An Interesting Day.

The day started off gloomy and wet, typical August weather. Peter and I were both about to go into town when the oil tanker came down to top up the oil. While we were waiting the phone rang, it was the estate agent asking if some people could come to view the house in the afternoon. Peter went off into town where he got the right door handles, they even refunded the price of the 'wrong' handles despite the fact that I had destroyed the inner packaging when I cut off the security ties. I rushed around the house doing the usual hiding of things in cupboards and checking everything was clean and tidy. I hoovered up all the cobwebs in the conservatory because although the spiders are doing a good job, cobwebs full of dead flies are not very welcoming. 

Peter got home just before the people arrived, a very nice couple with baby, dog inside vehicle and surfboards on top. Fortunately the sun made an appearance by that time and though there were a couple of heavy showers at least they got to see the place in blazing sunshine first. As usual we sat in the car while the estate agent showed them around but from what we could hear when they were in the garden they seemed to like the place. We haven't had any feedback yet from the estate agent.

To clear space in our yard I drove up the hill and left my car by one of the wheat fields. It looks like the farmer got caught out by rain in the middle of harvesting the wheat. All the harvesting machinery had been left in the field presumably until the wheat dries out.

After the viewing Peter drove me up to collect my car as the rain was coming down in sheets. It stopped soon after I went on my way to do my planned shopping. Being late in the afternoon not only did I miss the traffic but on the way in every traffic light was green or turned green as I approached and even on the way home I only had to wait 5-15 seconds before the lights went green for me.

My first stop in town was at the logo printing/embroidering shop by BJ's. Some years ago I had ordered a custom printed t-shirt from a firm in the States. I had had the White Tree of Gondor printed on the back of a black vest. Not only was I thinner then but the vest was quite fitted and would show too much of my curves now. Today I took in a black vest which I had already altered so that it is extra long and the Tree will be printed on the back of that. Then I went on to do some shopping at Lidl's and Tesco's. Next week is the last week of my summer holidays and I don't want to be running into town then.