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Carpets, card, and wallpaper.
7 Jul 2005 09:42 pmI am not writing about the terrorist attacks in London, I am writing of everyday life - to remind me that everyday life goes on - no matter what the terrorists do.
This morning my work took me to Ramsey - and so I began my lunch break there, and spent some time deciding on carpet for the little bedroom - should I get an end of roll piece cheaply, or buy something I really like? There were end of roll pieces that were quite nice, but there was nothing in the colour I had decided on, and I would have had to pay for underlay. But there was a nice warm pink in a reasonably priced carpet which came with free underlay...so pink it will be. The walls are beige, and the bedding is cream, so this will add some warmth and colour.
I called in at home briefly for a bite to eat, and first shocked S2C by commenting that his mother might be in London, when he hadn't remembered that she wasn't in Australia, then was able to reassure him that she wasn't, as I also had an e-mail with her itinerary sent some time ago, and filed. She is currently in Newcastle.
When I got back into Douglas I called in at Travis-Perkins for wallpaper for the bathroom - white with a little silver. But when I went to pay I couldn't find my debit card! I had left it in the carpet shop in Ramsey. When I rang them they said that they had it, and one of the men would drop it off at our house on his way home this evening - good service! Only that he hasn't. Hope this is because he forgot, not that he's posted it through someone else's letterbox!!
The decorator has been doing the little room an hour or two at a time - it is so small that it doesn't take long to put a coat of paint on. I think he's been doing it in breaks from other bigger jobs - but today we haven't seen him at all! Hope he hasn't broken his leg or something.
And I have been immersing myself in the next chapter of Ten Years After, which is very different again from the last one, and distracted me nicely from the news. It will be ready to post at the weekend as usual.
This morning my work took me to Ramsey - and so I began my lunch break there, and spent some time deciding on carpet for the little bedroom - should I get an end of roll piece cheaply, or buy something I really like? There were end of roll pieces that were quite nice, but there was nothing in the colour I had decided on, and I would have had to pay for underlay. But there was a nice warm pink in a reasonably priced carpet which came with free underlay...so pink it will be. The walls are beige, and the bedding is cream, so this will add some warmth and colour.
I called in at home briefly for a bite to eat, and first shocked S2C by commenting that his mother might be in London, when he hadn't remembered that she wasn't in Australia, then was able to reassure him that she wasn't, as I also had an e-mail with her itinerary sent some time ago, and filed. She is currently in Newcastle.
When I got back into Douglas I called in at Travis-Perkins for wallpaper for the bathroom - white with a little silver. But when I went to pay I couldn't find my debit card! I had left it in the carpet shop in Ramsey. When I rang them they said that they had it, and one of the men would drop it off at our house on his way home this evening - good service! Only that he hasn't. Hope this is because he forgot, not that he's posted it through someone else's letterbox!!
The decorator has been doing the little room an hour or two at a time - it is so small that it doesn't take long to put a coat of paint on. I think he's been doing it in breaks from other bigger jobs - but today we haven't seen him at all! Hope he hasn't broken his leg or something.
And I have been immersing myself in the next chapter of Ten Years After, which is very different again from the last one, and distracted me nicely from the news. It will be ready to post at the weekend as usual.
