Here we are with just one day left in May. Last year, May seemed to be endless. Not so this year as it zipped right by. Now we're just a few weeks away from solstice, which is always a happy time for me as we start losing daylight after that. Just a few seconds at first, but we're far enough north that it picks up speed before too long. I always feel better after solstice, even though there's plenty more yucky summer to come. The fireweed should start blooming soon and I'll watch it bloom up the stem as we get closer and closer to autumn.
It's a bank holiday weekend here and the bar has a noise pollution event scheduled for tomorrow. Last weekend we had some pretty heavy rain off and on through the weekend, so the party people weren't outside and it was fairly quiet. This weekend will have the possibility of rain, but probably not enough to keep the drunk people inside.
I borrowed the e-audiobook of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens so I would be sure to have something I know I'll like on my mp3 player as we're going back and forth between old and new dwellings. I've read it before and adored it, so I know I won't be disappointed in the plot. It's over 32 hours long, so I won't run out of listening material. I'll be finishing an audiobook tonight and starting another one, which I may well finish before Thursday, so I wanted to have something long and enjoyable to listen to. And Pickwick Papers is funny, too, which will be just the thing when I'm tired and ready to relax.
I'm trying to use up food from the freezer because one of the drawbacks of the cottage is the small under-counter refrigerator with a tiny freezer compartment instead of the large (for Ireland) fridge/freezer. When we've been there a while we'll decide if we want to get a small tabletop freezer or whether we can make do. I still find it amusing that when they have a huge fridge/freezer, often with an ice maker, they call it an American-style fridge/freezer. Appliances tend to be smaller here.
So we're both looking forward to getting there. Still a way to go yet, but at least we'll be on our way soon! I hope your weekend is peaceful and pleasant.
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I hope the drunks and yahoos give you a fitting send off, Shari, by agreeing to be quiet for a change. Not likely to happen voluntarily, I suppose, but a substantial and sustained downpour would be a good thing. Your cottage seems quite delightful and I hope you will post a picture so that we can admire it. As for not having the same freezer capacity, I am sure you will adapt. I think that in North America we err on the other side. In my house we have two full size refrigerators with large freezer compartments and a chest freezer in addition. This is for two people. Clearly excessive, but we manage to fill them all! Have a smooth move and may drunken revelry never assault your eardrums again. Bonne journée, bon weekend - David
That's an amazing cloud photo. We have lots of rain here today. And I love the Pickwick Paper's too. Will you be passing along all your books or moving some with you? Good luck with the big move. And happy end of May, start to JUne too.
Good luck! Brenda
Thanks, David! I can pack pretty well by now, whether it's a backpack or a tiny freezer compartment--I've had plenty of experience :-) It is possible that a small tabletop freezer would be worthwhile--nothing that would require a lot of energy to run, but that would give us a little more space. There's no grocery store in our once and future village. The tiny shop that was there closed just after we left. So the nearest one is in the next village a couple miles away. Sidewalk all the way so easy enough to walk there and back, or take the bus to a different town, but sometimes it's just convenient to take some frozen veg/berries out of the freezer. Also, not sure if I'll still be able to get seeds this year, but will definitely get some next spring so I can grow chard, spinach, etc. Now I'll have some outdoor space I can grow a few veg in containers and it's also nice to freeze some of that. Anyway, I'll evaluate and decide after we've been living there a while.
Thanks, Erika! I will definitely be taking books with me. I do sometimes buy books at charity shops knowing I won't keep them when I'm done with them. Now that we will have a library within walking distance, I can borrow a lot more books. Where we are now is a 1 hour bus ride each way to get to the library and then we only have a few minutes to dash in before they close for lunch. It'll be so nice to have a local library again.
Thanks, Brenda! We've been looking for a long time, so we're grateful to be making this move.
I was thinking of you and Bill and wondering how preparations for the move are coming along. Not long now and you'll be safely and more quietly ensconced in your cottage.
Sending my very good wishes.
All the best Jan
Thanks, Jan! I'm really glad that we're at the stage where we can move forward.
Since I'm new to reading you, I'm excited to hear of your move. I know those can be pretty major, pretty stressful and I admire that you seem to be on top of it all with the donations and such! And not quite so near to a rowdy bar!
Thankfully, no furniture to move as most rentals come furnished :-) Lots of books to haul, though.
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