Box Hunting.

A dry and sort of sunny day.

I spent most of the day out. In the morning I met up with three friends at the garden centre for coffee, cake and chat. A lovely break in the current packing frenzy. That'll be the last time for me though of course we'll keep in touch on FB and maybe even some visits. 

I arrived early to the garden centre after taking in the view out to sea on the way. That gave me time for a quick look around the plants, didn't find anything special, and then to check out the cardboard box bin at the exit. There I found a number of sturdy boxes and then on my way out after our morning coffee I found two very large boxes that I should be able to remake into a box suitable for the chainsaws. That'll make life easier for the removal men. Next stop was the dump where I got rid of the stuff from the garage. Then on to BJ's where I bought some birthday cards and collected three smaller very sturdy boxes which will be just right for those last tins of paint. Next after a basic food shop at Lidl I stopped at the pet store for some calming spray for Speedy. The main brand which they use at the vets' was £30 for a small bottle. Yikes. There were other options but instead of a chemical based on a pheromone they had valerian and other herbs. Then I found a small bottle of another brand which had the same pheromone ingredient at the same concentration for £10 which was much better. I only need it for the journey and when the removal men are shifting stuff in the house as I have noticed that Speedy does get nervous with strangers around and it is a very long journey, at least 5 hours.

That wasn't the end of my day's tasks. I left the car in Lidl's car park and walked over the bridge to pay a bill at the bank. 

Next I had to go to Tesco's to pick up Peter's prescription and just happened to buy this zip-up top. I simply can't resist fluffiness. Finally my last stop was the carpet place that sells off-cuts. With bare wooden floor boards in our bedroom and the bathroom (in Borth) I wanted some carpet to put down by the bed and a bit of lino for the bathroom to stop us getting splinters in our feet. I was successful in my quest and even haggled down the price by 20%. At home I slipped the cardboard tube from the middle of the lino as it will be perfect for packing two tubes of rolled up posters that I'd been unable to find a box for. And that was my very busy day.