Skrattar Fortfarande

That's Swedish, it means "Still Laughing". Because we are - there is no point in getting upset by the tangle of pipework behind the sink, or the electric sockets all at different heights. We are just getting on and getting it sorted.

I never mentioned the brilliant sign Bob produced on the day the flatpack kitchen was delivered. If you shop in IKEA you will know their staff wear sweatshirts which say Hej! The driver was extremely impressed, and asked if he could take a picture to show them back at the depot. I said they should send it to customers to print off.

The boxes are all neatly stacked and awaiting the Great Unboxing. That's a while down the road as yet, Gavin-the-Plumber needs to come and sort all our pipes first.

We are getting a new built in fridge [so visitors will open 3 cupboards before they find the milk for their tea] That is obvious not delivered as a Flatpack.

I am used to seeing arrows pointing to TOP, but the fridge box is also labelled at the front and back.  We were childishly amused by this information about handling, and the fact that our new fridge has a backside!

Our old fridge was purchased less than three years ago, and was in excellent condition. I posted it on Facebook Marketplace.

One person responded "Is this still for sale?" I said it was. "Where are you, when can I collect, please?" Now I am aware that there are scammers out there...

So I checked the profile of the potential buyer. She lived in Newcastle, and all her purchases had been in that area. This is odd- I posted in a Norfolk group. I replied with the name of the village, and said I was confused as her profile indicated she was in the North East. She replied immediately that the fridge was for her gran, and she was here in Norfolk staying with her [in a village just a few miles away]

She was here within half an hour, and extremely pleased with the fridge, and handed me the cash. I apologised for being suspicious but she was really nice about it, and said it was a reasonable question on my part. 

The dust continues to settle on every available surface, as the drilling and plastering for the sockets is sorted. 

My GCSE pupil had a good result in her maths mock, so that was an encouragement. We continue to plough through revision of Romeo and Juliet. Her school are going to show films of the set books after school on Fridays. "So we will see Christmas Carol, Romeo and Juliet In Spectacles and everything" [What??!!??]

I rewound what she had said...it was actually  Christmas Carol, Romeo and Juliet, An Inspector Calls... But we did like the idea of the star crossed lovers of Verona popping into Specsavers

I wonder which version they will watch. I only know the 1954 Alastair Sim classic - but I suspect they will see the 2015 film with David Thewlis, Miranda Richardson, Ken Stott etc. I must try and find it and watch it.

I did struggle with Baz Luhrmann's R&J. Too contemporary, all those guns and big cars...

Has anybody seen the 2015 version? Is it true to J B Priestley's original book?