We're heading towards the finish line with this move. Just about all of our stuff is in the cottage as are we. There are a few things left in the apartment--just small things and cleaning supplies. We'll be going back a couple more times to clean and move furniture back to where it was when we moved in. Yesterday, a friend came and loaded up his car. He and I came to the cottage and, while the coffee was brewing, we unloaded the car. Then we had some open-faced sandwiches with some homemade bread he'd brought with him, given to him by another of his friends. Before we poured the second cup, we walked up to the bakery where I got us some quiches for supper later in the day, some sweet treats, and a Cornish pasty for Friend, who loves the pasties from that place, and one for me to try. We came back, had that second cup of coffee with dessert, then went back to the apartment. Bill had an appointment and we got back just as he was leaving. Friend brought me to the bring bank so we could recycle our glass. Back to the apartment where there wasn't much else to pack into his car, but there was our very large jade plant, given to us when it was much smaller by a different friend. I'm glad we got to bring it. Now we have to figure out where to put it. When Bill returned, we headed back to the cottage. More coffee was made, the quiches were consumed, and the conversation continued to flow, as it had been doing all day long. In spite of the work and the disarray in the cottage, it was a fun and enjoyable day. We were quite tired by the end of it and were looking forward to today, when we could sleep as long as we wanted in the morning and could concentrate on creating some order out of the chaos, even if at a slow pace. LOL, as it turned out.
Bill and I were sitting at the kitchen table having a cup of tea and some more sweet treats from the bakery when we looked at each other and suddenly began having a conversation about the garbage in the apartment. We were both aware of the bag in the kitchen and we both intended to take it outside and bin it, but we realized that neither of us actually did it. I closed the windows in the apartment before we left and as it's upstairs, it tends to be warm in there anyway, but the weather is expected to get quite warm for here over the next few days, so it'll be unpleasantly warm and stuffy in there. We won't go back until next week and we couldn't leave it there until then. So to avoid having it smell up the place, I heated up my Cornish pasty at 6:30 this morning and had it for breakfast. It was really good and I'll probably get one again some day. We got on the bus at 8 to begin our journey to the apartment and back, using some of our wait time between buses to pick up some groceries. It was a very long day and sooooo nice to get home, even if home is a mess right now. Tomorrow, I tackle the kitchen!
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A move can never go 100% smoothly, can it? Like the bags of garbage you accidentally left behind. I hope it wasn't too smelly when you got there. But it sounds super that you have a bakery near by; it could be dangerous-grin.Good luck unpacking your kitchen, and I hope you're settled in soon.
Thanks, Erika! We were in time and got the garbage out before it got smelly. Phew!
We used to live directly above that bakery! It always smelled delicious in the morning when we woke up 🙂
It makes you wonder why the one thing you forgot couldn’t have been that old kitchen chair you didn’t really want anyway! Had to be a bag of garbage, huh? With potential to stink up the place, not just fabric offcuts or things like that. In any event all was well that ended well despite the inconvenience and you are now ensconced in your new digs with a bakery close at hand. Such is the nature of bliss.
Many hands doesn't always make light work but it usually makes work more pleasurable. It's wonderful to have a good friend who can help (and has a car!) I love that the bakery is walking distance (although that might be a bad thing for me!) It sounds like you were able to get the garbage out! Whew. I always worry about that here at the cottage -- forgetting something is in the bag, not full enough to dump yet into the bin but oh -- not so good if you leave it!
Quite so, David! We're leaving one excellent bakery behind, so at least we'll have this one to console us :-) And I am always grateful that we have no furniture to move!
That's exactly it, Jeanie. We were both so tired at the end of the long day and we were so happy about not having to get up the next morning and then we realized that the garbage was in the kitchen. Groan! I was grateful to be able to stay in bed this morning :-)
Moving can be so stressful, it's so good to have friends to help you.
Thinking of you and Bill and sending happy settling into your new home wishes.
All the best Jan
Thanks, Jan! We're very grateful for our friends :-)
I've moved a lot over the years but have been where I am since '17. I hope you don't have to move again, unless you find a town you really fall in love with. I won't be moving again, but we will be taking a vacation to Monterey, California toward the end of the year. It's my favorite of all the places I've lived.
That should be fun! I hope you have a great time!
I hope we don't have to move again, too. This is our 9th move in 11 years.
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