To start with, ( death of a pet )
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The windows have been delivered - just the frames. They put the glass in and gas them as they install them, and installation begins Monday. It's a little scary, to be honest. I am hoping they do the internal and external finishes well, because otherwise that's going to be a PITA to fix.
But, wow, we're almost there!
3 days if all goes well (they said), 4-5 if it gets complicated.
The cats will go to a cattery from Sunday night through to Friday; they're likely going to hate it - all these other cats, and then coming home to a place that's strange and weird and not-the-same. I need to spend some time with them this weekend. It's very local - a five minute drive away.
Someone is coming to take the couch tomorrow. That was a saga-and-a-half.
( three interested parties )
I've had over 30 messages in the last three days, though, asking if the lounge was still available. I haven't answered most of them.
Speaking of the verge; getting things out for council clean-up. Hooboy. I'm doing a fairly major clean-up which means a whole bunch of things that I've used a little but which aren't seeing full and proper use. Including a greenhouse, two aquariums, a rusty wheelbarrow, an umbrella stand, assorted cushions, and an old-fashioned desk that we're just not using.
I'm tempted to put the IKEA desk-shelf out, too, but given the state of the weather, am worried about it getting rained on and ruined. Got enough stuff out there that probably shouldn't be rained on...
The likely windows for Monday are the laundry and bathroom, which means taking things down around and about them this weekend. I also need to take the awnings off - I've asked friends from church, but it's very late notice and I doubt I'll get them. If nobody responds, I'll probably ask the neighbour if he'll help (maybe he and his son?) - I just need some people to hold the things who aren't going to flinch. If I had permies, that would work fine. Unfortunately my immediate 'permie group' are all older women (I'm the baby of the group), and the few closer to my own age are always busy and hard to pin down - and a couple of them are overseas right now.
I should have asked earlier in the week. *sigh*
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The windows have been delivered - just the frames. They put the glass in and gas them as they install them, and installation begins Monday. It's a little scary, to be honest. I am hoping they do the internal and external finishes well, because otherwise that's going to be a PITA to fix.
But, wow, we're almost there!
3 days if all goes well (they said), 4-5 if it gets complicated.
The cats will go to a cattery from Sunday night through to Friday; they're likely going to hate it - all these other cats, and then coming home to a place that's strange and weird and not-the-same. I need to spend some time with them this weekend. It's very local - a five minute drive away.
Someone is coming to take the couch tomorrow. That was a saga-and-a-half.
( three interested parties )
I've had over 30 messages in the last three days, though, asking if the lounge was still available. I haven't answered most of them.
Speaking of the verge; getting things out for council clean-up. Hooboy. I'm doing a fairly major clean-up which means a whole bunch of things that I've used a little but which aren't seeing full and proper use. Including a greenhouse, two aquariums, a rusty wheelbarrow, an umbrella stand, assorted cushions, and an old-fashioned desk that we're just not using.
I'm tempted to put the IKEA desk-shelf out, too, but given the state of the weather, am worried about it getting rained on and ruined. Got enough stuff out there that probably shouldn't be rained on...
The likely windows for Monday are the laundry and bathroom, which means taking things down around and about them this weekend. I also need to take the awnings off - I've asked friends from church, but it's very late notice and I doubt I'll get them. If nobody responds, I'll probably ask the neighbour if he'll help (maybe he and his son?) - I just need some people to hold the things who aren't going to flinch. If I had permies, that would work fine. Unfortunately my immediate 'permie group' are all older women (I'm the baby of the group), and the few closer to my own age are always busy and hard to pin down - and a couple of them are overseas right now.
I should have asked earlier in the week. *sigh*