Moving can be a racket - as in criminal - here in the U.S. There are interstate commerce rules that are in effect if you move from one state to another, but within the state you can be on your own. In Texas these companies are all a crap shoot. I've had stuff damaged and stolen by the big name movers and I've had stuff crammed and moved and broken by the "firefighter" types (the idea being that these are for-real fire fighters who do this on their days off. They're not.) The last move I did by myself, with my pickup truck. I got a great workout, and it is amazing how many pieces of furniture can be easy to move when they're taken apart (the heavy mirror off of the dresser, the drawers of out the dresser, etc.)

Moonglow was 13 when we moved from the apartment to this house, and she did a lot of hard work on a couple of days when we were taking apart and lugging in and out. I'd told her I'd pay her something, but mostly it was just a family thing and we had to move. I remember her eyes opened wide when I handed her a folded up $50 bill. It had been in my wallet for a long time as mad money, but this kid earned it.

I need to finish moving the extra shelves out of the sun room, to someplace useful. The larger set will be a help in there, and I suppose I could set the shorter set on the window seat and let them hold plants. I'll give it a thought anyway. Time to start digging up a few herbs to winter over in the house in that window.

National Night Out (crime prevention) here in the states. Anyone going to the events in your communities? I may go sit on the front porch and just be visible. ;)

SRS