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December 30, 2005

Familiar Places

[Ed: I have decided to date the posting of the next few entries as the date they were posted, but indicate at the top of each entry the date they were written. This is because chriscurnow.com has been down for a few days and I haven't been able to post. My idea is that this will make it easier to see which entries are new. ]

Written: Monday 26th December

Walking into the house was a warming feeling. Yes, that's right our bedroom is the second door on the left. Down a bit further straight ahead is the bathroom. Ah, I remember the lino on the floor and the late 60s shower recess. Back out and to the right is the kitchen with the pantry forming the corridor.

The back of the pantry and the part of the kitchen facing the main living area is lined in yellowing pine. If I owned this place I would do something about that. In fact, I would do something about almost everything. It's clean and comfortable, but everything is just that little bit less than what you want. Except the fridge which was new last time we were here. Check the cupboard and yes they have a serviceable toaster. Last time we ended up buying a toaster because the one that was here was so old we felt it was dangerous. But for our holiday it's nice.

Back to our bedroom and the small desk I write from is still here. Ah the bed. It is only a double. But as I remember it was comfortable enough. Oh yes the full length bedroom window looks out onto the house next door which looks close enough to touch. Just another feature of the house that takes that 10% off. It's OK. There are no windows on that side of the next door house, but it just cramps you more than you would like.

The main living area is much the same. The chairs are the same. They could be better but they are OK. Oh I remember the TV. I'm remembering how we connect the video and watch DVDs through the computer. Ah, there's a ceiling fan now and one thing we really like about this house ∆ an air-conditioner.

Well, after a long, hard year, we're finally here. We unpacked the car, had a cup of tea and mince tarts and settled in.

Posted by chriscurnow at December 30, 2005 12:39 PM

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