On a brighter note

Apologies for the sombre tone of my last post, which actually should have been a happy one since on Friday we made a down-payment on the house we had set our hearts on. If all goes according to plan, at the end of the month we will be moving into a lovely ground-floor maisonette, with two sunny bedrooms, a fully-equipped kitchen and a living room that opens onto an enclosed terrace lush with big green plants. The first item to go up will be our new yellow and red double hammock – an item no couple should be without! The house is in a small compound with another, bigger house and two flats, and we all share a small swimming pool and barbecue area. The whole thing is quite compact and cosy, but it’s exactly what we wanted, with greenery and light, fully furnished and ready to roll, and we can’t wait to make it our own. Visitors prepare!