Sunday 13 July 2014

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I wanted some garden furniture. I had two chairs, but they are really large beach chairs and when there are two people visiting... someone has to sit in the grass or on another fold-out chair. So, new garden furniture. On Friday afternoon I made my way to a garden center and the first thing I saw when walking in, was a furniture set containing a table, two chairs and a little bench. And they were on sale!

Of course you can't just pick the first thing that you see, so I continued my way in, saw plenty of other sets which I liked and were comfy, but were just too expensive in my eyes and in the end came back to the first set. On the little card it said it would be flat pack as well, which was good, since I only have a very small car. 

I bought the set, brought my car round the back and then found out that only the table was flat-pack and the rest... well... wasn't! It would never fit was the general consensus. But I, being of a stubborn variety, disagreed. And with a bit of pushing and shoving I got the two chairs into the back seat and the table and cushions in the tiny boot. I drove home, got everything out and drove back again. This time to get the bench. We tried it upside down on the back seat, but it wouldn't go further than about two inches. We tried it right side up, but still: no luck. In the end, I asked for some rope and tried to get it in the boot. Well, it made it all the way to the front seats, which meant most of it was in the car. A bit of careful driving and I would be in the clear!

So, now I have enough seats for visitors. Unless twenty of them show up and it will still be the grass for some!!

8 comments:

  1. Sounds like fun, but better that than having them all flat pack I think. They look wonderful, hope you are still having some good weather so you visitors to use them. Hilary

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    1. The weather today was not as nice as yesterday (hardly any sun), although the temperatures were not too bad. But I hope some more nice weather is coming, since I will have visitors in two weeks.

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  2. You have a garden 'room' as the designers are calling it these days. Nice set! Let me think, are you the determined sort? In a word, absolutely! Notice the word determined not stubborn! I bet Oswin will enjoy curling up next to you on the bench.

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    1. Oswin prefers to lie on the floor, even in the house, instead of on a nice comfy sofa. So I don't think she will be joining me on the little bench. At least not any time soon...

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    2. Sounds as though you really enjoy watching her explore the yard. And cat snuggling is more comfortable in cool weather, not summer heat.

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  3. Are you getting too comfortable? Aren't you itching to move yet? :)

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  4. I love the new set and I enjoyed your determination in getting it home!

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