There will surely be a day when we can laugh about these crazy days. Right now we're mostly exhausted, but we just have to grit our teeth and get it done somehow. In the end, everything will be fine. Happy Friday!
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Lending the motorhome
We don't usually lend the motorhome, but last weekend we made an exception and lent it to Peter's brother when he and his (adult) children went fishing. Wow, how much there is to explain when someone borrows your motorhome! And what a strange feeling to wave goodbye to when Freedom rolled out of the car park!
Most things worked fine and they enjoyed the campervan life! Unfortunately, the fridge suddenly stopped working on LPG, which made life a bit difficult. We don't know why, but this problem persists. Not good! The fridge works (reasonably well) on electricity, but not at all on LPG. Any tips?
Celebrating a birthday
What would we do without a motorhome? Well, Peter's eldest son Robin had a birthday and decided to have dinner out with his mum and sister. We surprised him by showing up after dinner and then we went together for a drink in the lounge at Hotel Nobis. Nice!
Helping to move
At the beginning of the week it was then to go with the camper van to help Peter's mum to move. Sometime in the future we will surely laugh about this. How can you be such a time optimist that you think that 2.5 men (I was working full time at the time) will be able to clean and move a large villa (where two collectors have lived for decades) and then unpack and assemble everything in the new home, in three days? We will need to sleep for a week after this (but of course it won't be like that).
By the way, are you wondering about the cat hunt heading? Well, at the end, when we were going to drive the (almost) last moving lorry, we were going to try to get the cats in as well. Do you think the cats were keen on that? No, not really. One we managed to catch and lock in a cat cage and she protested all the way in the motorhome. The other cat we couldn't take with us (only the scratches from it). We'll have to try again today.
Best this week
Best this week? Phew, I'm so tired I don't know. That we (maybe soon?) managed to complete this move? As I write this text there is still chaos in Peter's mum's new flat and we haven't collected everything (not the cat for example!) from the house. At the same time, we are running out of time (i.e. the mover is coming, the trailer has to be returned and we have other commitments) so we don't dare to say hello yet. But we hope for the best! Happy Friday!
The week ahead
The plan is that after this we will go on to Peter's brother and help him with a house construction that is in a hurry. Phew! When I get time, I will also take the opportunity to tell you a little more about some more nice cities we visited in Poland and the Czech Republic, namely Wroclaw, Ostrava and Łódź. I look forward to that!
What has been the best part of your week, and what are your plans?
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Lena - good for the soul says:
Oh no, cats to keep track of too in the midst of all the chaos! Not surprisingly, it left. And then building a house in the middle of it all too. Sometimes you get a little too selfless because you want to be helpful. Take care of yourselves as best you can!
Hug Lena
02 October 2020 - 7:11
Helena says:
Yes, that was a bit much ... Thanks, we'll try!
02 October 2020 - 17:24
Maggan and Ingemar says:
We know about the fridge problem. Ask someone to check the narrow pipe in the burner. On old cars it can rust inside the pipe and then rust flakes follow the gas into the burner and clog it. We have had problems all summer. Usually they blow out the soot, but forget the actual pipe where the gas comes from. We hope and keep our fingers crossed that ours will last for a while now. NOTE! It should be someone who really knows old fridges.
02 October 2020 - 9:21
Helena says:
Thank you very much for the tips! We will try to look into this when we have time!
02 October 2020 - 17:23
Ruth in Virginia says:
Biggest news here - Don and Melania Trump are ...
infected with C-19.! Must stay at home for a while.
Cats are not easy to deal with.
That's all from Northern Virginia. Going to crawl back into bed. Only 13C. Brrr!
Up way too early. Nice and "restful" altogether.
WHAT ENERGY.
02 October 2020 - 12:09
Helena says:
Yes, there is a lot about this (and the election campaign in general!) in the Swedish media too. Let's see how all this ends! Wishing you a nice weekend!
02 October 2020 - 17:25
Matts Torebring says:
Our move from 9 rooms & kitchen, garage, workshop, shed, conservatory, three patios 30 pallets of wood, to 4 rooms & kitchen including building a new home took exactly one year in total. Erikshjälpen received at least ten pallets, as well as everything we sold.
02 October 2020 - 16:43
Helena says:
Wow, that's quite a move!
02 October 2020 - 17:25
BP says:
Yes, you two now know that you are alive by now, I would guess. But as I wrote yesterday, I hope you learnt the "lesson" of hiring a moving company. With RUT deductions, it becomes really cheap.
Now I also hope you find cat 2. Yes, you probably won't have any employment problems this weekend either.
I have to say that I actually like your personal blog posts about everyday life. They are just as fun to read as stories about cities you visited in Poland. Yes, I know you have a travel blog and not an everyday blog, but still.
02 October 2020 - 20:09
Helena says:
Yes, a removal company would be good, but it would be difficult because nothing was cleared when we arrived (i.e. it was unclear what was to be moved and thrown away ...). But my mum will hire a moving company! Funny that you like our everyday posts 🙂 It may be that we alternate a little sometimes 😉.
03 October 2020 - 10:14
Emma, sun like sun? says:
Cat one warned cat two. Add to this a hell of a sense of disappearing when they are to be captured. I used to have kittens when I was a kid and it never failed: when a buyer came along, they were all gone! We learnt the hiding places but sigh.
I understand that you know you are living right now!
02 October 2020 - 22:10
Maria's Memoirs says:
And I think it's hard just to move from one apartment to another. To move two collectors' possessions from one house must be of a completely different calibre... 🙂 And it doesn't get any easier with two unwilling cats, I guess 😉.
06 October 2020 - 14:00