week 91 - moved in at last

Just before the move the drive was gravelled... Just before the move the drive was gravelled...	...then the move began. 70 boxes of things and most of our furniture in 2 small vans over two days. ...then the move began. 70 boxes of things and most of our furniture in 2 small vans over two days.	The electricians came to try to get the phones to work, but with no success. New "norms" and tiny sockets baffled them. The electricians came to try to get the phones to work, but with no success. New "norms" and tiny sockets baffled them.	But we had television thanks to a satellite dish. But we had television thanks to a satellite dish.
Our eclectic collection of old furniture fitted in comfortably. Our eclectic collection of old furniture fitted in comfortably.	New curtains from Ikea made the spaces more homely. New curtains from Ikea made the spaces more homely.		The corridor lined with cupboards with louvred doors. The corridor lined with cupboards with louvred doors.
View into our bedroom, . View into our bedroom, .	The kitchen viewed from the larder. The kitchen viewed from the larder.	The garage of course was so filled with stuff that there was no room for a car. The garage of course was so filled with stuff that there was no room for a car.	Summer came so suddenly that the grass grass grew waist high before I could cut it. Summer came so suddenly that the grass grass grew waist high before I could cut it.
But the monomur walls, large eaves projections and the insulation during a very hot spell proved that the house worked very well thermally, and stayed cool inside. But the monomur walls, large eaves projections and the insulation during a very hot spell proved that the house worked very well thermally, and stayed cool inside.	The living room remained comfortably cool if the windows were open in the mornings and then closed as soon as the outside temperatures rose. The living room remained comfortably cool if the windows were open in the mornings and then closed as soon as the outside temperatures rose.	White curtains, reflective blinds and the eaves overhangs were enough to control solar heat gain, for the rest of the day. White curtains, reflective blinds and the eaves overhangs were enough to control solar heat gain, for the rest of the day.	Only the mezzanine in the late afternoon became slightly too warm on very hot days.... Only the mezzanine in the late afternoon became slightly too warm on very hot days....
...but never too hot to work on the computer in the morning... ...but never too hot to work on the computer in the morning...	... and most of the afternoon if there was a breeze. ... and most of the afternoon if there was a breeze.	Down in the studio, even on the hottest days it remained very cool all day.... Down in the studio, even on the hottest days it remained very cool all day....	...and the studio was prepared for the printmaking course I was running in July. ...and the studio was prepared for the printmaking course I was running in July.

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photographs Cedric Green