How are we all doing ?

Hello Jane, Beautiful Sunny day here in Walton Le Dale. I took the old chocolate Labrador for his morning stroll at 7.30am, beautiful sunrise and so peaceful. Have a nice day. Garviv

Hi Garviv,I’m packing up books as too breathless for the hike up and down the garden.It’s nice to see the sun,we have had so much wind and rain lately.It’s much more peaceful since the gas men have finished work at the front.Jane x

Aargh,opened another box thinking it contained more old Ironmonger magazines and it is full of items that need appraising.Mum was such a hoarder,bless her.Jane x

Thanks for the hug Denby.I’m reading a church magazine that was actually written in our house back in 1925.A local vicar and his wife rented it at that time.X

How interesting some of your finds are, sounds an amazing woman your mum. 

You deserve it Jane. Well at least that item if you don't want it, you can offer to the church hopefully?

Denby

She certainly wasn’t like my friend’s mothers ! Mum was kind,thoughtful,clever and eccentric.She was interested in just about everything.We all miss her terribly.

Hi Denby,I bought the parish magazines so I’ll keep those for the time being.There are some fascinating old magazines in this box,starting in the 1870’s,Ironmongery,gardening,building and engineering are the subjects.I believe the Ironmonger magazines are quite rare but they are in bad condition.I was with mum when she bought them and helped carry them home.They were filthy dirty but contained some useful information on firms Mum was researching at the time.I love the adverts and the illustrations.

Thanks H,How are you,did the car problems get sorted ?

Just love an eccentric, such interesting people. I feel like I should start clearing all the old junky stuff I have I kept, far too many bits of paper, recipes I never cook, got tons of recipe books, things I ve cut out of magazines, leaflets, I do not really want to leave it for others to have to clear, reading what hard work it's been for you. Well done Jane but as you say some of it is so interesting.