Jan 6th, 2025

Author: donich_admin

Treasure trove

J and I moved from the house to clearing out the garage today.

This would be a monumental task, but luckily we have a house clearance company coming to clear up the residual contents once J has taken what he wants. An old cupboard contained boxes and boxes of ancient magazines (some of which are probably valuable in themselves to anyone with the time and inclination to e-bay them), airfix aeroplanes and other stuff which considering the cost of storage we are just leaving to the clearance company.

J pulled out an old box from the back. I was about to shout at him to put it back, when he took the lid off. Inside was a hand written list of items from his Mum – it was a load of antique silver. There were teapots, salt cellars, sugar tongs, the works, and most importantly, a large engraved tankard which was his grandfather’s christening mug.

In her declining years she had no longer needed the silver and had hidden it in the garage away from prying eyes and burglars. She very nearly hid it from her son too. Goodness knows what else is lying waiting for the clearance company to find it…