slicer and other odds and ends … did I ever mention that the Study had a natural tendency to attract junk and act as spill-over area for projects?
I then persuaded 30% to assist me in the rationalisation of
the contents of two cupboards. Half an hour later the Charity Shop pile was
significantly larger and we had more space in which to store “keepers” from the
Study.
These activities consumed the morning and, following lunch,
we threw T&M in the back of the Defender and headed over to the nearby
Country Estate to repeat the walk we took last week. After a splendid hour in
the sun we headed home.
Wanting to make the most of the fine weather I found the
flimsiest of excuses to extricate the Ducati from the garage and headed in to Redditch to pick up a strip light starter from the DIY
store. I then took the twistiest roads I could find over to Bad Man Senior’s
house where I stopped for a tea break and to catch up on their news.
Back at home I fixed the faulty fluorescent light in the
garage and then filled the time before dinner by packing a bag for next week’s
trip to London.
When I say “packing a bag” what I actually mean is that I piled the clothes and
sundry items I will need on the bed. For some reason I dislike packing bags and
suitcases and will always leave it until the very last minute … thinking about
this for a moment I realise that I am quite happy to pack a bag in a hotel
room. This seems to suggest that it is not the bag pacing that I dislike but
the fact that work will drag me away from home for most of the week when I
would much rather be at home.
After dinner and an evening of television I eventually
succumbed and placed my clothes in a bag minutes before climbing in to bed. It
is an early start tomorrow as I need to be on the ten to seven train to
Paddington.
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