Whilst waiting for the carpet fitters.
Watching the trees gently breathe as the air warms - tendrils of mist lift and twirl up and through the branches catching the light
Watching a neighbour's elderly cat carefully sniff around our garden, find then, blissfully enjoy, the cat nip ball we have up at the back door for our cat. His closed eyes and pushed forward whiskery chops the epitome of a moment of feline pleasure
Having my eye caught by every passing van (of which these days appears to be a lot more) just in case one of them is anticipated carpet fitters
Listening to the radio, which alternately annoys me or engages me, but will always be on to help mask my tinnitus
Working on quizzes, bingo sheets, kid's trail questions and anagrams for work. Constant small streams of income for a charity are a life line
Planning the next display for work, contacting the relevant parties to encourage them to get their posters ready earlier rather than later - so no last minute panic. Not quite managed so far ...
Answering my cellphone - the fitters have got lost in the village - please can I direct them
Whilst listening to the carpet fitters
Hammering, sawing and blokey grunts as they drag or cut or stick down first the underlay then the carpeting
Watching them remove doors and pile them up in the dining room
Making them mugs of tea (sugar please)
Not* watching them admire themselves in the mirror in the hall and mutter things about how grey their beards are getting
Quietly (in comparison) painting a still in the green hyacinth to keep myself occupied whilst the cat hides and the workers work.
Your day sounds like a jigsaw, trying to fit all the pieces together seamlessly. It's always best to be occupied when workmen are around... x
ReplyDeleteJigsaw - yes a very good description of my day indeed ☺️
DeleteYou observe so well.
ReplyDeleteAnother who does is george penney, on threads and substack....georgepenneyauthor
I think you'd love the writing
thank you ☺️I shall go on an investigation and check out George Penney
DeleteLove watching bulbs grow in those glass planters. They amaze me every year.
ReplyDeleteI love that they fill the room with their scent - then once they have done their best indoors, I plant them outside and let them recover and gently grow on in the garden
DeleteOh Kate................you have such a way with words and nice to see you painting again. Keep warm and take care. Hugs from Susan.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan :)
DeleteWhat wonderful observations, Kate. You are a gifted writer. xxx
ReplyDeletethank you 😊 x
DeleteHummm…scratches chin…could really use a new carpet in our living room..this one went through the building works and to be honest I’ve never liked particularly…the colour is too light for us messy people and it’s been fitted on the skew. We also knocked out the cupboard under the stairs after it was fitted so have an area with a patch of something else on it. Will need to recover from buying the furniture first, but if we’re lucky maybe come the autumn it will happen. X
ReplyDeleteAs much as I now love the carpet and glad it was done - there was an awful amount of prep and lead up to it.
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