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perlmonger had to do some work, as a client's e-commerce had gone bang, so we didn't get as much done as I'd have liked. Add to this that my poor body is falling apart - the arthritis in my hands has really kicked in, and they hurt, and I can't grip much. On Thursday night I dropped some heavy metal brackets on my left foot, and badly bruised two toes. On Friday I was rushing through the hall, tripped on something, and fell, taking my not inconsiderable weight on my knees, and bruising my arms very badly - my left arm is black and blue pretty much from wrist to shoulder. All a bit of an arse.

Stilll, we:

Went back to Newlands Ave in the morning - Tony's Textiles for another curtain pole, and we bought one for the dining room window, and some lovely red curtains. £8's worth of veg in the greengrocer: red cabbage, aubergine, savoy cabbage, 8 big Braeburn apples, 1 cooking apple, ginger, green chillis, cauliflower, bag of spinach. Also got 2 steak pasties, ham and roast beef, and some pakoras for lunches this week - 7 quid, I think.
Got a couple of bookcases built - the first one has gone in a dining room alcove, and has allowed me to unpack the last of the living room boxes and stack everything on the shelves.
Transferred the televisual stuff off the hideous silver monstrosity (which has gone to someone via Hull Freegle), and stacked it all neatly on an old black hi-fi stand that was in the garage in Long Ashton. This has cleared a heap of space in the living room.
Tidied all the remaining bits of Billy bookcases (we have about eight of them)
Put an old white rug, which is in desparate need of cleaning, down on the living room floorboards - not yet enough room for our main lovely rug, but not long now
identified all the bits of the red leather Poang chair and the coffee table - they can be assembled in the next day or two
cooked four faggots (no, *not* that sort) that accompanied us with carrots, courgettes, mushrooms, onions, cider (no red wine in the house), for the freezer
Pete cooked dinner last night for the first time since we moved in - dhal and rice, nice simple food.

Onward and upward - carpet fitted tomorrow, so we've had a busy day.

Current Music: Johnny Walker's Sounds of the 70s on R2 - lovely show