As The Workhouse Approaches....How To Do Everything To Avoid It, the Old Style Way

JIL

There has been a lot of talk on here about growing sprouting broccoli and it reminded me of some seeds i had seen. Hope you wont mind me asking on here and not on the gardening forum but has anyone tried growing these http://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/seeds-plants-gardening/19459/sprouting-chinese-cabbage-eats-shoots-leaves-f1 I am interested as i love sprouting broccoli and this seems to be similar but ready much sooner?
Any advice gratefully accepted and thank you.

Broomstick

v8monkeyboy wrote: »

it gives me a feeling of comfort and security and the OH feels the same. We value these items above so many other things and if that means we have a living room from the 1930s, so be it - it suits us

Have you visited the 1940s house at the Imperial War Museum in London? When I went round it about a year ago it was like walking into my gran's old home (and made me quite emotional... hmmm there's a theme here ). I'd really recommend it.

The thing about 'old stuff' 'new stuff' is that once upon a time all of it was new! If we buy new now we are acquiring things that one day might become cherished by our own grandchildren so by choosing and using objects with love they could be being filled with good energy to pass on.

I don't have strong personal feelings about energy in things. I know the history of ownership to our second hand/passed down furniture and negative feelings haven't arisen there, and our house is packed with second hand books which all feel fine but I do get strong good and bad vibes about places, especially ancient sites and tracks. Totally happy visting lots of stone circles, ancient drovers roads etc and just neutral about some, but Avebury stone circle makes my skin crawl. I can't remain there. It's a really strong physical reaction.

This thread is moving too quickly to reply to all the interesting and useful things that are being written about although I keep reading bits I want to talk about. Thank you, especially for the bread making tips. I'm only really visiting here and the 'five pleasures' threads at the moment (another lovely one), between the two I think my needs are being met. :T How's that for decluttering!

Churchmouse

While I can understand the joy of inheriting a "family" piece I must make the case for new furniture. I have a few new bits of furniture in my livingroom. They have been made to order for me by a craftsman of the highest order, in solid oak. I fear for his future if everyone decides only pre-loved furniture is the way to go. His "works of art" have to be seen to be believed. Thank goodness I haven't had too much to inherit Just as an aside, these made to measure in the traditional manner pieces have actually been cheaper than some mass produced rubbish

Molly41

I get bad vibes about places and mostly I am proved right. My youngest son has inherited my "ability". From a very young age he would call a house "smiley" or "sad" and I used to find myself agreeing with him. Im pleased to say we now live in a very "smiley" house which makes me very happy. It could so have been a different matter though as we viewed a fairly new house that seemed perfect for us. My Kids Dad wanted to put an offer in on the place but I was very unsure. I thought i would ask around locally as we were new to the area. My fears were confirmed when i found out (eventually from a rival estate agent) that a poor man had committed suicide in the garage of the house :eek::eek::eek:

As for furniture I dont have everything new and nothing matches. I have a lovely sideboard that I found in a flat I rented and my parents in law ladderax which is very 1970's but I love it :T:T:T

modern_millie_2

Churchmouse wrote: »

While I can understand the joy of inheriting a "family" piece I must make the case for new furniture. I have a few new bits of furniture in my livingroom. They have been made to order for me by a craftsman of the highest order, in solid oak. I fear for his future if everyone decides only pre-loved furniture is the way to go. His "works of art" have to be seen to be believed. Thank goodness I haven't had too much to inherit Just as an aside, these made to measure in the traditional manner pieces have actually been cheaper than some mass produced rubbish

Churchmouse, I agree, although a lot of our furniture is inherited/reclaimed (or just old!) we have one or two small
craft pieces and would love to be able to afford more. My DH is a craftsperson, so I fully appreciate the skill, time and effort involved in furnituremaking. Well done for supporting your local industry!

ceridwen

morag1202 wrote: »

....AND what the seller is willing to sell it for

If the Executor needs the sale to pay IHT then they may well sell at a vastly reduced price but if the beneficiaries don't need the money immediately then they may well hold out for the full amount or even rent it out until the market improves.

If a seller is inclined to accept a low offer then generally they will want a quick sale, ideally from a cash buyer, or at least a buyer who's house is SSTC.

IHT isnt likely to apply - certainly wouldnt unless there is a lot more in the "estate" than just the house. As the evidence is that the kitchen and bathroom are old-fashioned and the owner was a woman (ie therefore would probably be aware of that fact...) then my guess is that there isnt much more in the "estate" than the house itself - as I imagine if she had had some money to spare she would have updated them. The house of itself is safely well within IHT limit levels. The market isnt going to "improve" - ever - in that area I estimate...

