Further to my recent post I’m happy to report that all boxes that we transported from Wellington have been opened. The process was quite straightforward: open a box, decide what we want to keep, find its partner in a cupboard/drawer and replace this with the Wellington version. The idea is sound; the practice…well, let’s just […]
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This Ole House
For my siblings. Fifty years ago our family moved house. The council-owned one we lived in was due to be renovated and the work couldn’t be done while we were in it, so we had no choice. Mum and Dad weren’t unhappy about the move, having been ‘on the list’ for a larger house for […]
Goodbye 2024
A lot of people are glad to see the back of 2024, with a feeling that 2025 can only be better. I don’t want to bring the mood down but I remember similar comments at the end of 2020; I hope this optimism is better rewarded. I had to pause to think about my own […]