Walked in the woods yesterday morning, played ball and saw some rabbits, no squirrels but not bad nonetheless. So the day looked good to me, until T delivered the bad news, we had to stay in all afternoon to wait for someone.
T spent the afternoon in the office, I watched out for the visitor, whoever they may be. The phone rang which T seemed to be expecting so I thought it must be P, he always rings to find out where T is. I don’t think he trusts T on her own much these days, I know he likes time away from her (who wouldn’t), but P also likes to know where she is and what she’s doing. But I don't think it was as his calls always last some time, this was just a short call. Next there is a knock at the door; this can’t be P either unless T has locked him out again (one of the reasons why P likes to keep tabs on her). Anyway, she opens the door to this stranger, well a stranger to me; T welcomed him in and then made a cup of tea!
This person for some reason seemed very interested in our gas appliances. It amazed me that T knew anything about them, she doesn’t do much cooking and hasn’t a clue how the heating works. I thought it best to check out the stranger’s bag and keep an eye on him. He seemed harmless enough but you never know. T was hovering trying to look knowledgeable but failing. At one point the stranger asked her for something and she rushed up to the office and started pulling drawers and cupboards open obviously looking for something. I stood guard on the stranger.
Eventually, T returned looking pleased and waving a small booklet which she triumphantly placed in the stranger’s hand. This resulted in the stranger going into the living room and shutting the door. There was a smell of smoke, T said he was checking the gas fire, but how could she know? She wasn’t in the room. I kept being told to keep out of the way and the stranger eventually reappeared and left after T signed some papers. Hope she knew what she was signing, she never reads the small print.
T was very excited when P arrived home, showing him the leaflet she had found. P clearly did not share T’s excitement and turned on the TV. The living room still smells of smoke and T keeps playing with the fake coals on the gas fire so they look more realistic – she hasn’t succeed.
