The weather is back to normal. Rain, rain, rain. However, I'm not letting it dampen my spirits.
Just at the moment I'm stunned by our new dining set. It seems to give so much extra room to the space. And it's so much easier to get around, which will be a real boon on the rare occasions we have dinner guests.
It seems a pity to have to cover the surface with a cloth but where it is in position is in full sun - that is if the sun ever deigns to visit. The other hazard is our eating habits. Neither of us have yet worked out how to eat the likes of spag bol without feeding the table too. But I find I keep lifting the corner of the tablecloth & having a sneak look under the cloth, just to marvel a bit.
We've even managed to get comfortable chairs to go with the table. The seats are covered in a material in a colour & design, echoing the new carpet. The backs are in the same wood, beautifully grained, stylish, solid, neither too earthy nor too delicate, just right for our kitchen.
The blinds have been ordered. They won't be arriving for a fortnight. Then, it will be time to celebrate. and have that champers. And to get back to just living.
Meanwhile, during our long wait yesterday morning - nobody arrived until after noon - I noticed we've clearly got young in the hedge just beyond the greenhouse, outside one of the kitchen windows. A blackbird was busily darting to & fro with beakloads of grubs. I suspect we have another blackbird nest in the back garden too. I suspect the two male blackbirds who'd given up their happy winter companionship & been fighting earlier in the spring, & still have run-ins with each other, are both proud, and very busy, dads. Congratulations to them both.
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