Yet more on beds, also, the garden and windows

Time again for yet another post on our bed (we like our sleep, what can we say?). Last week, the lovely man from Homebase finally delivered the bed frame to match our new mattress, so it was out with the old and in with the new.

Our only complaint (but mind you, a big one) with the old frame was its incredible, constant squeakiness. In an effort to keep the otherwise good frame, we resorted to a number of measures:

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Duct tape on the joints to reduce rattling, cork and foam to keep the slats from banging up against the metal, bubble wrap to reduce slat-on-support clanging. These efforts worked....for three nights. And then the base started to pull away from the headboard and everything was back to its night time clamber.

As you can see, the new bed frame is all wood and very simple, and I am happy to report, noise free.

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Gloriousness!

Besides putting the new bed together (quite a feat, I can assure you), I've scrubbed from the living room windows their deep layer of mud, dust, plaster-splatters, and sawdust, which has meant: a) we can see the beauty of the front garden better and b) I no longer feel guilty every time by Czech book wants me to talk about 'moje ciste okno'.

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And in the garden, we've really enjoyed watching the camelia suddenly turn pink.

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But, the most exciting spring development has been the small signs of life on the rhodadendron:

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Hopefully more little leaves will follow soon...