16 - 22 Jan 2019
So we were pottering along with the work in the pantry when I received a text message, from my sister-in-law, asking if we would consider being surprise guests at my brother's 50th birthday. Not a chance! was our first response. But sitting in the pantry lashing on whitewash, I started to think, 'why not?'
The end result was that we asked a friend to come and mind the dog, then we drove to Ioannina, stayed overnight at a hotel near the airport, who were happy to let us charge the car, flew to Athens and on to Heathrow the next day, and whoops! there we were.
So we were pottering along with the work in the pantry when I received a text message, from my sister-in-law, asking if we would consider being surprise guests at my brother's 50th birthday. Not a chance! was our first response. But sitting in the pantry lashing on whitewash, I started to think, 'why not?'
The end result was that we asked a friend to come and mind the dog, then we drove to Ioannina, stayed overnight at a hotel near the airport, who were happy to let us charge the car, flew to Athens and on to Heathrow the next day, and whoops! there we were.
R&R courtesy of Liana's reflexology, very wonderful, even if it is a squeeze finding a place for a bed among the chaos. Liana agreed to come to stay to mind the dog, cats and chickens while we were away.
The tidy-up: everything back in the pantry, the living room cleared for Liana, and a bed installed as she preferred to stay downstairs with the animals. Also our new Ikea chairs, a sudden decision to get some decent back support.
As clean and tidy as we can make it!
The pantry re-installed. I still need to spend time measuring and fitting with proper shelves and hooks, and arrange everything properly. But this will do for now.
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