View from the Potting Shed

View of the car parked at the Borders General Hospital; Mum has a blue badge so we could park legitimately in the disabled spaces.
On Friday evening I drove down to Selkirk to see Mum; the first time I’d been down for months.
My plan/agenda was:

spend some time with Mum
install Mum’s new BT Synergy 4500 phones
update the […]

I’m exhausted having watched the Scotland v Italy game this evening. Exhausted and relieved that Scotland won by the narrowest of margins (18 - 16), and only thanks to Bortolussi failing to slot a 77th minute penalty.
It wasn’t an elegant win, it wasn’t a win that Scotland fans can be particularly proud of except that […]

I think I’m stuck in Groundhog Week! Looking back, this is how every week has felt since about March:

Monday

Work

Tuesday

Work

Wednesday

Work

Thursday

Work

Friday

Work, then drive to Selkirk

Saturday

Sort out Mum’s house

Sunday

Sort out Mum’s house, worship God, drive to Anstruther

I don’t mind saying that I’m now feeling quite exhausted. I’m writing this at 16:25 on Sunday afternoon, but it feels […]

Mum standing next to one of her new pine bookcases.
Here’s what we got up to at Mum’s on Saturday. This is my to do list:
To do at Mum’s
Jane

Rudely awaken Jane at 08:00 - DONE
Poke Jane with pointed stick* - DONE

* I was quite inventive: I used the stylus from my O2 Xda Orbit.
Hallway

Affix door […]

Off to Selkirk again for another overnight at Mum’s. Today was the day that Mum handed over the keys to her old house of 35 years. An emotional day.
We’ll be sleeping in the guest bedroom tonight (see photo above), amidst the boxes. Tomorrow’s task will be to reduce that pile of cartons to nothing, as […]

Wow! Well that was one long, tiring and emotional roller-coaster of a week. For the last six days I’ve been in Selkirk (in the Scottish Borders) helping Mum move house; I got back late last night and pretty much went straight to bed.
Here’s how my week has been:
Monday 20 August
I spent all morning, and […]

Today we were down in Selkirk again for a flying, less-than 24 hours, visit. We’re efficient like that.
During that time we took in visits to:

The Fireplace in Hawick (they sell fires)
a sawmill near St Boswells (they make and sell garden sheds)
Keith McLean’s carpet showroom in Selkirk
the civic amenities site (the dump!)

Just to bring you all […]