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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