Well, we have had a lot going on this week with our house moving tale!

Younger Son has been here for a few days and drove back to his home today. We will miss him so much as he brings such cheer with him. He has worked really hard with his brother and we are so proud of them both!

We ordered a skip for a few weeks, but have filled it in only three days. About 12 years ago, there was a massive hail storm in our area. The huge hail stones smashed roof tiles across the region, resulting in expensive repairs. At that time, I suffered from severe respiratory problems, and still do. Lovely Husband was really worried that opening up the loft to see what had happened to our stored items could cause a load of dust to drop down, resulting in serious issues for my health. So, we had kept the loft hatch sealed ever since!

I decided that we didn’t have any choice but to open it up again and bring down any boxes and crates that we had stored up there. Therefore, on Wednesday YS brought up a ladder and broke the seal. We had put down some strong tarpaulin and dust sheets and the resulting mess was not as bad as we had feared.

ES and YS spent all of Wednesday bringing box after box down and out into the front garden. I was totally shocked to see how much “stuff” had been stored up there for all of this time! We managed to completely fill the skip, with piles of boxes still to check over and assess. Another skip will have to be ordered at a later date as YS has to go back to work.

Yesterday, we all went over to the new house and YS helped me measure up so that I could start to assess where our existing furniture will fit. We will also have to purchase quite a lot of new items and I have been busy creating lists of what we will need. Whilst we were at the house LH and ES had a nice chat with the owners. It is so nice to be buying our new home from such lovely people.

When we had finished, YS drove us to a local pub for lunch. LH has not been able to do this since he had a fall almost two years ago, so it was brilliant for the four of us to enjoy a meal together. It really brought back memories of happy times when we all lived together. I must admit that I miss those days, but our grown up children need to fly the nest, however hard that may be for their parents.

I made the most of the opportunity to wear my newest shawl: Hermès’ Sous le Charme d’Orphée …

The outfit consisted of:

• grey cashmere v-neck jumper from Marks & Spencer
• navy cords from Lands’ End
• pewter shoes from Hotter
• lapis lazuli earrings from Etsy
• Ianthe enamel bangle from Liberty of London
• navy leather handbag from Marco Massaccesi
• Sous le Charme d’Orphée cashmere/silk 180cm shawl by Hermès.

And this is the image of the full cashmere/silk shawl…

I also wore an old favourite scarf earlier in the week: this silk stole with a gorgeous blue centre and brown leopard print edges. Apologies for the tiny image of the scarf below, but it’s the only one I have. When I feel stronger I will try to take some better ones.

I am now sitting in bed trying to hold back tears because Younger Son has just left! 😭😭😭

Well, I think that’s all for this week. Wishing you all a great weekend!

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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