With no car, we had to hire a van to take some things to the dump, a lawnmower to my dad’s and loads of other things – including garden furniture – to our sons’ new place.

Emptying a four-bedroomed house and garage is no mean feat. Cath has done most of it and a lot of furniture has gone to Whitechapel.
But with this trip we have got rid of/recycled/loaned out most of it. I reckon there’s only one trip to the dump left.