Solange
brought Karl around this morning to take Gertrude to her new home.
After several chases round the house and garden we bundled her into
the back of his battered old van. On the way Karl told me about his
travels, back-packing through India, Vietnam and Thailand and later
living in Canada for two years. I told him about my time at sea and
Brazil. He speaks fluent English, which certainly makes things easy
for me.
When
we reached his lovely old farmhouse, I carried Gertrude out to the
lake and set her down. Several ducks were on the water and a group of
geese at the edge eyed him suspiciously. Gertrude pretended to ignore
them and Karl assured me they would all be the best of friends by
tomorrow.
Karl
is a carpenter and also restores antique furniture. He showed me his
workshop where he has a beautiful pair of 18th Century armchairs
which he's working on. He already has a buyer for them. He told me
how he built and installed all the kitchen cabinets in Pieter and
Solange's kitchen. We had a coffee and after watching Gertrude take
her first dip in the lake he drove me back home.
Didn't
get much work done this afternoon but feeling relieved now Gertrude's
found a good home.
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