Despite having precious little leave available to me I took Friday of work and had myself a nice long weekend. We were supposed to be taking a bike trip somewhere, but being as I don’t have my bike back … But that’s another story, most likely to be told on Tuesday when I do finally have my bike back. Hopefully.

Instead we stayed around home and did some home improvementy-type-stuff. It’s rewarding, the main bedroom and pots look great, and the garden looks a little better for the tidy-up, but I did learn that I’m not cut out for a job of manual labour. Not right now anyways.

We went back the the fabulous mega Mica to shop for lighting stuff, took the room apart, Hunny did the rewiring and partial installation of the new lights and I went horse-riding (two horses) on Thusday. Friday we masking taped and painted the walls (Hunny does the big roller stuff, I do the fiddly little edges) , and I started ripping stuff out of the flowerbeds and hacking dead stuff off the plants pruning. Hunny then went to buy more supplies and harass the mechanic about my bike while I went to ride 2 horses again. Finished the pruning when I got back, and heard the good news that my bike should be done by my birthday.

We’re having a rather large gathering around next Saturday in way of celebrating my birthday, and I will phone everyone up and cancel if the bike isn’t in the garage by next weekend. I’m not in the mood to hear 20 different folks ask me where my bike is, and if it’s back from the shop yet, but I digress again.

Saturday Hunny painted the ceiling while I set about washing and ironing curtains. This doesn’t sound like such a bad task until you have tried to iron these curtains. They never really release their creases. Takes roughly 45 minutes a curtain to get a semblance of smooth. I’m told it’d be easier if we tumble-dried them, but in Sunny SA we saw no need for a tumble drier, until the curtains that is.

I also cleaned and mud-painted 3 plant pots we had been given (they were an awful shade of green). Mud paint is one of the coolest inventions, and the results are a huge improvement. I’ll post pics once I’ve planted something in them.

We finally got the curtains re-hung at around 7PM and we were so dead tired by then. Put the room back together and slept in the comfy bed again. The spare room bed is a little like sleeping on concrete. With it’s pretty brushed stainless steel recessed down lights, toffee colour walls and matching ceiling (only a few shades lighter) and white cornices it looks very pretty. Not exceptionally exciting, but like a good place to sleep. Oh! and Hunny installed a dimmer switch, very romantic Photo’s tomorrow, I promise!

On Sunday we rested, as far as gyming for Hunny and horse-riding for me constitutes rest.  I also finished reading “Spud – The Madness Continues…” by John van de Ruit. A fitting sequel to “Spud” and so much funnier because it’s about a South African school experience, and you feel privy to an experience that only a South African can fully grasp. Great stuff!

Gonna go and soak some Gauteng dust from my weary self, have a great week all!