Yesterday we went to IKEA near Florence to pick-up the wardrobes and dresser we want for the main bedroom. Our original plan was to rent a roof rack and bring them home looking like the IKEA commercial. However, the racks have a load limit of 50 Kilos and we were planning to transport over 200 kilos. So, we rented a truck. It was a rickety thing but got the job done.
The next hurdle was getting the pieces into the apartment. It is on the 5th floor (6th floor American) and there is an elevator. The elevator is about average for around here (meaning tiny--4 person limit and that would be cosy!). Eleven of the wardrobe pieces were too big for the elevator. That meant we carried them all up the stairs. Did I mention it was a warm day?
It took us a couple of hours to do it all including rests but we did get it all done. Now the pieces are awaiting assembly--one of tomorrow's projects. After that we had to drive back to IKEA (about 30 minutes each way), return the truck, pick up a few more things and drive home. We were so tired that I went and got pizza and gelato for dinner. Neither of us had much appetite so it was early to bed.
Today we skipped our early morning marcia (Dom is still coughing a lot and we were both still tired). Later in the morning we went to Partigliano to have lunch with some friends there. It was a fun time and then we came home, put on our sweats and have spent the rest of the day reading and napping.
It rained today for the first time in a while. The cool air is a nice change and the air is now crystal clear. Sunset is just starting and the clouds are turning rosy-pink. Tomorrow there are supposed to be more showers but if "red sky a night" means a fine day tomorrow it might beat the forecast.
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| This was the truck we rented. |
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| Dom at the wheel. |
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| Friday I cleared out the room so we would have assembly room. The pieces are waiting. |
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| These are the four doors still in their packaging. |
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| The stairs! |
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| It rained and blew so hard this afternoon that the covered patio got wet. |
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| The view of the villages in the hills. Often it is hazy enough to somewhat obscure them. |
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| The Alpi Apuane - Cararra is on the far side of those hills. |
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