We are down on the beach by six. On the pavement outside the clubhouse there’s already a group of enthusiastic American golfers chatting to their caddies and sharing anecdotes about Augusta and Pebble Beach. Some of the visiting golfers are wearing shorts. I'll bet that they regret the Coral Gables look when the North Sea wind hits them when they reach the fourth hole.
The kitchen fitters have taken out the old kitchen and the electricians have done whatever electricians do. There is a slight problem. The kitchen folk think we’ve arranged a plumber . We think they’ve taken care of it. Seems their guy is away. The best laid plans .... This morning will be spent on the phone trying to find someone who’ll come out asap.
The roofer is at work on the church. Sophie stops at the Italian cafe and quietly watches him shimmy up one ladder then another. He has a cheery conversation with the traffic warden from his perch on top of the nave.
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We have those little trains planted with flowers at the station in Aberdeen too. Very cute.
I am wondering how the church has managed to find a roofer who will work at height without charging an arm and a leg for erecting scaffolding.
Hope you find a plumber quickly. The best laid plans etc...
Cheers, Gail.
Oh dear, not a good start to the new kitchen. I hope you find a reliable substitute very soon. Now you'll have to make doubly sure you have a plumber booked when the new bathroom is due to be installed.
Sophie has none of these worries does she? As long as there's the promise of a shared bacon roll, the occasional treat and even a de-chocolated Jaffa cake (or two), every day is the best day ever.
Good luck with the plumber, I think you found someone on a weekend for a repair?
My contractors always scheduled their subcontractors so that everyone's schedules lined up. I think your kitchen fitters messed up. After this little glitch, I hope everything goes well with your kitchen project.
What about the hard-of-hearing plumber? He seemed to know his way around...
I was saddened to read about your big brother's illness. I'm so glad that you are able to spend time with him so easily. I've lost parents, a spouse and many dogs, but my big brother? Thankfully not yet. I hope there are some days still when he'll be awake for a visit.
I have not read the blog for the past two days and have just been catching up. I was very sorry to read about your brother. My own brother, my only sibling and four years younger, is now "next door" in the UK, and I am enjoying having him nearby after being continents apart for so many years. He and his wife came over to watch our pets while we went to the US for our son's graduation, and I tell my own kids, now 20 and 22, that even if they aren't quite sure what to think about each other right now, they will learn the value of the bond as life goes on.
My son, just back from Ohio, will be off to the UK on Thursday. He'll visit Edinburgh and Glasgow with one of his college roommates and will also visit the University of Glasgow and the University of Sussex, where he's been admitted to graduate programs beginning this fall. Glasgow and Brighton are both very attractive student destinations, but also very different, so I'm curious to see what he decides to do. He joined a Zoom tour of Glasgow this afternoon and reports that it looks "like Hogwarts".
We will be moving out of our rental and into our "real" home the day after tomorrow. Most of the important work on the house has been completed, although we are somehow still working on hot water, and the beds will be delivered tomorrow morning, exactly as promised when we bought them. (The people down here on the Cote d'Azur pride themselves on their relaxed approach to life, but we've had pretty good luck so far.) Charlie really doesn't care about any of this and is just enjoying his new life in France. He was a little overwhelmed at first, but now he's discovered how much fun it is to ride in the car with his head out the window, throw the tennis ball in the pool, chase lizards, etc.
When we had an extensive redo of our kitchen and a bathroom a few years ago, the contractor was responsible for hiring all the subs and scheduling them appropriately. So yes, I think your kitchen fitters flubbed it...but by now with your super connections I'm betting all is well and they have learned who they're dealing with.
I,too,am late in catching up with the news about your brother, and sad four you and yours iblings.
Je vous souhaite le meilleur.
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