What to do?
The sound of the boiler rumbled through the neighbourhood day and night for several weeks. There was no sign of the car or anyone coming or going from the house. The weeds grew to knee height, the windows took on a greyish tinge and the paths were un-swept with a fresh layer of leaves, grime and general rubbish delivered on every gust of wind. The blinds were unmoved.
The phone twittered and thrilled unanswered several times on any given day. The mound of post in the hallway increased with each new delivery. Soon there would be no space left for the letters to fall.
Used and unwashed dished cluttered the draining board. The remains of meals dried and congealed on the plates were enough to feed a four-course feast to a family of vermin. All the used beakers were lined up like a guard of honour on the windowsill and the contents of the cutlery drawer, all dirty, were scattered in the sink.
On the table were several bottles of pills…. Some full, others open and lying on their sides while a trail of multi-coloured sweet like shapes was scattered across the floor.
The hands on the clock remained at ten past two no matter what the hour, day or night. The shower, bath and wash basin remained unused for many a day and the furniture throughout the house was protected by a six inch layer of dust.
Nobody had a key.
Nobody tried to enter.
Neighbours talked in hushed voices but didn’t want to become involved….
A serious situation indeed! Who would be brave enough to make the first move?
There was no easy way round it; it had to be done…
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“I think it is time to give this blogging a rest”!
steph said,
November 25, 2008 at 7:34 am
Oh NO!
Grannymar,
You should have warned me that you were gonna call round
Will Knott said,
November 25, 2008 at 8:33 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo…………….
Primal Sneeze said,
November 25, 2008 at 8:40 am
It won’t work. I tried it on and off, but then something would be really bugging me and I’d have to shout about it. Or I’d think of a good gag.
Nah, it won’t work. Someday you’ll be sitting there and you’ll think “hey, I never wrote about the time that …”
cathy said,
November 25, 2008 at 9:13 am
If this post proves one thing, it is that you should NOT give blogging a rest. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting to see what Grannymar had discovered when she went boldly where others feared to enter. So you might want to employ one of your many toyboys as a cleaning person, and a cook, and a gardener, but you should keep blogging…
Grannymar said,
November 25, 2008 at 11:58 am
@Steph - Is your house like that too?
@Will - What do you mean NOOooo? Will you weed my garden for me?
@Sneezy - Sure ’tis like a drug! And I suppose I could do worse.
@Cathy - Will you draw up the rota
d@\/e said,
November 25, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Grannymar a picture paints a thousand words. Prove it. I don’t believe you
Grannymar said,
November 25, 2008 at 12:57 pm
d@\/e,
Sometimes the ‘mind mages’ paint better pictures.
d@\/e said,
November 25, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Are you going to be on TV again? Is this you getting ready for Kim and Aggie’s How clean is your house?
Magpie11 said,
November 25, 2008 at 1:12 pm
That’s it!!!!!
I am not going to start my own blog….
No, it’s no use trying to persuade me…the house is abig enough mess as it is!
Grannymar said,
November 25, 2008 at 1:27 pm
@d@\/e - I never knew about Kim and Aggie’s. Remember I have had no TV for over 10 years! Now I wonder how they clean……?
@Magpie - Blogging is more fun than housework! Anyday!
kenju said,
November 25, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Are you serious?????
What will we all do without you??
Baino said,
November 25, 2008 at 8:01 pm
You can’t be serious? No TV? What on earth will you do in the evening. There’s time enough for housework and gardening. Just have a rest for a few days. You’ll miss if you’re gone! And we’ll certainly miss you. Besides, the Blog Awards are only a few months away!
Grannymar said,
November 25, 2008 at 8:13 pm
@Judy - No worries, the clock has a new battery and I am merrily ticking away alongside it!
@Baino - Me give up? No way am I giving up my Toyboys!
steph said,
November 25, 2008 at 8:52 pm
“Sure ’tis like a drug!”
You’re right there, Grannymar
Blogging can be addictive and it has side effects (like above) but…
it’s very therapeutic and you’ll suffer withdrawal symptoms if you give it up!
So why would anyone want to stop?
Grannymar said,
November 25, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Steph
I am sure addicted and paid up member of bloggers anonymous!
I’m going nowhere!
TheChrisD said,
November 25, 2008 at 11:34 pm
I can understand why everyone is thinking you’re quitting, given that you used the “magic phrase”…
Grannymar said,
November 25, 2008 at 11:55 pm
ChrisD
I only said resting… forty winks is a rest!
Maureen said,
November 26, 2008 at 3:05 am
Well, I’m glad I came late to this party. If it weren’t for the conversations ahead of me, I’d be panicked thinking a delightful blog, I’d only recently discovered, was “closing shop”. Glad to see you’ve only taken a siesta.
Baino said,
November 26, 2008 at 8:53 am
Phew! Had me worried there for a while.
Grannymar said,
November 26, 2008 at 10:02 am
Ha ha! My dad uses to tell us that ‘paper won’t refuse ink’ and not to believe all we read or half we saw!
Computer screens are the new paper and then we have photoshop….