Saturday's trip to Glaslough was to buy a secondhand pine monk's bench.
It was so hideous that himself had slapped a coat of primer on it before I even got the chance to take a 'before' picture.
As I pulled out some old newspapers to protect the floor, I couldn't help but notice stories from 'before' - art exhibition openings, sports played to fans, social events. How things have changed in just six months!