Attics

[poliphilo]

When you stow something away in the attic there's a pretty good chance it's never coming down again. Leastways not in your lifetime.

There's a Tutankhamen quality about attics.

When we were down at my mother's she was clearing her attic out and we brought certain things away with us: a 1950s coffee table with an illustrated map of London behind its glass top, a nice wrought-iron fire screen.

I have a book by Father Martin D'Arcy I found in the attic of my old house in Cambridge. It's a ratty old wartime paperbook, totally without value. But I won't get rid of it . It has talismanic value. It's treasure trove.

Since last week we've had an attic of our own. The guy came and laid  flooring in the roof space and put in a trap door and ladder. It's the warmest room in the house.

Our attic is gradually filling up: two lamp standards, a couple of chests of drawers, lots of boxes full of all sorts.

I wonder who will get to bring them down.

Comments

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

wonderful opportunity to 'seed' the attic with weird and wonderful things for people to discover in years to come. :-)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of people exploring up there in years to come and thinking, "Wow, but these people were interesting!"

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

absolutely!

I'm tempted to do that myself, now i think of it.