28.04.26 - Por isso Deus não dá asas para cobras

Hallooooo,

We are in the last stages of orchestrating our move, which involves coordinating dozens of tradesmen, some of whom show up and some don't. I am writing to you from the bowels of our new flat, on a table which I'm sharing with a DIY sawing kit resting on an inflatable sofa, half a lamp and some drying shelves.

On Saturday we gave ourselves a few hours off and emerged blinking into the light for Amelie's baby shower at a nearby rooftop restaurant, which was jolly good fun. And tomorrow the removal fan comes to take all our stuff away, although crucially it won't give them back until Thursday, so I'm in for a pretty austere birthday evening!

I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the day translates to "that's why God doesn't give wings to snakes". Google says there's a similar phrase in English - "if the adder could hear, and the blind worm could see, neither man nor beast would ever go free." But basically it means that evil people shouldn't be given the resources they need to enact their nefarious schemes.

Alright, back to the drilling. Speak soon!

I Shall Be Fred