At long last the wallpaper is on the walls. Here are two photographs taken yesterday: one at about 11:45 a.m. before we left to run errands in Perth, showing one bit of a corner wall in the sitting area having been papered and the two-toned walls we have been living with; the second, at about 5 p.m. when we returned from Perth, showing the papering finished. On the mantel you can see some of the border paper that still needs to be put up just beneath the ceiling. It ties in nicely with the tile motif of the fireplace surround.
It has been so long since we actually selected the wallpaper, that we had nearly forgotten what it actually looked like. We remembered that it was sort of an apricot gold that looks like weathered stucco, but we really had no idea how it would look once we could see so much of it on our own walls. We are extremely pleased with the colour and how it looks in situ. Our next step, once the border is put up (on Monday) will be to begin shopping for drapes and then cushions, pillows, and cushion/pillow covers for the window seats.
We went into Perth yesterday to return the two solar lights that never worked and to pick up replacements and to buy a few other items, including drill bits for Don so he can put the trellis planter and the garden arch together this weekend. We also went to the art store for some supplies for me and to Marks and Spencers to buy a few items in their extensive food court. Most urgently, however, we went to Perth to pick up the remaining 3 shelf brackets that were ordered last Friday and due to be in for sure by yesterday so that we can get those shelves up in the utility room. Wouldn't you know it? We walked into Wickes and over to the shelving displays and found no brackets in the colour and size that we needed. We went back to the Help Desk where a young fellow looked them up on the computer and said "Sorry, we don't have any in at the moment. I can put an order in for you which should be in by next Wednesday." We told him our tale of woe, that we were told last Friday they'd be ordered and we could pick them up this Friday. The fellow looked at the computer again. "Oh yes," he said, "they were ordered. We got 20 of them in this week. It looks like someone came in yesterday and bought the whole lot." Arghhh! So now he has ordered them again and put a note down not only for 3 brackets to be reserved for us to pick up next week, but for someone to phone us to let us know when they are in. To quote Victor Meldrew from One Foot in the Grave, "I don't believe it!"
Last night we went with Trish and Haig Hamilton to the Tullybannocker Restaurant just outside of Comrie for another Jazz Night, this one featuring the Gus Ferguson Jazzers. Strangely, Gus Ferguson was the only member of the band not there! It was a nice combo that played more jazzy jazz than traditional jazz, but they were very well received. We had a lovely buffet supper at around 9 and were home by a little after 11.
It's an overcast and somewhat coolish day so far. Don's playing his usual Saturday morning game with Craig Lamond who drives over from Falkirk each Saturday morning. Too bad they don't have a nicer morning for it. I'm about to put some laundry in the washer and do some tidying up.
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Some corrections are needed to my blog the other day about the Cromarty monolith. The stone was erected in 2004 and is a monument to Scottish emigrants, but it was part of a series of celebrations to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Hugh Miller's birth. If you are interested in knowing more or in seeing a couple of lovely photographs of the stone in situ in Cromarty's picturesque harbor, see http://www.hughmiller.org/honours_g.asp which includes Dr. Margaret MacKay's dedication speech. Dr. MacKay is director of Scottish Studies Archives at Edinburgh University. You might also like to look at the Scots Heritage site http://www.scotsheritage.net/society/emigrants-stone.html. Both sites include the Hugh Miller quote that is carved on the stone and are worth reading through.
Reunited at Prestwick Airport
Upon my return from Aix-en-Provence
About Me
- Lynn
- In September 2003, my husband, Donald, and I moved from Bethesda, Maryland, to the Highland village of Comrie in Perthshire. It was the fulfillment of a dream that we have nurtured since our first trip to Scotland in 1986. Beginning with October 1, 2003, each month I have written the Highland Line to family, friends, former colleagues, and acquaintances who were interested in following our adventure. Donald is a consultant/teacher in distance education and an avid golfer, although he hadn't played until he began taking lessons in 2003. I am a quilter, specializing in smaller art quilts rather than traditional bed-sized quilts, although I sometimes make one of those as well. We have four daughters back in the States and 6 grandchildren. We make two trips to the States each year to visit with them and as many friends and relatives as we can manage to squeeze in. Welcome to our dream come true.
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