The nutty notions of a junkaholic

My garden pond to-be,

come spring I`m taking my pick and digging it down in my new lawn.

My father- and mother-in-law are both in their eighties and couldn`t cope with a bathtub anymore, so they went out and bought a shower cabinet.

And why waste a perfectly good bath?!

Nonsense!

Når våren kommer skal dette bli hagedam!

Svigers er over åtti nå og tør ikke lenger ta sjangsen på å klatre inn og ut av badekaret. Det ble dusjkabinett og min mann skulle kjøre badekaret på søppelfyllingen...ha ha

det kom jo ikke lenger enn hit opp til oss da he he ;)

Der hvor mannen min plasket rundt som liten gutt, skal det snart flyte vannliljer og  klekke froskeyngel!

view from the tub...

quite a struggle getting out I found...

for a woman of my age...

utsikt fra karet...

men jammen ikke helt enkelt å karre seg ut

for en dame i min alder...

Love the Autumn colours

funny to think

that the lake will soon be covered in

ice...

Elsker høsten og fargene

kontrastene

snart er dette vannet dekket av

is...

Put it down! Her mother scolded.

You never know where that`s been!

Her daughter stared at her defiantly

a large piece of railroad iron in her clasp, red in the face because of it`s weight - NO!

I`m not taking that with me home, no way!

The girl shook her head,

I want it, I`m going to use it...for

...something...!

I have always loved junk -

or in my eyes

treasure!

My parents saved up and got new furniture and buildt a new house,

I loved the old furniture

with it`s creaks and squeaks,

worn patches

and broken springs.

And I loved my old farm house

with it`s attic full of memories

and barn full of strange gadgets.

I loved

stones

metal cans

old suitcases

pieces of old pottery -

a big old badger dug out from under the barn

I loved lugging stuff home

once

a dead duck

found under a boat house

...not quite sure why I took that though :D

I`m easy to please

and cheap to keep

...wish I had that piece of railroad iron though

...it would have made a great book support ;)

hugs Pam xxx