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stellar_muddleIt's that tearing out little root time... And will probably need to do it again in 2-3-4 years...
Also, you watch the house becoming less and less your space. The lack of books around just feels WRONG.
Anyway, the weekend...
Sat: pack, clean, tidy, frantic, AAF potluck picnic - an hour of food and relaxing on a cloak in a patch of sunlight, talking to people. Then back to frantic - shopping for BBQ and last minute tidying prep. 1st wave was linguists, then other denominations arrived. BBQ went well, with lots of people. 2-3 firey heat sources worked well - paved area rather than balcony was also good. Was good to see various people. Talking with various medievalists til ~midnight, then frantic slicing and dicing of leftover steak (curiously the only thing we overcatered with) to go into biltong spices for marination overnight and drying on Sun and part Mon. Bed ~2am...
Sun: Oddly more relaxed, but more because we now knew we aren't going to make it out on Mon, so will settle for Tues. Freecycle and stuff being picked up and taken away seem to be the theme for the day. More stuff packed and sent elsewhere for storage or being given away. Stuff stuff stuff... Anyone want some paper with chinese block prints on them - we have given away more than half but still have over a hundred. They should make great lamp shades or pieces for little hot air balloons...
Tired but still have stuff to transport and people to see.
Also, you watch the house becoming less and less your space. The lack of books around just feels WRONG.
Anyway, the weekend...
Sat: pack, clean, tidy, frantic, AAF potluck picnic - an hour of food and relaxing on a cloak in a patch of sunlight, talking to people. Then back to frantic - shopping for BBQ and last minute tidying prep. 1st wave was linguists, then other denominations arrived. BBQ went well, with lots of people. 2-3 firey heat sources worked well - paved area rather than balcony was also good. Was good to see various people. Talking with various medievalists til ~midnight, then frantic slicing and dicing of leftover steak (curiously the only thing we overcatered with) to go into biltong spices for marination overnight and drying on Sun and part Mon. Bed ~2am...
Sun: Oddly more relaxed, but more because we now knew we aren't going to make it out on Mon, so will settle for Tues. Freecycle and stuff being picked up and taken away seem to be the theme for the day. More stuff packed and sent elsewhere for storage or being given away. Stuff stuff stuff... Anyone want some paper with chinese block prints on them - we have given away more than half but still have over a hundred. They should make great lamp shades or pieces for little hot air balloons...
Tired but still have stuff to transport and people to see.
