Sunday, April 05, 2009
Sunday. Pictures of Felix and Otto.
Sleep!
I have been sleeping on the sofa and feel very dozy right now - not yet 8 o'clock.
We were up early once again - we were in Dorking by ten past seven.
The car boot sale was busy.
Today has been a book day - I came home with almost 30 books. Most of them will be listed on EBay later on. There are some for the shop too.
The most unusual item was a Kleeneze brush - with a plastic ivorine handle embossed with a gold motif for the 1937 coronation.
The most expensive was a jig saw puzzle. I paid £6.50 for a GWR wooden puzzle; I was assured it was complete - it had better be.
If it is complete it should sell for at least £20 for it is categorised as moderately rare.
The bargain of the day was a 2009 Miller's Guide to Antiques and Collectables for 20p - these books have a cover price of £19.99.
We called in at Horley on the way home with the normal feeling of frustration that so many stalls can be piled high with rubbish.
There was just one stall which we found at the end that had books for me - including the history of Dorking Parish church, a fine hard back with a dust wrapper. This will go in the shop of course.
I also bought tapestry wools and silks from these ladies - £1 bought a huge sack full of them. I will sort them out some time and sell them in the shop - people collect old needle work things. There are also unworked tapestry canvases.
We got home in time for Bill to see all the Malaysian Grand Prix - all there was of it.
What a farce the Grand Prix season has been so far, though I am sure Jason Button (the Brit) is not grumbling.
Last week the result seemed to have been decided by who was or was not telling fibs about their cars.
This week the race was stopped half way through because of very dangerous torrential monsoon rain.
I played Scrabble whilst it was on - today's random opponent was not of a high standard and I was looking to getting a really high score. But in the end he just conceded leaving me the winner but without my desired score. The game with MGoo slowly unfolds. Many hours - days even elapse between moves.
After lunch Bill went to the cemetery with some flowers.
Then he had a cup of tea with Den and Ru - his childhood neighbours, who are now in their 80s.
I have dealt with a couple of sales.
I also watched a film on TV - an adaptation of a favourite book from childhood, The Railway Children.
In this new version Jenny Agutter who played Roberta, the daughter, in the previous film, now plays the mother.
I think this version sticks a little more closely to the original book - I forget now. I have seen the film many times.
The end never fails to produce emotional tears.
The steam train pulls into the little station whilst Roberta stands staring as passengers disembark. Then she sees the man and cries out "Daddy! My daddy!" and runs to him.
If you have seen it then you know the emotion too.
And in this version it was very similar and tears began long before the train pulled into the station!
This evening - well, sleep.
I will go back and watch the rest of the Antiques Roadshow and then head for bed.
Yesterday of course we were with Ruth, Felix and Otto and here are a few pictures.
When we went into the garden I asked Felix if here were any flowers and so he took me to see the daffodils under the old apple tree.
I have been sleeping on the sofa and feel very dozy right now - not yet 8 o'clock.
We were up early once again - we were in Dorking by ten past seven.
The car boot sale was busy.
Today has been a book day - I came home with almost 30 books. Most of them will be listed on EBay later on. There are some for the shop too.
The most unusual item was a Kleeneze brush - with a plastic ivorine handle embossed with a gold motif for the 1937 coronation.
The most expensive was a jig saw puzzle. I paid £6.50 for a GWR wooden puzzle; I was assured it was complete - it had better be.
If it is complete it should sell for at least £20 for it is categorised as moderately rare.
The bargain of the day was a 2009 Miller's Guide to Antiques and Collectables for 20p - these books have a cover price of £19.99.
We called in at Horley on the way home with the normal feeling of frustration that so many stalls can be piled high with rubbish.
There was just one stall which we found at the end that had books for me - including the history of Dorking Parish church, a fine hard back with a dust wrapper. This will go in the shop of course.
I also bought tapestry wools and silks from these ladies - £1 bought a huge sack full of them. I will sort them out some time and sell them in the shop - people collect old needle work things. There are also unworked tapestry canvases.
We got home in time for Bill to see all the Malaysian Grand Prix - all there was of it.
What a farce the Grand Prix season has been so far, though I am sure Jason Button (the Brit) is not grumbling.
Last week the result seemed to have been decided by who was or was not telling fibs about their cars.
This week the race was stopped half way through because of very dangerous torrential monsoon rain.
I played Scrabble whilst it was on - today's random opponent was not of a high standard and I was looking to getting a really high score. But in the end he just conceded leaving me the winner but without my desired score. The game with MGoo slowly unfolds. Many hours - days even elapse between moves.
After lunch Bill went to the cemetery with some flowers.
Then he had a cup of tea with Den and Ru - his childhood neighbours, who are now in their 80s.
I have dealt with a couple of sales.
I also watched a film on TV - an adaptation of a favourite book from childhood, The Railway Children.
In this new version Jenny Agutter who played Roberta, the daughter, in the previous film, now plays the mother.
I think this version sticks a little more closely to the original book - I forget now. I have seen the film many times.
The end never fails to produce emotional tears.
The steam train pulls into the little station whilst Roberta stands staring as passengers disembark. Then she sees the man and cries out "Daddy! My daddy!" and runs to him.
If you have seen it then you know the emotion too.
And in this version it was very similar and tears began long before the train pulled into the station!
This evening - well, sleep.
I will go back and watch the rest of the Antiques Roadshow and then head for bed.
Yesterday of course we were with Ruth, Felix and Otto and here are a few pictures.
When we went into the garden I asked Felix if here were any flowers and so he took me to see the daffodils under the old apple tree.
