Spring 2006
It was a really
tough homecoming this time. We'd been away for six whole months,
and had not dealt with the necessity of ventilation. We'd even
covered the tops of the chimneys to keep crows from nesting in
them. I've never seen so much mould in one place before. We both
wanted to turn around and go home (but we were already there).
Jetlagged as we were when we got here, at the end of more than
48 hours travelling, no sleep, no chance to pick up groceries
or get drinking water or anything, we had to do many hours of
cleaning just to clear the air (and the bed) enough to be able
to sleep here. Even the sheets and pillowcases had mould growing
on them.
Fortunately,
after a few days of that, with the rain still coming down, we
left here to spend a long weekend in Co. Wicklow for Anne McCaffrey's
birthday. We had a wonderful time there, and the sun came out
again, and we returned rested, bathed, and with the strength
to keep working on our future happy home.
