Wednesday, April 02, 2008
2nd April Describing Wednesday.
Today I have been describing things for EBay - and not a book in sight.
I am taking advantage of the 5p listing day tomorrow and getting some things with high opening bids put on - normally the fees would be higher and it is always good to save some money.
I am not sure how they will sell.
Some of them might do quite well; I believe they have the potential to be attractive to collectors.
And I guess that I did once believe in the potential of all the things, but some I paid quite a high price for and I am just hoping some day for my money back.
It will be interesting to see what happens.
Perhaps the item that fascinates me most is a brass souvenir dish from the 1851 Great Exhibition. I paid very little for it and I kept wondering if it could be genuine - perhaps you can buy copies at Osborne House or somewhere like that.
But advice from others has confirmed my belief that it is genuine.
If you want to read the inscription on the base you might need to click on the
picture to enlarge it.
I was tempted to clean it, but decided to advise potential bidders that it might be best left for the new owner who might prefer it to carry its 150 year history of dirt.
There's lots more to see if you had the time or the interest. You would have to find monkland119 on the EBay website.
This afternoon we went over to Ifield to see Jenny. Poor thing she has succumbed to the bug and was coughing badly and feeling rough.
The Ifield Conservation Society are holding a seminar in a couple of weeks and they want to put together a display for visitors and our collection of Ifield postcards will be useful.
It was good to meet up with Dede again. I wonder how he is thinking about our rotten Spring weather. Yes - it has been raining again! He went out to walk the mile or so to collect Felix from the childminder's and presumably got quite wet. Felix was OK in the push chair covered over with rain proofing.
I said last night I would have a blood test today, but elected to wait until Monday. We have quite enough medical appointments just now. Bill will be at the ESH (East Surrey Hospital) on Monday to see the rheumatology specialist, and I might as well have my blood test whilst we are there.
I have my appointment with the endocrinologist next Friday.
And Bill must arrange to see the local doctor about his still slightly worrying blood pressure. Our friend Jean, who has a similar problem suggests that the next thing will be a combination of different drugs.
Tomorrow Bill's heart will have to pump well. We are taking out a heavy mirrored back cabinet from the shop and hoping that a charity shop will want to sell it. Jo has said she will help with the moving of it. I shall have to take in some folding shelves to display bits for the next couple of months.
Right - time for a cuppa and then off to bed.
Goodnight all!
