Monday, January 28, 2008

Top Table

As regular readers may be aware, I have long had logistical problems with the volunteers sharing my office for their lunch and tea breaks. This year sees a major milestone achieved as the long-awaited New Volunteer Room is finally completed. Yea, and there was much rejoicing.

So, the room is complete. The finishing touches are not. McColleague and I are poised with all the little extras that make a volunteer/staff room so appealing. We have all the usual tea making paraphernalia along with a noticeboard, a clock, a comfy chair, some nice pictures for the wall and so on. The one thing we didn't have was a table. Not to worry though. Lovely Warden was making one."Now before I show it to you," said Lovely Warden, about to open the door of the warden's shed to display his handiwork, "the correct response is 'that's a beautiful table'".

McColleague and I nodded dutifully as he looked at us, then exchanged meaningful glances as he turned away.

As expected it was very large and made of wood.

"That's never going to get through the door!" exclaimed McColleague.

"It's very big," I said. "Oh, and beautiful, " I added, hastily.

"It'll be fine," said Lovely Warden. "I'll bring it down tomorrow, on the trailer. I can't fit it in my van."

As predicted, it was too big to fit through the door. The top of the table had to be removed and reassembled once inside.

It takes up quite a lot of the room. It is so big that McColleague was able to wax and buff it usuing the electric floor polisher we use in the house. Lovely Warden is unrepentent. He says it is such a lovely table he wants it to be the focal point of the room. And it is.

9 comments:

Boz said...

It is a mighty nice table though!

Let's face it - they need the surface area for cake and biscuit storage.

How you you and M'colleague going to reclaim your office, Doris?

Garry Nixon said...

That's a beautiful table.

angelfeet said...

It is beautiful and I can definitely imagine that your volunteers will find it a treat (and possibly find it hard to get back to work after lunch).

Doris said...

Boz - we are already enjoying the echoey effect we now have in the de-cluttered office. Perhaps some bean bags would be fun....

Garry - it is, it is.

Angelfeet - hello! That is a concern of mine, that they will be too comfortable. I may ask Lovely Warden to craft a beautiful, yet uncomfy, chair to go with the table.

Anonymous said...

It's called a multiplication table because it's big enough to b*** on...

(heh heh heh)

Anonymous said...

those cupboards look awfully empty...

stitchwort said...

...but plenty of room for the dirty cups and used tea-bags...

Anonymous said...

"As expected it was very large and made of wood."
You crack me up Doris!

Doris said...

Mutley - there's a thought!

Anonymous - those empty spaces are filling up fast!

Stitchwort - I hadn't thought of that!

Despina - I do my best!