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essayel ([personal profile] essayel) wrote2011-08-30 09:29 pm

Busy day, busy night

We had our pirate day at the museum today - OMG so many little kids. And because it can never rain without pouring, first thing I also had 2 replacement cleaners [our usual is on holiday] who needed showing where stuff was kept, and 2 conservators, and a man to mend the roof and - whoohoo - the stone masons are back!

Don't know if you remember my post from last year about the 4 fittest stone masons in the business? But they are starting work tomorrow and will be with us for 2 months. Tom, the tall blond curly one with the dimples, came to deliver a load of lime and pick up some keys. I won't promise pictures but if I take some snaps of the grounds and they accidentally get into shot c'est la vie.

And now I am reeling from all the dashing about with the little kids, I have a very large number of big ones in my garden celebrating Jen's 19th birthday. They are in costume - I've been chatting to a gladiator! Charlie Chaplin is here. So is Shaft. There are several pirates, cowboys and one brave lad is dressed as Marilyn Monroe. :D I'm very much amused. Less amused are the neighbours who have come to complain pre-emptively in case they are disturbed later [these are the people with the rock band in their garage. They are used to us being quiet as mice].

I'm leaving them to party until 10.30 then I'll quieten them down.

[identity profile] charliecochrane.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 10:03 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like my sort of party. Did I miss the bit where it says what you're wearing?

[identity profile] essayel.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I tucked a sprig of mint behind my ear and went as mutton dressed as lamb :D

Your sort of party for deffo. I had Caligula singing Piaffe at 3am.