Hmm...I understand the point that they may decide to rent it out - though its the type of road where eyebrows go up at the thought of rented housing nearby of any description. I DO know what you mean - as many houses in my own area have now been rented out/even split up - but that just doesnt tend to happen in that area (so fingers crossed....). I've now discovered what estate agents mean by "sought after" - as thats how they are describing the road. It means "normal" in my vocabulary - ie no neighbours from hell/no litter/no graffiti/no drugs/not too noisy/not too public. Yep - normal in my book. I thought "sought after" meant "beautiful scenery/high degree of privacy/RATHER exclusive" - obviously not...

Hmm...well the "so low as to be an insult" offer I could make would be 75% of the asking price without a mortgage and 80% with a small mortgage (bearing in mind I dont want a mortgage at all at my age and "these days"). Now how does one balance out between "No-one in their right mind would take so little for it" and "Think positive ceridwen".....LOL.

Will try to find out more about the house/executors circumstances and keep my eye on it...and hope it takes forever and some more to sell...

redlady_1

7ww - hugs xx

Oh, here is another one. My cottage before this place was called Bills Cottage. Everyone who visited said it had calm about the place. I always felt Bill there and I was definitely watched over. I really miss the vibes of that place. This cottage has no vibes despite the little old lady dying in it. She has moved on but I just knew I had to buy it.

Kittie - with my exH the house had a posion arrow straight at it, no relationship corner, the bathroom was over the front door, and they are to name just a few. I had manderin ducks, the toad, budda you name it and it was in there. It was just a bloody awful house and I was pleased to get away. Moving there was a very traumatic experience as I really loved living in our MQ and was in tears the moment I walked through the door and thought "My God, I have to live here".

Furniture, most of it is inherited from my great grandma. I have bought a big set of Victorian drawers which are a non negotiable part of me. I paid £200 from a second hand shop.

Cerwiden - if it is meant to be. This place was over my budget and i was buying somewhere else I didnt really like but thought I wouldnt get anything in my price ranged. It was proving a dog to buy so I decided to look around. This one kept winking at me and through a series of very bizzare coincidences came to view. At that point I knew it would be mine even though it was £20k over budget. Needless to say I got it reduced. The vibes arent here but I just knew it was the right place. Put the offer in without the mortgage and dont be ashamed of doing so. You can always go up but cant go down.

redlady_1

Mrs_Veg_Plot wrote: »

Welcome Froogs

Has anyone on here told you about Twinks Hobnobs yet?

They are sooooo good, but seem to vanish quite quickly .

They are like the borg...resistance if futile!

mardatha

The Cake - that's very interesting. I love history. I don't mind old houses as long as they feel smiley and welcoming and homely. Some feel too dark and depressing though. I had a horrible encounter with a haunted house that my daughter rented but it will take us so far OT we will get banned forever though!
Can't seem to shake off this canny-be-bothered-ness this summer. Think it's lack of sun and heat really. Get up every day and feel sad as soon as you're out of bed, in mid summer that's bad - Need a good kick I think.
I would like to see that 1940s house somebody was talking about in some museum - wonder if anybody in the country has actually done that look and re-created it in their home?
Although the way things are going re elect and gas bills we will all be going back to the medieval look :rotfl::rotfl:Coal or wood fires, high-backed chairs to keep out the draughts, tapestries on the walls & shawls and woolly tights !

suzid

All this talk about the energy in houses has got me thinking, and to be honest I'd forgotten about some of the events in the past. I've lived in this house 46yrs and hated it for many of those years. It has resolutely refused to sell even if the price was dropped to silly money. I never wanted to move here and cried when my grandparents bought it and I had to leave a house I loved and where I had lots of friends. It had been empty since the previous owner died and was a bit of a wreck.

The week before my Granddad died, a large picture fell off the wall in the lounge followed a couple of days later by a mirror falling off the wall in the dining room, smashing and taking the clock on the mantelpiece with it. He died suddenly in the lounge which we have since turned into our bedroom. A year later on Granddad's birthday my DH was born.

In the lounge (the former Dining room) stands Granddad's desk. Three draws, drop down desk area with a display cabinet above. Every time I open it I'm transported back to 1960's Coventry where I used to sit at it doing sums that my Granddad set for me before he went to work. Very vivid memories.

It's only in the last year that I feel as if this house has grown on me, and I don't want to leave it. All the talk on this tread has got me wondering if replacing all the old carpets last year has sort of freed me from the negative vibes that I didn't realize I was picking up. Too many sad associations yet I was still hanging on to them.

7WW sad day but so many happy memories ((hugs))

I've just realised, when 'little furry thing' was put to sleep, she's taken herself off to the very place Granddad died. She never slept there - how odd.