Geez - bored or what?

I'm trying (very hard) not to be bored out of my tiny mind today. Oh I know it's nice to be able to do, within reason, just what I want.... but my life has been so organised, for so long, that if almost every hour of the day isn't 'pencilled in' I tend to go nuts. Does anyone else who's retired know what I mean?

But I do have some jobs to finish today - the completion of some certificates that I'm translating for a friend for their 'citizenship application', another translation of a brochure for a local company.

Then there's one of my dining room chairs which has decided that it will collapse (no - don't even ask)!!!


The special glue (?) that the makers use has finally decided that it won't hold the cross struts anymore, the corner 'triangular tensioners' got a bit loose - I tried to tighten them and they broke. RESULT? Chair fell apart! I can no longer hold a screwdriver or a drill properly and use tools to put these things right. Once upon a time I wouldn't have thought twice - but now - no way Josè! So here I am with a useless blo*dy chair laying on it's side on my table - just waiting for some kind soul to pick up the tube of wood glue and the drill and screwdriver , and to be ever so kind and put it right for me..... Yesterday, Nicoletta and I tried to do it - well that was a bit like a sketch from Comic Relief.... honest to God it's true, I could no longer organise a proverbial in a brewery! After about five minutes of suffering tears of laughter - we decided that Chippendale had absolutely nothing to fear from these two useless female furniture restorers. But thinking about it, I suppose if I was 'that way inclined' I could try just putting the chair back down on the deck and inviting any unwelcome guest to 'take a seat' (ha ha ha ha). Nah - can't really do that can I? Then again.....

But back to the 'boredom' - well just writing this has cheered me up (a bit). The 'mutt' has just appeared to remind me that despite his adaptability he is NOT yet able to open the fridge or cupboards in order to feed himself! So as it's just gone 12noon I s'pose I'll have to 'save' this to finish later and go an feed him..... While I'm downstairs I think I'll take a photo of that chair - just to prove that I'm not joking.

It's now 4.30pm - lunch is a distant memory, the washing and some more translating have been done and I'm now back to a state of boredom... well for a little while anyway. Only a bit more translating today then it will be time to play with my new Skype 'toy'.... Oh goody!!!



Tomorrow - all being well I'm off 'up the valley' to collect my new 'made to measure' mountain jacket. A RED one - I've never had a red jacket before, but the colour was soooo gorgeous I couldnt resist. If it's ready tomorrow I'll tell you about the small firm that makes these mountain clothes and show you what it's like! They are a small family firm
called LIOD - which (they tell me) means 'Ice' in Russian!

posted by Carole B @ 11:42 AM