Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

thanks Mary

I have emailed but it has just occurred to me that they have gone on holiday this week. Can Julie help? After all you don't have to have someone REALLY local and she has just moved house.

Thought of Julie, but since she appears to be always busy either searching for jokes on the internet, hang-gliding, bungee-jumping or visiting far-off climes with hubby.....not sure how available/useful she might be !

Will mail her , though. Meanwhile, Andy's daughter has already contacted me ( she may not be an OB, but is certainly v. proactive !)

B

As part of moving house process, have been in those uncharted realms, the cupboard under the stairs!

And what a find! The Lammas 2005 copy of Pagan Dawn mag!

How on earth did it get to the cupboard under the stairs? Nobody in the house is Pagan! Or are they? A Closet Pagan, obviously!

I've begun cooking, but have Pagan Dawn in one hand.

"Revival at Avebury".
"Is my Coven A Cult?"
"Moots Listing!"
"Spells from the Great Grimoire of Gyppeswick".

Now - if only I had known about the Great Grimoire in the late 60's I could have transformed SWSNBN into a lovely sympathetic person for the benefit of us all. Or if she should have resisted (no real potential) changed her into a Toad. Alas, too late.

Clearing out prior to moving is so interesting. You don't know what you may find.

Commit to meeting at the dark moon to work with its deep magic and power for transformation!!!

Munch

Someone's been reading too much Harry Potter.


Professional help is undoubtedly available, Angela, but you must truly want it...

Anyway Philip all of us 6's girls were brought up to do Midsummer Revels, an exciting ritual in a sacred circle marked out by polished stones. The youngest member of the L1V was sacrificed. We loved it.

Angela Woodford wrote:As part of moving house process, have been in those uncharted realms, the cupboard under the stairs!

And what a find! The Lammas 2005 copy of Pagan Dawn mag!

How on earth did it get to the cupboard under the stairs? Nobody in the house is Pagan! Or are they? A Closet Pagan, obviously!

I've begun cooking, but have Pagan Dawn in one hand.

"Revival at Avebury".
"Is my Coven A Cult?"
"Moots Listing!"
"Spells from the Great Grimoire of Gyppeswick".

Now - if only I had known about the Great Grimoire in the late 60's I could have transformed SWSNBN into a lovely sympathetic person for the benefit of us all. Or if she should have resisted (no real potential) changed her into a Toad. Alas, too late.

Clearing out prior to moving is so interesting. You don't know what you may find.
Commit to meeting at the dark moon to work with its deep magic and power for transformation!!!

Munch

That's another good reason for not moving house!
Maggie

Visit from Venetia yesterday. She was most morale-boosting. I managed to prise Henry from his pit (moans of protest) for her to admire his Purely Shell walls. She has photographed the house front and rear. I managed to adjust my biggest dahlia to do credit to the front garden!

(The beauty in the black silk corset is stuck back up with great care. I didn't see why Henry should be deprived of her radiant regard. I now realise she is not a High Street Honey, which is the FHM mag equivalent of a Reader's Wife, but a real glamour model. Correction!)

Today, an associate of Venetia is coming to do a floor plan. Tomorrow, the board man will put up a "For Sale" sign, and I have agreed that anyone desperate to see the house can come tomorrow...

It's all happening. Those experienced in selling and moving may say but I haven't for 24 years. Unnerving.

Munch

Angela Woodford wrote:Visit from Venetia yesterday. She was most morale-boosting. I managed to prise Henry from his pit (moans of protest) for her to admire his Purely Shell walls. She has photographed the house front and rear. I managed to adjust my biggest dahlia to do credit to the front garden!

(The beauty in the black silk corset is stuck back up with great care. I didn't see why Henry should be deprived of her radiant regard. I now realise she is not a High Street Honey, which is the FHM mag equivalent of a Reader's Wife, but a real glamour model. Correction!)

Today, an associate of Venetia is coming to do a floor plan. Tomorrow, the board man will put up a "For Sale" sign, and I have agreed that anyone desperate to see the house can come tomorrow...

It's all happening. Those experienced in selling and moving may say but I haven't for 24 years. Unnerving.

Munch

Masochists

Where do you intend to move to, Angela?

Maggie

To Devon Maggie!

My father-in-law, currently at Winkleigh, will soon need me to do his missions etc.

So not far from Carolynn, cj and you!

I look forward to seeing you then.
Maggie

Angela Woodford wrote:Some of the the tips from Venetia seem to be -

Be as spotlessly clean as you can be

Be as neutrally decorated as you can be

Be in as good repair as you can be.

If you have a pet that smells, keep it out of the way - Ferdinand, beware! (But who wouldn't love that adorable cat??)

Have a front door which looks nice

Beavering away at it -

Munch

Not sure who Venetia is but having just helped sell my mother's house, we did nothing.
My parents had lived there since 1963 and no maintenance had been done for the last 10 years, as far as I could see.
We showed it as is, with an explanation that we were clearing up and not to mind the turmoil.
It was obvious that work had to be done, and all prospective buyers knew that, so that the question was how much money were they prepared to put into the refurbishment compared to the value they placed on the house.
Our key to the sale was the choice of a small local estate agent, who knew the area and the market much better than the national ones.
Prospective buyers picked it up through the local News Shopper paper, not off the internet, as most buyers were either from the area or specifically looking for property in that area. He got us a top price, about 10% more than that suggested by the National Estate agents and from start to finish it has taken less than 2 months, we started June 12th and completed last week.

As far as we were concerned, forget all the titivating and get the right Estate Agent.

I agree with the above. If the house hasn't been touched for years then you sell as 'in need of updating' but if it is just 'tired' then spruce it up a for a couple of grand and it will pay dividends.

John there has been a rash of 'Houses Doctors' who show you how to spruce up and it really works.

englishangel wrote:I agree with the above. If the house hasn't been touched for years then you sell as 'in need of updating' but if it is just 'tired' then spruce it up a for a couple of grand and it will pay dividends.

If only we had a couple of grand to spend....

We are definitely described in the property details as "in need of some updating", and are priced accordingly, bearing in mind the warm air central heating, out-of-date kitchen and bathroom!

Two sets of viewers have been, before we have even given the OK to the property details and floor plan. A very matey board man has planted a "For Sale" board large and vivid enough to be visible from Space.

Dreadful! Viewers no 2 seemed preoccupied with a creaking floorboard on the landing and stood on it, shifting from foot to foot. I tried to lure them away with a exciting account of the restored bathroom window locks, but they kept being drawn back to the floorboard, as if picking at a scab. I honestly couldn't make any excuses for the floorboard. It hasn't bothered me since it nearly gave away the arrival of Father Christmas in 1989.

I am gratified however that husband of no 2 batch commented that the kitchen is "clean...". And husband of the no 1 viewers not only knew the name of Henry's silk-corseted glamour poster model, but could quote her measurements.

Munch