We fly to the US in just over a week and our bodies seem to be already preparing for the trip by adjusting to local time on the east coast. The entire family awoke some time after noon today and, even then, I was reluctant to stir.
The weather has been cold and rainy, too, so it’s become a day in front of the fireplace and TV. There’s nothing cosier than relaxing by the fireplace, watching the flames and enjoying what MythTV has managed to catch. Well, having a few friends over to share it with would be even cosier, but we;ll have to wait until Wednesday for that, when Fenella, Tim and their children arrive for a five day visit.
Last Friday saw the delivery of a standard lamp and glass table for the sitting room. At last, we have somewhere to park our Earth From Above.
The sitting room is looking a lot more complete now, although we still have to do something about the desperate lighting situation in there. We’d hoped to remedy that this year, but it will be 2007 now before it happens. Oh well.
Looking back on the last twelve months, we’ve actually achieved quite a lot inside the house. A dining table, eight dining chairs, two couches, two armchairs, two double beds, our new glass coffee table, a side table, an Indian carpet, a standard lamp, and hanging lamps for the entrance and hallway have all been acquired and are contributing to a pleasant living environment.
We’ve also had quite a lot of work done inside the house, from fitting security glass in the doors at the back to installing Ethernet in most of the rooms.
All in all, we’ve come a long way in the last year, and we were gone for two whole months in the summer. 2007 should be the year that the major purchases start to wind down and then it’ll just be a case of making small incremental improvements to give it that personal, lived-in feeling.