A little homier

Whew! It's been a busy past few days! Here it is, in pictures:

Friday 25 July: Our stuff arrived!

Nice, huh?
This was the only ruined box, and it contained
1) an empty box
2) some wrapping paper + ribbons
3) the plastic tote at bottom left, whose cover did not survive but whose contents (winter clothing) did.

We also lost the tail end of the waffle iron, and one of 2 Halloween-themed votive holder that I've been lugging around since... college, maybe?

After receiving our stuff, I felt a strong impulse to remove half of what was delivered and bring it to Jason's mom's garage in Colchester. So, we went car shopping. Haven't purchased one yet (even a cheap VW ain't cheap here, we discovered), but speaking of Colchester...

Saturday 26 July: We went to Colchester!

No joke. Here's proof:

We did not go to the Colchester Zoo, if you're wondering. We spent the day shopping with Carole, a bit of clothes but mainly furniture & household goods. Had a homecooked meal (first in awhile!) which brings me to...

Sunday 27 July: We cooked! And started to get organized!

We spent Sunday cleaning dishes and getting started on finding homes for things, but not until after I convinced Jason to lug a 50lb bookcase home from the store (see note above about no car). Since it's hiding in the corner or our as-yet unorganized living room (though really, it's the bedrooms that are scariest), I wanted to make sure the one area of serenity got the attention it deserves. I spend a lot of time looking at the bookcase, now.

Finally, Sunday night we cooked dinner. We made a pork roast, with little potatoes and a salad. Seemed British enough. After not being able to spend less than 20GBP ($40) - and frequently quite more - for a dinner for 2 for the last month, we were happy to cook at home! I think my waistline will appreciate it, too. :-)


Our dinner, and the chef:











We cooked again tonight, too, and after 2 nights we have discovering that our lofted kitchen will require us to expand our dinner repetoire into some no-cook meals. With no AC or fans, it's pretty tough to be in a high enclosed space on an 85-degree day, with 2 burners going!


Til next time...