The big Beth move and a cheeky party crash
So Beth's big moving day. John had been playing a gig last night, and didn't get home to his flat till 3am. Lorraine and Beth sorting things out early in Beth's room, and I made bacon sandwiches. Then John arrived, followed shortly by Ed the bassist in John's band who had the van they used last night.
A good deal of carrying and loading of the van, including the large sofa. This packed into the van, and Lorraine and I drove over separately. Their flat is a lovely basement flat in Hove actually, but with plenty of light and air and not damp. We unloaded all the stuff, but were unable to get the sofa in, as it was getting wedged in the doorway, which is underneath the stairs leading to the rest of the house. Dispirited, Beth, John and Ed went back to our house for the next van load.
We then wondered if we could take the sofa apart. I called Janet to see if she had any tools, as she lives just down the road. She did and Hus was there too, so he lent me some of his tools and Lorraine and I were able to open up the bottom of the sofa, take off one of the arms, and then squeeze it in. We rapidly rebuilt it indoors, and then Lorraine and I, feeling very pleased with ourselves, were sitting sitting happily on it when Beth and John returned. Lorraine also got started on curtain hanging and so on with Beth.
I sauntered down to Janet's house to return the tools and as Janet, Ken, Bryn and Hus and his daughters Reem and May were celebrating Reem's birthday, I was offered wine and a piece of cake, and spent a cheerful half an hour or so chatting and enjoying myself before returning to the flat. Soon John returned with the stuff from his flat, with his pal Matt and Ed there too.
Eventually Lorraine and I made off home, rather tired after a day of hefting things. Felt strange to be hugging Beth and John and leaving them to their new flat together. They were excited and pleased, which was great to see.
Below too much hefting and labouring to take photos. The obvious shot would have been of John and Beth, but so it goes. However a cheeky and blurry selfie of Lorraine and I being pleased with ourselves sitting on the hastily assembled sofa, and Hus' daughter Reem looking at her cake before blowing it out, with Bryn sat next to her.
A good deal of carrying and loading of the van, including the large sofa. This packed into the van, and Lorraine and I drove over separately. Their flat is a lovely basement flat in Hove actually, but with plenty of light and air and not damp. We unloaded all the stuff, but were unable to get the sofa in, as it was getting wedged in the doorway, which is underneath the stairs leading to the rest of the house. Dispirited, Beth, John and Ed went back to our house for the next van load.
We then wondered if we could take the sofa apart. I called Janet to see if she had any tools, as she lives just down the road. She did and Hus was there too, so he lent me some of his tools and Lorraine and I were able to open up the bottom of the sofa, take off one of the arms, and then squeeze it in. We rapidly rebuilt it indoors, and then Lorraine and I, feeling very pleased with ourselves, were sitting sitting happily on it when Beth and John returned. Lorraine also got started on curtain hanging and so on with Beth.
I sauntered down to Janet's house to return the tools and as Janet, Ken, Bryn and Hus and his daughters Reem and May were celebrating Reem's birthday, I was offered wine and a piece of cake, and spent a cheerful half an hour or so chatting and enjoying myself before returning to the flat. Soon John returned with the stuff from his flat, with his pal Matt and Ed there too.
Eventually Lorraine and I made off home, rather tired after a day of hefting things. Felt strange to be hugging Beth and John and leaving them to their new flat together. They were excited and pleased, which was great to see.
Below too much hefting and labouring to take photos. The obvious shot would have been of John and Beth, but so it goes. However a cheeky and blurry selfie of Lorraine and I being pleased with ourselves sitting on the hastily assembled sofa, and Hus' daughter Reem looking at her cake before blowing it out, with Bryn sat next to her.
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