Tuesday, 10 September 2024

The Islands in the Bay – Chapter (104) Finding a Home

 


On Monday morning the scaffolding went up around the Church and the twelve Church Lane Cottages and Molly felt a great sense of relief.

Which meant she could return to working with Danny on the book with a great weight lifted from her shoulders.

 

Doctor Woodward said the hospital had accommodation available, but that was up near the Hospital, so Victoria ruled that out as she really wanted to stay close to her friendship base in Spaniards Creek.

Harold had suggested she rent the flat above his shop, which was nice and it was fully furnished but she ruled that out as well for two reasons, firstly because it felt a bit like the apartment’s she had in the states, and the second reason was she didn’t really want her boyfriend to be her landlord, and what if their relationship didn’t last, that could lead to awkwardness, and she didn’t want that. 

So she took Molly up on her offer to have one of the renovated properties, so she directed her to Amelia Williamson, and she took one of the stable cottages which had a lovely riverside view.

The only problem was she couldn’t move in until Saturday but Amelia asked Franci Liebenberg to let her in so she could take measurements for curtains and nets etc.

Franci supplied her with a floor plan with dimensions so she could figure out what furniture she could fit in.

“If you want curtain tracks, blinds, towel rails, or kitchen gadgets, fitting get them to me by Friday and I’ll put them up for you” Franci said

“That would be amazing, thank you” Victoria replied

“My pleasure”   

 

She didn’t need to buy much in the way of furniture, the bedroom had built-in wardrobes, dressing table and drawer units, so she just needed a Bed, bedside tables and a chair, and downstairs she had a kitchen/diner/lounge, so a small folding dining table and chairs, either a sofa or two armchairs, a coffee table and a sideboard/dresser.

 

She was able to get most of the things she needed on the island, bedding, towels, curtain rails, curtains, cutlery, China, glass, tablecloths, kitchen bits and bobs, but the bigger items she needed to go further afield.

Harold made regular trips to the mainland in his van to go to the cash and carry to restock the shops, so it was no hardship to offer to do another trip to help her out.


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