Saturday 30 April 2011

Off we go again

I hardly know whether I'm coming or going, after the excitement of the beautiful wedding yesterday I spent most of the time thinking Friday was Saturday and feeling exhausted by the emotion of it all.
In actual fact I am going, tomorrow we are off to Italy for two weeks. I am particularly happy about this because 2 hours after we leave my brother and his wife are flying out from Yorkshire and staying with us for 5 days. My brother has never been abroad before, this is my gift for his 60th birthday which he celebrated in January. He's had to make arrangements for people to look after the farm and go through the process of getting a passport, which is much more complicated than it used to be requiring lots of information and attendance at an interview. Anyway all the arrangements are made and providing our flight isn't delayed, we leave at 6.30 am, we should have time to pick up our hire car, drive from the little Rome airport to the big one and find them in arrivals.
The greenhouse is sorted, tomatoes are planted in their grow bags, the automatic watering system should be working, sweet peas are planted out and of course my toe nails have their first of coat of varnish this year. On the every so slightly down side a couple of things are bothering me. First the weather forecast isn't great with the probability of rain but that could be an excuse to light the stove. Second Mr FF has ordered to be delivered to our house in Lazio a steam wallpaper stripper, the intention being that when my family leave we get stuck into some bedroom decoration. He also mentioned the other day that he'd been speaking to our holiday insurance company and discovered that men are not covered for accidents during holiday home diy, only women. He said when he questioned this the company said it was because women take less risks and therefore have less accidents, which sounds a bit suspicious to me.
So if you don't hear from me for a while I shall be doing touristy things with the family or up a ladder steaming, literally.

14 comments:

  1. Have a lovely time in your flip flops! I hope you have LOTS of sun! x

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  2. Hope you have a great time and that the sun does shine for you. Ros

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  3. Have a fab time!! Don't mention that the insurers are discriminating, they'll only put the premiums up sky high like they've done with the motor insurance!

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  4. My toenails will be painted on Monday, ready for our departure for Majorca on Tuesday! Have a great time with your brother - I hope he enjoys his first trip abroad!

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  5. Oh lucky you, have a fab time, I am sure the weather will be fine and you will get time to do the tourist stuff with your family, as for the DIY I suggest taking it easy with that too!
    love
    Lyn
    xxx

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  6. Oh, I do love the first, fresh pedicure of summer! I just bought some flip flop "adornments"...ribbon bows and buttons that attach at the "Y". Accessories for flip flops...who knew they even existed? My granddaughter wears them almost all summer, and I though she might get away with wearing them more if her mom saw she could dress them up! I'm a bit of an instigator!

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  7. I hope you have a wonderful time in Italy!! Be careful on that ladder, you wouldn't want to ruin those pretty feet!

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  8. You've got to hand it to Mr FF, he does come up with some good ones!
    Have a great holiday.

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  9. Hope you have a good holiday!

    Pomona x

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  10. Oh my goodness, you're not falling for that old one are you! Have a lovely holiday with your pink painted toes.

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  11. Have a wonderful time Jenny. Hope you manage to get some 'virtual' flip flops with all the sun! (and hopefully not too much DIY either!)

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  12. Do hope you're having a lovely holiday - and better weather than we had in Tenerife!

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  13. Wishing you safe travels... and happy days in Italy, Jenny! LOVE your red toenail varnish :o) ((HUGS))

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  14. Have a wonderful, wonderful time x

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