29th September 2023
It was a busy day, there was shopping to do, and the tall dresser was being collected by the person who we got it from, Don, Kelli’s mum next door neighbour. Now that hasn’t happened before. However it wasn’t for him, he was collecting it for his in-laws that needed one.
First we went to Aldi, it was different, we were only buying food for one this time. The trolly certainly looked a bit empty, but it didn’t look good, as it appeared that I was the big eater, and I am not.
It was the same at Natures Market, a small basket with little in it. But there were two packs of bacon in it, now that wouldn’t happen a few months ago. We love bacon with our breakfast everyday.
Once back home I had to do a bit of work on the dresser because some of the drawers needed a bit tweaking.
Just after 4.00pm Don turned up with his trailer and a big smile on his face clutching a bottle of white wine.
“Get a couple of glasses” his voice boomed.
Don is a very loud guy, always smiling and alway willing to help, as Kelli’s mum can testify.
With the wine poured, the in-laws appeared.
A older couple (probably around my age) the gent inspected the piece, noting a few places where the paint looked thin. In actual fact it wasn’t, but Kelli obliged, and touched it up.
“Fussy old bastard” I thought I heard under her breath.
Finally he was happy, so he wrote a cheque and I wheeled it towards the trailer.
It was a heavy bugger, but with a huge effort managed to load it successfully. Once that was done they were off, and I had the rest of the bottle to finish off. That did restrict what work I did for the rest of the day.
I did pull out my large suitcase from the storeroom still with the tag attached to the handle. Soon it will be in the hold of a plane flying back to Blighty.
Another Lifetime to go 