When we were on holiday we were delighted to know that the downstairs bedroom had been allocated to us. ‘Whoo-hoo!’ we thought, ‘Not far to go for anything.’
The bedroom was the most amazing room we had ever seen. All black. Well, apart from the white bedding. The walls, ceiling, furnishings and furniture were all noir. Very ‘Goth’ – even a diamante-studded skull and a top hat sporting a feather as decoration. Wow.
We settled in. Fumbled our way to bed in the dark. Lost things and couldn’t find them – black on black being very difficult to see when your eyesight is as bad as ours. But we loved it.
What I hadn’t realised at the time though, was that the distance from the bedroom at the back of the house to the dining area was miles. I didn’t think about it at all and tootled about as I do. It took John hours to get to his meals (slight exaggeration) and it was only when he got home that he realised just how far he’d walked while we were away.
You see, we were in the room on the bottom left. The dining room was in the Conservatory on the bottom right. Hehehe. Great excercise.
Once we were at home, John said, “I think we’re going to have to get a bungalow.” Eh? Where did that come from, I wondered. And then he explained how wonderful it was to be in a living space that didn’t require all that walking. For example, an open-plan kitchen/diner/lounge. Apparently, even our house is a challenge now. And not only that, but we can’t keep up with all the maintenance chez nous.
So, what are we doing? We’re getting the house valued, of course! And looking at bungalows…… Watch this space! It’s going to get interesting.
Meanwhile, this week sees another of my college buddies reach the 70th birthday milestone. So, off we toddled to Ashby-de-la-Zouch today for an Afternoon Tea with Anita. And what a smashing time we had as we stuffed ourselves silly with all the lovely food!! Loved it.
Gosh, what a very great blessing it is to have such dear friends. Anita is such a pleasure to be with and such great company. Lucky us.
Take care everyone. God bless.
That really is some house you stayed in!!! Definitely get your steps in living there 🙈
Hope the house hunting goes well, interesting times!
Thanks Carol
It’s tough decluttering and making the move but will be worth it.
Don’t put it off any longer😊xxx
The pleasure was all mine. Thankyou for your super company and a lovely tea.
I shall await the property search with interest!
Ah…. property hunting – eeek!