The first day of the new week (monday 28 sept) and ‘The Irish’ are down at the notaire’s office, handing over keys and stuff before heading off, leaving Terrace Towers in the hands of a new owner — shock horror.
You see, Louise and John have been at the centre of the Sablet Appreciation Society; Terrace Towers has oft been the centre of that circle because a) it is so extensive and accommodating with its four terraces, big views, wood burner, comfy rooms, space and all that, and b) because J&L ‘do’ or did hospitality for us all, both individually and severally. We had some right good bashes up there, and that’s-a-fact. But now they have made themselves intentionally homeless… in Sablet at least…
J&L obviously have their reasons for going at this time – but it hurts, you know – it hurts. Ask the Kaisers, they’ll confirm it. J&L popped round to the Kaiserhof after satisfying the notairial niceities, to say au revoir and G snatched these images of the dearly departing… on his phone…as you do…
This year of all times too. J&L are not the longest standing members of ‘The Sabletizers’ (incidently, we are the most recent in that respect) but they have certainly always put down a welcome on their mat. Crumbs! Look at how they hosted us when we went over to see them in NI for my last significant birthday! Top flight! There is a post in this blog covering that: you’ll be familiar with it I am sure…
John seems to be able to fix things too. Got our TV dish back working –twice he did that after the mistral played havoc; and he finally sorted the case of the terrace door(s) that refuse to lock. We share his taste for young wines too (he has a good palette IMHO)…
Dorte and Søren are not coming from Copenhagen. The Covid thing precludes it insurance-wise I gather. Deb and Garry are precluded back in the USA too. Keith and Liz? Maybe, but they were here only a few weeks ago so might not run the gauntlet again or want to do the quarantine thing a second time (two weeks complete isolation at home upon return and fines if you don’t – editor's note: no, K&L opted out, don't blame them). Edeltraut and Frieda have been and gone… Paul and Linda are still here of course, but want to be elsewhere for family reasons. And so on… it’s sad.
Anyway anyway anyway. Life goes on (unless you cop Covid, in which case it mightn’t). But this short post is written to salute the Surgenor-Nelson Consortium. We have had some fun! Let’s hope to have some more. But it is the end of an era for sure… There is other stuff happening too but at the moment I shall conclude —— just here.
