My neighbour knocked on the door late last night. As soon as I opened it he extended his leg into the hallway as a cue for me to ask him in, which I didn’t. Then he said “I need to do some measuring” so he stepped in and used a measuring tape to note the width and height of all my downstairs doorways including two sets of patio doors that open onto the garden. I was mid Apprentice and eager to get rid of him which is why I asked no questions but he was itching to tell me his news, “We’re getting new sofas. Leather ones.”
For my taste leather sofas make too many farty noises and they are freezing cold in Winter and in Summer they suck the back of your thighs and give you cellulite, or in my case more cellulite, so I’m not a big fan. But ever polite I said “Lovely. Goodnight” and he answered “Nut brown” , and then, ”They’ll need to come through yours”.
His plan is for me to wait in all day Friday for his sofas which will come through my house into my garden over my fence into his garden and from there into his back sitting room. As our houses are identical there is no need for any of this but my husband says I have to make an effort to be friendly with the neighbours after the incident with our underwear in their garden (that’s a story for another time ) so I’ve agreed.
So sad that Anita had a rainbow of talents that we never got to see because she was first out the Apprentice door last night.
Ah no – I’m just watching Apprentice on catch up….
My hubby seems to think we’re permenantly on the market for a leather sofa set. I keep reminding him that the leather sofa at his brother’s house is always covered with a sheet or blanket because it’s so cold.
Oooops, sorry about the spoiler, Debbie, but I think it was obvious from the credits that it was Anita for the high jump !
Also, your brother in law is so kind to his sofa keeping it warm like that….
Anna May x
Life is incomplete without a leather chesterfield.(and a butler)
Hello ! If you really want to sit on leather I recommend leather underwear; cheaper and dry cleanable – or prhaps the butler could hand wash them ?
Anna May x