On 16th March 2016, we transported bags of garden refuge to Efford Recycling Centre in the Modus and returned with this wickerwork chair purchased from the Reuse Shop.
This, of course had to go straight onto the decking, where it stayed for a couple of years until, now unsafe for seating, it became a
plant stand at the corner of the West Bed.
Sadly, even that is now beyond its strength, so it has been broken up and formed part of a further load of spent compost bags and other broken bits of wood and metal which we took back to where it came from this morning – in the Hyundai which has now replaced the Modus.
This afternoon I continued with my draft of ‘The Berlin Diaries’.
The choice between Lal Quilla and Rokali’s as our favourite Indian restaurant is very even, but during the holiday season determined by parking, because it is impossible then to find a spot near Lal Quilla. We aimed to chance it today, but after circling the town twice, we returned to Rokali’s where we enjoyed their usual friendly service and excellent food. Jackie chose Paneer Shashlik and I enjoyed duck Jalfrezi. We shared special rice. She drank Diet Coke and I drank Kingfisher.
You two do get out and about. Sounds like a productive day. Great pictures.
It was a good looking chair.
Too bad about the chair, but at least it could be recycled.
I would have snapped up that chair, too.
I like this “extended recycling,” and how fortunate you are to have two restaurants you like equally.
Well one can truly say Derrick that the chair was recycled to its very best to its very end… 💖 🙂
‘Twas a beautiful chair with great character! 🙂 It had a wonderful life, I’m sure! May it Rest In Peace.
YAY for a delicious meal out! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️
I like the suggestion, below, that the chair had a good life; it did! I must say that I miss having a decent Indian restaurant nearby. And you have two!! Don’t tell my son, but I only visit him because he has an excellent Indian in the local town – and several good pubs that serve proper beer!
A very good recycling tale. I like the pictures of the chair in both its roles.
I love that wicker chair Jackie brought home! It looks comfortable. I would love a chair like that, but the cats would make short work of it as a claw sharpener. They started in on a wicker hamper here, and I had to move the hamper into a closet. It must have been sad to finally see it decay into compost material.
Your dinner out sounds good! Love to you both.
A fine tale of recycling and a great life for a chair. 🙂
Love the way you used an old deck chair as a plant stand. An excellent way of recycling.
So glad that you’re feeling yourself again and enjoying a meal at your favorite Indian restaurant 🙂
Oh, how the recycling wheels do keep turning …
I hate throwing anything away. I’ll use it somewhere in the garden until it collapses in a heap. There’s memories in that old wickerwork chair. I hope you toasted her with the diet coke and Kingfisher before you sent her to her final resting place.
Keep up the good work with recycling! We do what we can. 🙂