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Isn't that a euphemism for a solitary practice ?Angela Woodford wrote:The postman was lurking behind the viburnum sargentii outside no 5. I was delighted to see him, but he turned his head away, muttering. He was still wearing his summer shorts - perhaps he was a little chilled?
Philip - your help has been so invaluable! Spinning the prayer wheel, banging the sacred gong; honestly I wouldn't want you any more exhausted lifting heavy objects!
Such as my jewellery box...
But most kind of you to offer!
I've spoken to the vet about the possibility of giving Ferdinand a light sedative for the removal journey. Then he can stay at a cat hotel, while we get things initially tidy.
Back to work.
Munch
In which case I am enormously flattered! So thoughtful of you.Ajarn Philip wrote:Still banging my gong for you, medeario!
Then I realised that we must have a one-size-fits-all standard effort.
Ha Ha! We had something similar with ours - there were a number of restrictive covenants in it, the funniest one being "you may not store a boat on the roof of the Garage", which would have been interesting, as the 'roof' of the garage is actually the floor of my daughters bedroom.Angela Woodford wrote:There seemed to be so much in it that didn't apply to our purchase at all!
This made the current husband a bit furious. He told the assistant of the Pet Solicitor that, considering the money we were paying, we should have a made-to-measure contract.
)Oh Craig - thanks - this snippet provided the only laugh of the morning -cstegerlewis wrote: the funniest one being "you may not store a boat on the roof of the Garage", which would have been interesting, as the 'roof' of the garage is actually the floor of my daughters bedroom.
I don't know about Philip but I won't sleep until you are a doll.Angela Woodford wrote:Oh Craig - thanks - this snippet provided the only laugh of the morning -cstegerlewis wrote: the funniest one being "you may not store a boat on the roof of the Garage", which would have been interesting, as the 'roof' of the garage is actually the floor of my daughters bedroom.
By the afternoon, there was better news. The soon-to-be-ex-Mrs Brown Fangs had signed in the right place. The Pet Solicitor had taken four days of annual leave, and who can blame her? Her assistant had discovered from the Brown Fangs solicitor that the Brown Fangs' purchaser had also not signed in some place that ought to be signed.
But we are assured that everybody is beavering away for an exchange on Friday! Completion may well be Wednesday!
We have to do a lightening dolls' house visit to inspect and approve. I'm going to transport a few delicate things and plants in containers to be left at my father-in-laws.
I'm having strong coffee right now and looking at the dismembered dining-room chairs. The current husband refuses to retain them. We bought them from the pavement outside a Balham junk shop in 1981. Well, I was fond of them.... but they were falling to bits....
Thank you so much for the encouragement, Philip and Mary! Things are going ahead again!
Munch
No! Our previous move (ie the one before here) went so smoothly, that's what I thought moving house was always like. I was renting so no hassle on my side. My husband sold his house to a girl who was renting so no chain from her, and no quibbling about the price or work to be done etc. The house we were buying was already devoid of occupants having been rented out. We first viewed the place in mid-February, and by mid-April we had sold and bought and were in our first home together - a beautiful cottage, complete with heating which was a complete novelty for us both and very exciting.Euterpe13 wrote:Should I be waiting for something to go horribly wrong?
