Sunday, 28 September 2008

Does everyone do this?

Twice a year one lot of clothes goes up into the loft and the opposite season's clothes come down.
I'm trying to cull both the winter and summer ones. I start off well with things going into the charity shop sack with abandon, and then it slows down....
The one Christian Dior piece I have ever owned. 20 years out of fashion and size. The Karl Lagerfeld jacket.... Then those pants which would be great for painting or gardening but how many gardening clothes do you really need?
Watching Fliss pack up her things for university this year, I saw she has inherited this trait of hanging on to stuff. Not a good thing.
My aim is to have less stuff, much less stuff. I try, I really do try but I'm my own worst enemy.
So yesterday I ended up bringing in more stuff, I can't help myself.
I couldn't resist these Christmas decorations. I already have enough decorations to decorate umpteen trees...
And this Christmas plate. To be fair on myself the plate we've always used for our Christmas pudding was broken last year so we did need another. (duh)
And I did manage to resist this fish tureen until DH fell in love with it too. Do we need a fish tureen? Of course not. We already have a white tureen (not fish). I do love this though.....

Friday, 26 September 2008

Today' s visitor

He is often on the roof (and it's a little scary when you are alone in the house), often in the stream, once on the side of the pond. I see him most on the neighbour's house over the road, but this morning he was in the garden.
The photo is not brilliant as the flash reflected of the glass