The exodus

6.2twenty-three

BHF mass collection of furniture and bits and pieces. Boxes gathering in the kitchen. Packing and cleaning in full swing now. Dan collecting the BBQ. Watering the neighbour's garden as a favour. Small pot of jam from their holiday as a thank you! Using their ladder to get Dan's curtains down.

Attempting to watch Nabucco on the BP screen live. Too much going on though. Vida's bangs. Courtrai being used as clickbait marketing by Seb Roche.

Taking leave of my garden. My lilies come out to greet me on the last day!

Last braai on a disposable party BBQ with Mel's jerk chicken. Last supper :) mel's bed drama! My John Lewis wardrobe drama! MOVING DAY. Ken and his team and a very undecided weather system. Honor Oak Park street festivities rain out. Going back Sunday to clean the 5-bed house and water the garden. Missing Blackheath rehearsal in the process. Saying goodbye to Bernie.

First supper in the new place! Boxes. Everywhere.

Surrounded by art

6.1twenty-two

Spring bank holiday! Prep for BIRTHDAY BRAAI and house-leaving party. Packing is in full swing. Lucky to have CI work from home.

Making my garden the prettiest it can be for our last party. Clearing out that big garden box - I should have done it years ago! Rediscover the easel I thought I'd lost. Small side-project for Jim's dad's leaving present. Both the Harringtons leaving for Ireland.

Going to see the NXG place again, after paying a holding deposit. Huge about-turn!

Score a great little burgundy top and two boxer shorts from Bjorn Borg sample sale. Mel buys a huge rack of ribs for the braai, and a beautiful box of mini artisan eclairs from Maitre Choux. Finn's Adventurers party invite! Planning out Mel's Mandela painting, and drawing Ams' superhero painting to a close. Rediscover my drawing of my grandfather. So much arting!

Mel's amazing chocolate pear experiment (that will follow us into the new house). Nes is on a house hunt! Finding lots of memories in the packing process.

BIRTHDAY BRAAI IS AWESOME. Playing Sharades, so many friends in and out all day. Great food, great fun. Su chatting to Ben and Cam.

Going to see the new Jungle Book at Canada Water.

Pop shop Carmen!

5.5twenty-one

Washing the stars off my ceiling... Squash date night! Two games taken off me! I must get back into the league... maybe now that we're moving to Palace! Starting the song game with Nes on WhatsApp :-D Fajita / tacos at Esh's.

Cancelled Tidal subscription. Pooooossibly reconsidering NX Gate apartments. Getting addicted to minesweeper on iPhone. Serious memory lane as I rediscover Pop Shop vol 13 and 19. Yoga book for Nes's birthday arrives in Houtbay. Packing the first bits.

Em and Co visiting. House meetings and dens parties with the bitches. Blackheath kicks off with a cymbal crash!!!