Today is Sunday, I can hear the birds outside in the dark. RU3 is playing gentle music, time for meditation and writing. They played Vivaldi's Trout music earlier on, a favourite. It always reminds me of tickling for trout on a Welsh farm when I was a child. Wandering down to the small river at the bottom of the farm, the pig often joining us when we went fishing.
Optimism or pessimism as the news unfold. There is a distinct note of hopefulness that #47 will be trounced soon, even his most sycophantic followers must see the folly of his speeches. He changed the nature of how we see the world but then along came a challenger, Mark Carney, who had been governor of both the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada and painted a different picture for us.
Adam, Andrew's architect friend for the latest news on the restructuring of the house was here yesterday. Well the two balconies are out, no surprise there but it means that the kitchen will not be enlarged into the small back yard, a biggish change there. But that area still has to be dug out to make a window for the basement room at that end. There is a large window in the other basement room, along with a fireplace For me I suppose the xxxxx history be kept. Which means flooring, not glamourous old wood but chunky lengths that already give as you walk on them and peer down into the gaps. No dormer window at the very top though there are several velux windows for light. It makes it all cheaper of course.
Old treasures. Chinese cups. I was looking for these the other day, they are in the attic and not basement thank goodness. So fragile, so pretty and so useless! I had come on some old news of a Chinese cup fetching a lot of money and it made me think of these, Basically who in the family gets them.
Edit for me: My Precious leading on to Heritage Trust What has it got in its pocketses? | The Heritage Trust
How nice to have your home being renovated, updating and improved.
ReplyDeleteWhat i felt like saying was why go through the bother at your age. Sorry.
I gave away precious things like your Chinese cups to a charity shop after my partner died. While I feel sad to have done so, I'd not looked at most of what I donated for years, if not decades. The delicate Turkish coffee cups. The beautiful canteen of Thai cutlery. The silver plated cutlery my mother gave me after I met my partner. Silver candelabra, silver coffee pot and accessories. All gone, no regrets. I do rather like your Chinese cups though.
I gave a lot away to Oxfam, silver and books mostly. This house is not my house, but I contributed towards it. It will be a three way split. As far as the cups are concerned, and there are other things, it is just keeping things in the family. Allowing a thread to run through into the future.
DeleteThe day has changed. It was bright first thing, but now is growing darker by the minute. It could be worse - we could be in the path of Storm Fern.
ReplyDeleteAt the bottom of my computer there is a little weather check Janice. It has been promising snow for days now but the threatened snow has still not arrived, so I think storm Fern will be hitting further south, from the Midlands onwards. Living in a valley by the way we don't see the sun till about lunchtime. And I have never seen the moon since I've been here ;)
DeleteThe work on the house sounds like a lot. Living through remodel can be a challenge but I hope it turns out nice for you and your family. Could you possibly split up the cups to leave to each of your children/grandchildren? A lovely remembrance for all.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't really split the cups Ellen they are safe in the old box and are exceptionally thin and fragile.
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