The vagaries of a lazy Saturday
Jul. 12th, 2014 09:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylEarly afternoon swim to avoid the rain that was forecast with a high likelihood but which never actually arrived.
Setting in for the afternoon with a book, I was partially distracted by my neighbour carrying out a complex operation involving a ladder and various ropes. When curiosity finally got the better of me, I discovered she was trying to install a wardrobe the various components of which were too large to get round the bend in the stairs. At least, unlike Richard MacDuff in Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, she discovered that her piece of furniture wouldn't fit before rather than after getting it firmly wedged halfway up the stairs.
After dechlorinating myself, I dashed off to the Rusty Bike to meet the Rs, V and his his son for supper. The evening was pretty gentle without the presence of the Ms — both of whom were busy elsewhere. With everyone either tired or facing a long journey home, we didn't stay out late and I got home at a distinctly civilised hour — no bad thing considering the week I've had...
Setting in for the afternoon with a book, I was partially distracted by my neighbour carrying out a complex operation involving a ladder and various ropes. When curiosity finally got the better of me, I discovered she was trying to install a wardrobe the various components of which were too large to get round the bend in the stairs. At least, unlike Richard MacDuff in Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, she discovered that her piece of furniture wouldn't fit before rather than after getting it firmly wedged halfway up the stairs.
After dechlorinating myself, I dashed off to the Rusty Bike to meet the Rs, V and his his son for supper. The evening was pretty gentle without the presence of the Ms — both of whom were busy elsewhere. With everyone either tired or facing a long journey home, we didn't stay out late and I got home at a distinctly civilised hour — no bad thing considering the week I've had...
