Old Stuff, New Stuff

Not a whole lot to tell today. I went walking yesterday in NW9, and met these two women and their dog Skye, who greeted that boy with great enthusiasm. By the time I took the photo she had mellowed a bit. I got some good shots overall, and then came home via two buses around 1 p.m. to Skype with my mom.

I stopped off at the Apple store in the Brent Cross Shopping Center and bought a new charger cord for my MacBook Pro, as the old one was frayed and the wiring was exposed. Why are those cords so ridiculously expensive? This one cost £65, which is insane.

As I may have mentioned before, Mom is working on selling my grandmother's Steinway piano. We've talked to some Steinway dealers who claim to be interested, but they're not moving very quickly, so Mom is thinking about hiring a moving advisor to help her clear out the piano and some other family belongings that the rest of us don't want. (Mom is getting ready to downsize into more comfortable accommodations.) We talked about my grandmother's wedding china. I hate to see it leave the family, but it's very ornate and gilded and certainly isn't a style that fits my life.

However, Dave and I would have a place to store it -- at least some of it, as the set is quite huge -- because we just bought a new buffet for the dining room. Dave wanted someplace to store our dishes and hold serving plates when we have guests. He found a vintage '60s piece online for a very reasonable price, including shipping costs from Belfast. It arrived yesterday morning, allowing us to unpack a few final boxes. I'll post a picture when I take one.

Otherwise, life is pretty calm around here. Back out into the field today!