The saga of the house

Ok  - so why has it taken me so long (almost six weeks!) to write these first few posts?

The simple answer – I’ve only just moved into “my” house and finally have internet access at home. “Why?” I hear you ask. It’s a game of musical houses (and chairs!)

The players are  

1.       Joseph, the previous accountant, who left at the end of July.

2.       James, the Roving Accountant, arrived mid-July to take over from Joseph and keep the accountant’s chair warm until I arrived. A job he did very well, I’m pleased to say. 

3.       Amanda, a programme manager, leaves at the end of August and the lease on her house runs until the end of October.

4.       Melanie, new  accountant arrives mid-September.

Status of the game on 12^th September

•  James had stayed in a hotel until Joseph left. He then moved into the accountant’s house. Silly to leave a perfectly good house empty and pay hotel bills.
•  Amanda’s house is empty. Melanie moves in.

Winners and losers

·         Winner - James as he doesn’t have to move location again. Seems sensible to me
·         Winner – James as he has internet connection at home 
·         Winner – Melanie as Amanda’s house has a beautiful sunny garden
·         Loser – James as he didn’t know how great the garden at Amanda's was
·         Loser – Melanie as there’s no internet connection at Amanda’s

Overall I have been happy to trade the lack of internet for the garden. Apologies this means that in the short term I’ve not been able to keep in contact with many of you as I don’t like to send too many emails from work.

I have now moved to Joseph’s so watch out for lots of skype, email and blog!

It would have been lovely to stay at Amanda’s but it is a bigger house than I need (Amanda had her family  with her) and is on its own plot (known here as “standalone”) which means it is not ideal for me on my own.

Joseph’s house has almost no garden, is a darker house but is on a compound which is better. The big bonus as we head into summer is that there is also airconditioning which means I shouldn't melt in the heat. 

Watch this space for the next step in the house saga as I’m keeping my fingers crossed I may be able to move again in the near future. 

Thanks to Lesley S for the tip on how to upload photos from my new camera to the laptop! Think you'll see why I liked Amanda's garden. Lazy Sunday afternoon's on the veranda were my favourite time of the week.

There was also a vegetable plot to the right hand side of the house although I have to confess as I knew I wasn't staying I didn't water anything. How cruel!