carpetman

Agnes and Edmund combined to buy Caroline a carpet for Christmas, for Agnes' old room at the top of the house, which is now - as a result - a cosy office for her. Rob Smith (who's been to us before, though I didn't remember his face) came to do the laying, and - obligingly - to tidy up our carpetting generally, especially the thresholds - and the wine-soaked landing: we hadn't had anyone round since the plumbers took all the floorboards up this time last year.