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May 05, 2004
Sic transit.....
The Monk has moved. At least, he is now in a new domicile. The cat is convinced that if she can just persuade him to open the front door and let her show him the way, she (and presumably he!) can return to their proper home and leave all these cardboard cartons and all the concomitant mess behind.
As ever, I have discovered that there is about half the cupboard space I had thought there was, and less than a third of the wardrobe space. As for a linen cupboard - well, we better not go there. Still, with some ruthless weeding out and some even more ruthless packing and sorting, it is starting to look less like a disaster area and more like a home again. There will still have to be some major reconstruction of certain things and the installation of central heating is definitely one expense to come, but it is getting closer to the desired state by the minute.
Between now and the next move (if there is ever another!) there is going to be some fairly dramatic downsizing in a number of areas. Rule one as of now is - if it is going into the loft …. It ain't! It's heading for the Abbey Fete bric-a-brac stall or a notice on the local supermarket "For Sale" board! If I can't use it - I am not keeping it!
Church Mouse has been having to look after the blog in my absence, what with having to vacate my previous home three days before I could occupy the new one and then having no landline at all, it has been interesting. Reassembling the computer has had its moments as well - this is when you discover that there are dead sockets in one or two places! Still, I now have a computer that seems to function, BT have provided a landline (or you wouldn't be reading this!), and the tide of debris is starting to recede.
Another six months or so and all this will be but a distant memory …….
Until next time.....
Posted by The Gray Monk at May 5, 2004 08:27 PM
Comments
Congrats on surviving the move. We missed you.
Posted by: Ozguru at May 5, 2004 11:59 PM
Congratulations and god bless your new home. I wish you much peace and happiness there!
Posted by: Cindy at May 6, 2004 12:17 AM
Thanks both. Watch out for photos in due course.
Posted by: The Gray Monk at May 6, 2004 01:32 PM
MB supposes that Church Mouse has been permitted to return to the peace and quiet of the Abbey, then.
Posted by: MommaBear at May 6, 2004 03:40 PM
More cat pictures, please!
Posted by: Atlantic at May 7, 2004 10:30 AM