Good Times - Lockdown London - Day 66

With very much care and monitoring by James and Maddie, we have, so far, negotiated the lockdown with a great deal of success - still a long way to go!

The week has had one major highlight, Maddie and Kevan have finally settled on their new house and moved 

Relief and happiness as they are about to unlock the door of their new home

The settlement on realestate in the UK seems to be a convoluted process compared with that in Australia. But at the end of a seven-month long process, they finally got their keys on Friday morning. Maddie and Kevan plan to put their own mark on their home, with some lovely ideas - starting with a change of room colours! So, the next few weeks will be taken up isolating ourselves while painting. 

We started some preparations for the painting by filling holes in the plaster and masking up around woodwork and other fixtures. 

Going to the hardware store - one of the UK big ones - was another interesting experience. Why couldn’t Bunnings have make a success of business here in the UK!

Prep for painting, and lining up for hardware store visit. 

We have continued our daily routine of walks around Chiswick. The roses are blooming magnificently with many archways and doorways being framed by these blooms. 

The colours at Chiswick House and Gardens are constantly changing with the rhododendrons in full bloom at the moment. 

On Sunday we moved into Maddie and Kevan's vacated flat - giving James a little respite from the oldies!  That has gone well - about a 40-minute walk to Maddie’s home - not prepared to run the gauntlet of the public transport system at this stage! 

To continue the discovery of London here is another interesting video on the eccentricities of London.