Slowly but surely

I’m still here in Arundel. As is the “For Sale” sign outside my house. But things are moving in the right direction. I have a potential buyer who’s not part of a chain, who’s arranged a mortgage… and whose mortgage company surveyor came to visit this week.

I’m starting to think about the things I’ll miss – although, to be honest, I’ll still be in a position to see most of them anyway. The Corpus Christi flowers, for example, which will be covering the floor of Arundel Cathedral next week. The Arundel Festival, scheduled for the end of August. And walks down the river to the Black Rabbit.

There’s also plenty of excitement ahead, too – so stay tuned for the next thrilling instalment from Del Arun!

Assorted festivities

Well, the town centre's a bit clearer this week. Not only did we have the Arundel Festival and Fringe all week but we also had plenty of visitors because of the Goodwood Revival at the weekend. I didn't see much of either, although I found time to pop into some of the Arundel Gallery Trail houses (Robert Olliver-Jones's paintings are beautiful, if occasionally disturbing because of the sensation that you're being watched) and to have a glass of wine at the temporary wine bar on the river bank. The photo's from one of the public car parks at Goodwood...