It was Malvern Fleamarket yesterday. I was awake at 4 a.m.and up before 5, out the door before 5.30 a.m. I took the trolley to carry anything cumbersome in, but oh boy, dragging that across the grass was tiring. Everything hurt today! Not sure what you would do with the skull above (Water Buffalo I believe) but I know these sort of trophies still have a demand.
One thing that did come home - I picked it up thinking it was tin (as they normally are) but by golly, it was cast iron! It's a Bund tin and probably French.
I was back by lunchtime, as I only went round once, but goodness, I was absolutely bushed, but had to carry on emptying the kitchen cupboards as the kitchen has been delivered today (Monday). I had a 14 hour working day and by the time I crawled up to bed, my brain felt like a loose bundle of jigsaw pieces. I have had to rest today. No option. Tea was chip shop chips again. I'd had it.
Wrens delivered the kitchen and I was incredibly impressed by the skill of the driver as the lorry was the size of a double decker bus and yet he managed to reverse it in through our gateway - right hand down a bit reversing and not much room in the lane. One step further along with that, and tomorrow I have to set my alarm to get an appointment to see the GP, as no phone call today, and Keith is really fretting about no medication and his symptoms worsening again.
Re Flea Markets; Even when younger after an hour or two I felt 'done'--mind too full of objects viewed to register any more, and feet tired from trudging about.
ReplyDeleteI think the feather stitching on that quilt is elegant, although the hodge-podge of fabrics aren't all harmonious to my eye. I have to honor the crafting of someone who made a unique quilt from whatever was available.
Renovating a kitchen when the family is in situ is a challenging operation!
I was tired before I started Sharon, having driven to Worcester on Wednesday (same distance as Worcester and Malvern only 5 miles apart) and dragging that wretched trolley around did for my shoulders and arthritic neck (and next morning my left hip was excruciating - had to reach for the Voltarol gel). It's useful but useless on grass!
DeleteThe quilt didn't do it for me either - very unharmonious and if I was going to spent that much on a quilt, I'd buy a prettier one than that!
Clocking up extra mileage as the contents of my kitchen cupboard now piled high on the yew table in the Library, or in boxes on the floor. Great fun - not . . .
I do love stick chairs but not at that price! One born every minute as they say...
ReplyDeleteIgnorance is bliss came to mind too! We have specialized in Windsor chairs for many years - have some nice ones still, but we certainly know the time of day when it comes to chairs. More than I can say for the vendor with this one . . .
DeleteThat Victorian crazy quilt is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteA lot of work went into it, and beautiful embroidery, but they certainly used what they had to hand rather than using their prettiest fabrics.
DeleteI hope Keith gets his medication.
ReplyDeleteI love that quilt. All that stitching.
God bless.
Still waiting. Was awake (again) at 3.15, and after 2 hrs fretting, got up. Daren't go back to bed because I have to phone the surgery for an appt. at 8.15. If I get the snotty receptionist again, I am afraid the fur is going to fly.
DeleteYou have an awful lot on your plate right now. I wish I were there to give you a helping hand.
ReplyDeleteOh Debby, it would be lovely to have some of my blogging friends living close enough to visit but I fear there is a big stretch of water between me and a good many, you included. Tears are never far away at the moment.
DeleteOh my dear BB, I feel your exhaustion. But I love seeing what your eye picks out at the Fairs. In Petworth we have a dealer called David Swanson who specialises in Early English Country Furniture and has a wonderful collection of Windsor chairs. I had my hair cut yesterday and stoped at the fruit and veg farm shop (bought local strawberries, potatoes, tomatoes) and allowed myself half an hour of browsing at Stable Antiques, but didn’t find anything. I hope you have managed to sort out Keith’s medication this morning. As my husband saw the neurologist privately (on the advice of his GP) it took a week or two to sort out the prescription. He is still waiting for a brain scan ( to make sure that nothing else is going on - sure there isn’t as the drugs are working) and he’s just received a letter postponing his July neurologist appointment to the end of September. We are now back in the NHS I am relieved to say. I encourage Simon to do as much as possible. He is currently making our morning porridge. It takes him about half an hour, as opposed to the 5-10 minutes it would take me but it is all movement and coordination and good for him, and neither of us needs to get out of the door urgently anymore - I am embracing our new slower lifestyle. The weekend with the children here went very well I am happy to say. Our son is literally a tower of strength (he’s currently cycling across Denmark from Aarhus to Copenhagen to stay with an old friend, flights to Copenhagen are prohibitively expensive whereas Aarhus and a 200km cycle ride is doable) while our daughter weighs 45kg and is fragile whichever way you look at her. But she has a good brain, a happy smile and is an April 9th Aries so I am confident she will pull through! Thinking of you both and sending all my good wishes. Sarah x
ReplyDeleteOh gosh yes, I identify with that Sarah - everything in slow mo! When K's balance is a bit better again he will be encouraged to do more. I got one of the nice helpful receptionists today and got an appt. no problem. Prescription had been waiting at reception - except no-one told us!! Anyway, we've got the medication here now and he starts at teatime but it will be 3 or 4 weeks before the benefit is felt.
DeleteYour son sounds like mine (who is walking in the Highlands & Islands with his friend and they climbed Ben Nevis the morning before last.) Wishing your daughter (my birthday mate) a full return to health/fitness. K would LOVE to visit David Swanson's shop. Must check him out on line. We just do the local Fairs now, or rather I do, but there's one at the weekend K can manage as on the level and I can park outside in a disabled spot.
Hope you have got that appointment for Keith, so that he can start on his medication. Lovely lot of photos and no I don't like the quilt either, but it has an originality about it in the patterning.
ReplyDeleteI did Thelma, and remembered the right questions to ask and refrained from making any comment that she had the diagnosis wrong for so long. We are hoping that there will be no dire side-effects with the medication but the low initial dose is meant to stop the nausea. There was an awful lot of "tat" at Malvern, as there has been the last few years, but I still found some good bits.
DeleteSorry to hear about Keith - hope it was resolved. I love the quilt but not the price!!! As for the lion - he is gorgeous he really is. Love items like that in gardens etc.
ReplyDeleteBless you RR. We got our appt, and he's had his first pill. Hope it hasn't got the nauseous side effect.
DeleteThe quilt will attract someone but I think haggling necessary. The lion's just lovely isn't he? Would so love to know his history.