We’ve placed an order for some brand, spanking new garden furniture from Unopiù. This Italian garden furniture shop doesn’t have many branches outside of Italy, but we’re lucky to have one within walking distance, on the far side of the Vondelpark on the Stadhouderskade.
Sarah and I went there on Monday and picked out a table, eight chairs, a parasol and a few odds and ends. A small fortune, one way or another, but the teak table and chairs should last us many years and provide us with a great deal of pleasure.
I wish we’d ordered this stuff a few weeks ago. The delivery time is two to three weeks, so we probably won’t have it before Sarah’s folks, who arrive this weekend, return to the States. We may get lucky, though, and have it for the last few days of their stay.
Speaking of the garden, Eloïse has had her first run down the new slide, although we’re supposed to let the grass sods go another week before they’re trampled by small feet.
The apple tree is in full bloom now, and many of the plants recently placed in the garden have taken and are starting to thrive. By the end of the summer, things should be looking really great out there.
The temperature here is supposed to rise by the weekend and the weather report claims next week will be more like summer than spring, so I’m hoping we’ll get to sit out there and enjoy the new surroundings with Sarah’s folks, while Eloïse plays on her new frame.