Song of Reproduction

We've been on holiday so that's why we've been quiet for a while. But the holiday has given us time to plot House of Love changes and the first comes in the shape of a sitting room shuffle.

We want to have our stereo in the sitting room, rather than tucked away in the music room, so that we can listen to music when people come over and they'll think we're still young and trendy and that we don't just listen to Radio 4 ALL THE TIME*

So even though I measured everything very accurately I forgot about the poorly laid and pointless second skirting board. So that had to come up!

Hammond and bureau switch-a-roo!

and now I can listen to Flanders and Swann! Oh yes, this is our second F&S themed post; I told you we were actually young and trendy!

P.s. the post title come from a song title off the first record we listened to on our new Hi-fi set up. You need to listen to it to understand - it's not about sex; get your minds out of the gutter people!

*We also sometimes listen to 6music, which by the way has a very amazing playlist.

Presents from Penrith are Perfect

Since we got our lovely new desk in place we've had one problem. The pink chair, that was the right height for our last desk, just wasn't tall enough for our new bureau. But help was at hand in the form of another present from Jane and Tim. Checking back over the blog I realise we've actually been very naughty and not written about our new piano stool yet but here it is! Initially we thought it would be good for the Hammond, and it has been, although it did make it look quite cluttered in that corner. Happily, it is also the perfect hight for our new desk, so here it will stay. 

Rather pleasingly, this means that our two lovely presents from my downsizing Auntie and Uncle in Penrith will stay together to keep each other company in the Big Smoke.

I also sometimes move it over to the sofa to use as a footstool/table for tv dinners!

Desk

Back in the springtime we had a trip up to Penrith for Auntie Jane's birthday party. There was lots of food, a massive cake and ceilidh dancing. We had a lot of fun. We also benefited from Jane and Tim's plans to downsize and desire to get rid of some of their furniture.  Now, several months later and thanks to the supreme generosity and driving lifting skills of Jane, Tim, Ian and Dad, we have a lovely new desk to replace that horrid green ikea number Jon's had since university.