Horror corners and hiding things

I’m a bit of a hoarder. So I have gone from horror corners, to now finding where things are hidden…..

How do I know this? Because I thought I’d have a clear-up of the loft bedroom. Of course, there were more Christmas decorations in there, but I also found four duvets. Why had I kept them? Well, in the olden days, people used to come and stay and we needed extra quilts upstairs, downstairs and in My Lady’s Chamber. One of the duvets is brand new – I had bought it to go on the bed that Paul and Harriet gave us. The bed is still in bits, under another bed, because Andrew came home and brought his own bed and duvet….. “Don’t put your stuff in storage,” John had said, “we’ve got plenty of room. It seems a waste to pay someone else to look after it.” Argh….

So where am I hiding things? It’s mostly in the loft. Everything that I don’t know what to do with, or want to keep for sentimental reasons, is up there. And it’s rammed! Ah, well, I have no doubt I’ll get round to sorting it all out in due course – I am, after all, on a tidying spree.

After hearing about my low mood over the weekend though, Danielle texted me yesterday to see if I’d like to go out with her and two of the children to Packwood House. In the end, I said ‘no thank you’ – I thought I’d have a duvet day instead. But I was delighted that she called in for an hour on her way home. Oliver was asleep in the van and Thomas sat in the lounge and watched a bit of TV, so that gave Danielle and me a great opportunity for a natter. It was lovely.

And an update from the weekend! Thomas has ditched the baby talk of ‘Lill-am and Oh-la’r’ and is now fully managing the words ‘William’ and ‘Oliver’. What a milestone. Love it.

Another thing I love is the thoughtfulness of my friends. I had a lovely chat to Carol on FaceTime yesterday which cheered me up; and then, today – guess what? I had a text from Dawn asking if I’d like Peter to come and trim the hedge at the front of the house. It was very overgrown and, although I had thought about cutting it, I hadn’t done it. So, obviously, I said, ‘yes please!’ He did an grand job. How grateful I am to have such dear friends

On a more sombre note, we heard that one of John’s particular friends’ and fellow Mason, Jeff Way, passed away yesterday. Jeff had a similar illness to John and had recently had a stem cell transplant but was hit with GvHD (Graft versus Host Disease) as John had had, and then an infection. Gosh, it’s such a cruel disease, isn’t it? My heart goes out to Carole, Pippa and Naomi. It’s definitely not the news you want to hear.

One thought on “Horror corners and hiding things”

  1. That was a good intriguing blog title 🤣
    For someone who has avoided FaceTime for many years – you’ve got me hooked! Very grateful for your’s and Dawn’s friendship xx
    So sorry to hear about yours and John’s friend’s passing. Indeed such an awful illness. Chat soon

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