Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Junk room tackled, at last

After a quick school session this morning, we set off for tea with a South African lady, whose husband is on contract with Solomon’s. She has an Afrikaans accent and everything, wonderful!! Their house is huge and very grand, and belongs to the company. It was raining in the country so the boys couldn’t play in the garden, which was a pity because it was enormous and the perfect sort of set up for two little boys who enjoy playing hide and seek. It was a good visit though - it’s always great to chat with South Africans and compare notes about struggles with cooking on limited supplies and shortages, and the sad lack of craft and hobby supplies, and that sort of thing.

After lunch, I got started on today’s little project – tidy out the workshop. It’s been on the waiting list for 8 months, although at some point it got transferred from Nick’s list to mine. Made a good dent on the junk, and can now see the three different types of linoleum almost covering the uneven concrete floor. Also discovered a huge slab of marble which is actually the counter top. Perfect for all sorts of DIY activities!

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