pack me up before you go go!

wow, unbelievable two weeks, fraught, frantic, traumatic, panic are all words that spring to mind.

to say that we had underestimated how much stuff and how much we have had to do in the last five days would be an under- estimation in itself. As well as being brutal with the house in the end because we were up against it we were also very brutal to each other. They say death, divorce and a move are the top three stress factors we went through all three at least three times a day over a whole week.

anyway...First off, Jeremy arrived for the last boxes (at least eight) plus

more clothes, a desk and a bed plus miscellaneous toolssssssssss......now i know why our decorator had screwdriver envy?!

after that, last minute stuff to the house and packing the loft

one orchid too many....plus
Beryl and Ted

Having cancelled Chartres and the tunnel and put back the whole move back by a day we are still running late. we started at six in the morning and are working like dogs to try and get the remaining stuff into some order in the loft and simultaneously think of stuff that we should leave for our new tenants.

ie obviously manuals, a map of the fuse box? all keys and there are a lot all labelled, that was just Tuesdays list. It may not seem a lot but as well as packing and making sure things are working the french end, lots. The cleaners descended on us as planned and we still had not left, unplanned. Things got unceremoniously dumped everywhere including an unwashed wine glass on the sill of the loft

because i was too tired to go up the ladder again.

Chartres cathedral

Hotellerie St Yves, Chartres

Anyway one hour late and waving frantically at Mik and saying goodbye to Phylis we leave and are on our way, it might sound sad but i am to tired to be elated. Things will be different at the other end, let's

drive....

good journey despite being a day late and two hours, tired but happy to be in Chartres, familiar ground and somewhere we are very fond of. For the last few years we have been staying in a converted monastery, basic but beautifully positioned, very comfortable for a reasonable rate. Chartres itself is a beautiful city and we have enjoyed many a beautiful meal there

                         

Chartres cathedral

                     

Harold is ok Anna, he is now safely unwrapped