We have DSTV

We have finished at the old house and all our stuff is here.  And so we are on the path to settling down.  The unpacking of boxes and sorting stuff and putting up shelving is a tedious process but we are muddling through.

Dick arrived today with his spectrum analyser and found the satellite for us and now Liz is overjoyed that she can watch her favourite programs.

We are here!

Well here we are at the cottage.  The name of the cottage is "Droplet" and is situated on Watermead Farm.  We managed to get all our stuff moved on Saturday and are now busy with opening boxes and getting the house up and running.  I feel about thirty years older and have found muscles and bones where I never expected them to be, and they all hurt.  Retirement is not for Sissy's.

This Sunday we will have the Drak Challenge canoeists paddling past our house.  We are expecting quite a few spectators here at the river.  Hmmm, I wonder if a couple of cases of coke and wors rolls will sell. This could help pay for our move.

We have a lot of work to do here at the cottage and I have already managed to get a lot of stuff done.  Electrics and shelving and suchforth, but I cannot aim the DSTV dish.  My compass is very attracted to the tin roof and has no idea where north or east are.  So Dick will have to get it set up for us.  He is our local TV guy and knows his stuff.

Saturday, the target day

With a bit of luck and weather permitting, we will sleep at our new home this coming Saturday.  We have arranged for a friend to help over the weekend and, if all goes well, we will spend our first night at the new home.  Oh boy!  There is a lot to do.  So, as a retired gentleman in the country, I shall be busy sorting my spot in the world.  I fear a lot of back ache and exercise.  Well and good, this is bound to keep me fit.  Don't let anyone tell you that retirement is a gentle and relaxed thing.  But I would not change it for the world.

Another two loads delevered to the cottage

We are very blessed with great friends.  Two Robins took a large amount of stuff in boxes to the cottage today.  As I said to Robin after we had unloaded things, "Not bad for two old gentlemen".  It is quite a thing that, at sixty, I can still load and offload stuff from LDV's.  We really appreciate the wonderful and selfless help that we are getting from our friends.  Aren't we so lucky?  Oh yes.

So the move is progressing.  The stress level has been lowered as we know we have good friends to help and we have made a start on the move.  I think, once we have settled, good wine and better dinners will be the order of the day for our special friends.  We thank you so much.