Over the last few days I’ve found myself sitting looking at a computer screen in the evening wondering what has happened to the day.
Twelve hours pass, and I look at the jobs I’ve done and wonder what happened. (Yesterday was washing up, shredding two lots of paper, taking Julia to work and picking her up, blogging, writing a few haiku, reading a few haiku and making soup and a stir fry.) Even with a snooze and some TV it is hardly a full day.
Tomorrow I will sort books out because once the charity shops open again and customers start coming back to the shop I can start moving them on again. The car boot is absolutely crammed and there are bags of books in the back floor wells too. I also have them piling up at home.
It is a sad thing, but they had taken over and life is, I confess, more relaxing without so much stuff in the house. As a bonus, when we move (which is planned for some point in the next few years) we won’t have as much stuff to sort or move. We will be moving 150 miles, so the less we take, the better. I will probably have to give the kids our new address as Julia seems to want to keep them, but apart from that I’m aiming for a fresh start.
Country Life sent me the normal weekly email and, as long as I can manage an immoderate lottery win, I think I have found just the place for us. I mean, a library by Rennie Mackintosh, a herd of Highland cattle and fifteen bedrooms. That means you can have clean bedclothes every night for a fortnight before you need to start doing housework. If only it wasn’t just 500 yards away from Loch Lomond. I seem to recall it being famous for midges. and after my last experience with them I’m not sure I want another go.
That was how I used to organise myself as a bachelor- fifteen sets of everything and then do the laundry once a fortnight. It’s a good system.
However, talking of Lottery wins, it’s going to have to happen soon, as I’m going to stop buying Lottery Tickets. I never win so I might as well save the money and buy something useful. As of January 1st I’m going to drop the money in a jar and buy Premium Bonds. There’s still a chance of winning a cash prize and you can actually get your money back when you want it.
Definitely bear the midges in mind. On the other hand, climate change seems to be lessening their menace round here. We have frequently been out in the garden in the evening without getting attacked in recent years. It’s an ill wind etc etc.
Yes, that is true. Climate change has some benefits. 🙂
Probably not quite enough to overcome the downsides. 🙂
I would tend to agree with you on that point.
Premium Bonds is a good wheeze. I wonder where I put mine bought in the 60s. Covid has, of course, reduced the need for careful laundry and eliminated ironing altogether.
I was trying to appear sophisticated and not mention my current arrangements. 🙂
I know what you mean about decluttering. I’ve kept books with special meaning but without my kindle my book habit would require that Highland Castle you speak of to house them all 🙂
Yes, the Kindle is a fine invention. 🙂
I have found that the older I get, the less I accomplish in a greater amount of time. I have learned to lower my expectations. A lot. 😉 Where are you planning to move?
We are planning on moving to Suffolk. It’s as far east as you can get without falling off the edge. Also known as Clare Pooley Country. 🙂
Julia’s siblings are all there and Number One son is planning on moving to Norfolk in a couple of years so it will all fit in nicely.
A big move, but it sounds as though it will be a good one.
If it happens it will be good. There are a few problems yet, including the possibility that we take the easy way out and don’t do it. Thirty years in one place can make you risk averse.
You bet! We have been in our home for over thirty years, and I hope never to have to move. Of course, that all depends on our health. Anyway, fingers crossed!
If you are happy where you are, and I can see no reason why you wouldn’t be, then good luck to you. I bought this house 32 years ago as part of a short-term plan and never got round to moving. 😉
Yes, for some staying put is the thing to do. For others, moving is. I think, deep down, we all know when to move and when to stay.
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A beautiful castle and lots of rooms to wander about! Looks perfect, except for the midges. 🙂
And the price tag. 🙂
about sums up most peoples days right now.
🙂 Glad it’s not just me.
Not at all
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