Hoarding

 The housekeeper at the Meeting House is a hoarder and uses the Meeting House to store overspill from her collection. This can't be allowed to get out of hand.....

But it's not just a logistical problem, it's also a pastoral one. 

"Sigh".....

I have some sympathy with hoarders. I'm not far from being one myself. I love junk.

I live in an animate world- and don't like getting rid of things for fear of hurting their feelings. 

However I don't extend my sympathy to packaging and old newspapers and worn out saucepans- stuff that has a certain function and can't ever have expected to continue in existence once it's done its work. This is what saves me....

Though there's an in-between class of objects- decorative biscuit tins, glass bottles in attrractive colours- that tug at my heart strings.....

An Update On The Building Work

 Here's what the kitchen looks like today. Dodgy wiring and piping have been removed from the under the floor and the area properly prepped and then flooded with cement. Until this dries we have to access the working area of the kitchen by way of the garage....