At last, the sculpture is delivered and installed on the flood plain at Broomhill. Sounds ominous!!
It all began on the morning of Monday 17 May when I collected the hired trailer and drove to the college. (I had spent the weekend before wrapping it up in a blanket and oldish carpets and a lot of rope.) The parcel was lifted onto the trailer and Barbara and I set off for Broomhill which turned out to be 3 hours away.
What an intriguing place! Sculptures everywhere you look. Rinus and Aniet made us very welcome with tea and biscuits before we set about installing the 300kg parcel. By evening it was bolted into place in its new home by a stream.
The stay over at the hotel was a lovely experience. We had a leisurely breakfast before we took a bucket and sponge to clean out the last of the leaves and cobwebs that had grown inside the sculpture over a couple of seasons. After coffee and cake (2 pieces each!) we wandered around the sculpture garden and then the gallery. (I already know which piece I want to take home with me!)
Thanks Rinus and Aniet for your generosity. We are already planning our return visit with some appreciative friends.
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