Keeping things for a rainy day.

[garinda]

I sometimes think I'm a bit daft.

(A bit? Who am I kidding?)

I bought a book before Christmas, and still haven't read it, even though I'm aching to. It's the last book in the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin.

He said there would be no updates, and his much loved characters would be left suspended in the liberated environment of San Francisco in the nineteen seventies. So this is a real unexpected treat for his fans.

I might read it on holiday, or I might savour the anticipation for a bit longer. I don't know.

But what if I drop down dead?

I'll never get to experience the joy this book would give me.

Perhaps I should read it today, and re-read it on some future 'rainy day'.

I have a dear friend who once gave me some good advice. Telling me never have anything 'for best', but use things everyday, be that clothes, glasses, or dinner plates.

Anyone else keep things unused, waiting for that rainy day...that might never come?

[entwisi]

use and abuse for you never know when your numbers up.... Lifes for living right here right now IMHO

I always told Julie I want her to wear the nice jewellry she has even to work as theres no point it hiding in a box at home.

[Ken Moss]

I used to preserve things in amber until a sequence of events over the past few years have made me realise what a pointless exercise that is for many household objects.

I have a tea set which I reserve for special occasions but that's about it.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by entwisi

use and abuse for you never know when your numbers up.... Lifes for living right here right now IMHO

I always told Julie I want her to wear the nice jewellry she has even to work as theres no point it hiding in a box at home.

I agree with you.

I changed my mind about keeping 'special' things unused, after the advice of that friend. You can't take your 'best' glasses with you. Better use them, and yes, risk breaking them, than have then stuck in a cupboard gathering dust.

So, Buttonsmum, if your old man wants to buy you something sparkly, get it worn.

I'll be doing a bling check the next time I see you.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes.......I do....and so does Ma. When we went over to Oz to see my sister Ma had a birthday and I bought her a lovely vintage cotton(fine lawn) embroidered nightdress....it was gorgeous and it wasn't cheap either.

I was looking for some extra blankets for her bed during the winter cold spell and there it was still wrapped in its tissue paper.....in a cellophane bag...price still on it.

I asked her why she hasn't used it......she said it was too beautiful to wear, and that she might choose it for her laying out gown......the hell she will!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Yes.......I do....and so does Ma. When we went over to Oz to see my sister Ma had a birthday and I bought her a lovely vintage cotton(fine lawn) embroidered nightdress....it was gorgeous and it wasn't cheap either.

I was looking for some extra blankets for her bed during the winter cold spell and there it was still wrapped in its tissue paper.....in a cellophane bag...price still on it.

I asked her why she hasn't used it......she said it was too beautiful to wear, and that she might choose it for her laying out gown......the hell she will!

That's a bit sad, and funny too.

I suppose no matter what age you are, there's still hope for tomorrow, if you save something for a more fitting time in the future.

You'll have to get a bit bossy.

Tell Ma that the nightdress will be wonderful whilst the nights are so muggy.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

I have a tea set which I reserve for special occasions but that's about it.

Snap.

I'll get mine out, the next time you're here for a brew.

You can look at it, whilst supping from your plastic beaker.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by garinda

That's a bit sad, and funny too.

I suppose no matter what age you are, there's still hope for tomorrow, if you save something for a more fitting time in the future.

You'll have to get a bit bossy.

Tell Ma that the nightdress will be wonderful whilst the nights are so muggy.

I think while the nights are muggy she might sleep in the nip not a very palatable thought to conjure with, but she has no-one there to see her only the dog.
As for getting bossy....she just nods in agreement and then does what she likes. I suppose it is your prerogative at 83.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Ma says that she gets pleasure from just looking at the nice things she has acquired.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Ma says that she gets pleasure from just looking at the nice things she has acquired.

I can understand that.

I used to do it.

I have done it with this book. I even keep it next to the bed, so I can look at it, savouring future pleasure.

I suppose it is good to cherish things.

At least it shows they're appreciated.

Those who are given everything on a silver platter might not do the same thing.

[DaveinGermany]

Whisky, not the everyday tipple, but limited bottlings & rare editions. I've a few bob's worth tucked away "for a rainy day" or as an extra life assurance should things ever get that bad. But so as not to miss the chance of tasting something so rare & finite, I usually buy 2 sometimes 3 bottles of a particular distillation to allow me the pleasure of savouring & sharing such a marvellous creation with good friends who may never have the chance otherwise.

[MargaretR]

I used to be a hoarder until I downsized to a small flat.
I don't have space to store things that aren't in regular use.

[jaysay]

Well I was hoarding a couple of bottles of Spey whiskey, which were in special presentation boxes for the millennium, until the other week when the community Matron said that a glass of whiskey would help with the old circulation, now as you all know I no long taketh of the filthy alcohol, but I pride myself on always taking medical advice very seriously, and whats more it works

[steeljack]

this should probably be in the "what are you reading now" thread, but its not ... ... managed to to catch a couple of the TV dramatizations ... but one book which has a place on my nightstand for whenever I can't sleep is Alan Bennett's "the complete Talking Heads" .........one or two of his tales are bit "creepy" (which I skip) but its a book which I can allways return to and pick up a different 'nuace' in each reading .
His book "Untold Stories " is also worth the read

Think if we ever had a tread "Who would you invite to Dinner" he would be in my top five

[Margaret Pilkington]

Nothing to stop you starting such a thread. It might prove interesting.