General Chat

Today I have mainly been in and out of my loft , sorting out boxes of long forgotten " treasures" . I find the loft and its contents tends to cause at least one emotional outburst , this time it was bought on by one of my late Mums tablecloths ( she was a hoarder of such items , unfulfilled dreams of having a tearoom ....lol ) . I was quietly sorting though them when I made the mistake of smelling one , smell can just transport me back like no other sense can .
I had a good old sob ( with the tablecloth over my head..........lol ) and felt much better for it .
I got lots sorted today , all my wool and fabric , paints and brushes are now out of loft storage and in my newly acquired " hobby room " ( courtesy of son having vacated his room ).

A new era awaits me : ))

Awwwww the smell of Hamlet cigars has the effect on me Amanda.....reminds me of my Old Grandad....makes me feel he's in the room.........then heartbroken that he's not....if that makes sense?

Good luck with your hobby room.......onwards and upwards :0)

I get like that with songs. My father loved music and if I hear one of his favourites it can set me off.

Sue xx

Awwwwww Amanda....big (((((((((((((((((((hug))))))))))))))))))) xxxxxxxxxxx


now come and sort my loft out....CIlla has great legs...

Thank you Muffy : )) I can't decide which hobby to plunge into first.......lol
I've had my eye on that room for years : ))

SueMaid.........music had that effect on my Mum , when I was little I was playing with our record played and put on " Bells Across the Water " Mum burst into tears and I thought I'd done something terribly wrong but she explained it just made her miss her Dad and that it was ok .

Funny how grief can pop up unbidden and stab you right in the heart but I'm glad it does because it shows that the love goes on .

What is Cilla doing in your loft Hayley ? ( has visions of opening Hayley loft hatch and seeing the ageing celeb saying " Surprise suprise "........lol

Jim Reeves does it for me. Any Jim Reeves song and I see my dad, foot tapping away, smoking his pipe ...

Bless

Jill

If I hear the Seekers I always end up chocking back a tear for my dear old Dad.........bless him .

You've all made me really sad. But in a way it's wonderful to relive things like that, even if they do choke us really:)

Yes it can catch you at unexpected times. The young girl next door was telling me about losing her mum when she was 10. I came home and had a good cry - partly because I felt sorry for her but also because I felt sorry for myself. The anniversary of my dad's death is coming up and I feel a bit raw at the moment.

Sue xx

If it makes you feel any better Uggers , less than five minutes after being in sobbing tears I was laughing again as I was having a revelation about women covering their heads with cloths and wailing..............lol.......I can't remember what I actually said but my OH was in stitches..........lol

It does, Amanda lol. I didn't say that very well but what I meant is being sad at remembering is better than not remembering for me:)

No - you never do get over it ... it's horrible and I hate being an orphan ...

I used to get really really miserable around Christmas time as it was mum's birthday on 9 Dec and when we were kids we put up the decorations in time for her BD. So for years I carried on doing just that and every year I cried buckets. Finally, my son said, "Mum, why don't you put up the decorations the week after nan's birthday?" Duh. So now I do. I don't cry buckets any more but it still hurts ...

Jill

SueMaid.....I know what you mean too.........I just passed the three years last month of losing Mum and it will be five years in a couple of weeks that my Dad passed away suddenly .

I have so much to thank them for , they where beautiful parents ( warts and all )...........my loft has been groaning under the weight of the craft stuff I kept that had been theirs..........and now it is nearly free..........lol .

It's easier now but the 1st year was horrible, AB. I do miss him but I can now enjoy memories without feeling so sad. Mostly anniversaries that get to me now.

Sue xx

I know what you mean AB. I try, nowadays to have Christmas totally unlike the ones I had as a child. I'm reinventing it a bit more each year. One year I even had pink decs! Clashed beautifully with the terracotta colour paint on the front room walls!! But it is a struggle every year ...

Bah humbug and please do not mention Christmas in my OH's hearing until 1 December or he will fine you £1.00!

Jill

We always have Christmas at our house. A sit-down lunch and then an open house in the afternoon. The first Christmas after dad died I couldn't bear to have it at home. I knew I would see dad sitting in "his" chair smiling at the grandkids and just enjoying the family. So we had Christmas at my daughter's and that helped. But I found going into a new year the hardest. I felt we were moving forward and leaving dad behind. I found that very difficult to bear.

Sue xx

SueMaid.....we are all links in our chains . We never leave the beloved ones behind but at the same time I think I understand what you are saying .
Having lost both my parents I had a struggle earlier this year when my daughter had her baby girl ( the first one born that neither of them ever saw or knew about ) .

AB.....my Mum could turn her clever hands to almost any craft , sewing , knitting , painting ( water colours , oils , barge painting etc ). Dad was very interested in rocks and minerals and they had a shop selling home made jewellery in the 70's . I've got fittings and findings and more polished stones than I can shake a stick at..........lol.........I've been running my fingers through a jar of polished garnets that I'd forgotton all about .

Lol.....AB........I feel like a fossil too : )

I haven't got as far as deciding what to create from all the treasure yet but the fittings are rather outdated now and probably not worth the effort of glueing stones onto them .
I need to get hold of a basic table to have in my craft room .....then I can sit at it .....have a good old think and hopefully some inspiration will appear.
My house is scattered with Amethyst beds and crystals from my Dads collection..........he was a bit mad about minerals........lol

We ae links and I'm glad you like the expression . I have a chest of drawers in my craft room that belonged to my G.G.Grandparents..........so they are also in that room with me..........lol

OMG. What is it with Jim Reeves??

My Nan died in 1981, 2 months before my first son was born.

My Dad died in 1983, 7 months after my second son was born.

Mother and Son, they both loved Jim Reeves.

Always cry when I hear him. Loads of good memories though, Christmas, New Year and the fourth Friday of every month.... My Nan and my G Aunt Lil visited and sampled my Dad's home made wine!!!

What an eye opener that was. Jim Reeves followed by "Bits 'n' Pieces" by the Dave Clark 5. Zip- up ankle boots, lacey underskirts and BIG knickers. This was at 4.30 in the afternoon. lol

Nan was always known as "the Duchess", a bit like Annie Walker except every 4th Friday.

Coming over all emotional now but in a nice way.

xx