Leaving “The Office”

After a hectic morning dropping Sophie off at school, picking up a few samples of possible paint for the bedroom, dropping the car off for a service and dealing with the general chaos of the bathroom revamp, we spent much of the afternoon glued to the TV, watching The Queen’s final departure from Buckingham Palace, or the office as she apparently called it.

I found the solemn pageantry and precision very moving.

An electrician turned up about 6 o’clock to do some wiring in the bathroom and was here until gone 9, by which time he was having trouble seeing what he was doing in the dark. He’s coming back on Saturday to instal the new ceiling lights.