We spent the remainder of our quarantine cleaning, airing the house, taking junk down to the stable, writing long lists of things to buy and making a start on the garden (mostly chopping stuff down).
I ordered an Italian SIM from Iliad which is a kind of Italian Giffgaff (fixed monthly cost, lots of data). We need an Italian phone number for a bunch of things and also sensibly priced data until we can arrange proper broadband.
Domenico turned up on Friday with the man from the agricultural supplies shop and two large gas canisters so we could cook during quarantine. He also brought the key to the stable so we could put the junk we were clearing somewhere. Of course it was pretty full of junk already. He helped us locate the rubbish collection calendar online (complex) and told us where the local recycling centre is. We made a date for him to return once we were out of quarantine so he could take us round the garden and help us identify the shrubs and trees.
Our neighbour lost no time telling us he wanted us to trim our hedge adjoining his garden and house. He had also complained to Domenico who offered to lend us his chainsaw and hedge trimmer.
We stuck to the house and garden and just got on with jobs of which there are plenty.
Removing the ivy and creeping fig that were attacking the house
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