Regular
readers spotting the above picture will see that I have 'begun' to
finish the upper hallway decorating. With the promise of my needed
pot of paint coming shortly, I began...
I
started by wiping down the cobwebs that were not still inhabited,
waiting a few days, then dusting and moving the china cabinet out
from potential harms way. I shifted a few more items about, gave the
cabinet a good polish - mmmm, lemon oil polish smells nice! - and
re-re-repositioned items so that we can live during the 1-2 weeks I
estimate it will take me to complete the decorating job.
On
my next spare day, I began to dust the blanket box, find somewhere to
put the items that were housed on top of it, and then got on with the
delightful (well...maybe) chore of sorting out what is inside the
blanket box.
Can
you guess what I found inside? The only clues I will give you are
that both my late parents were hoarders...
Diapers!
As I opened the lid of the Built-in blanket box I discovered 2.5
packets of insertion pads and a bag filled with those dreadful free
net-knickers that the NHS issue. My Dad was given a supply - but did
not take to them, so spent his attendance allowance money on pull-up
diapers instead.
After
removing this unwelcome top layer, I progressed to several bags of
stuff. Stuff as in my childhood and teenage clothing that was stored
for some unknown reason. As if I would EVER wear toddler PJs, bright
yellow flares, or pink/white spotty frocks again! My parents
obviously thought I would or kept them for some reason that I will
never know.
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