As my last post was about receiving letters, I thought I'd continue on that theme and post about writing letters. My favourite place to write letters is probably in the garden on a sunny day, or at my cemetery where I sit to think. During the winter I prefer to write in a coffee or tea shop at a table in the corner (the letter in my last post was written in a coffee shop, so I suppose it's a common pleasure for most letter writers). It seems more practical however to write letters at home, but I have no where to sit and write. My desk is always cluttered with work, the kitchen table is always covered in bits of food and my bed is... well I go into sleep mode if I even look at my bed!
Then I found this at a charity shop in Beeston...
It was on sale for a mere £15. I looked over it carefully and it had quite a few scratches, and an elderly woman passing by interrupted me with remark of 'don't buy that dear, you'll only regret it later, you'll never get those scratches out'. I respected her opinion as a wiser lady, and decided to go away and think about it. That night I travelled to Birmingham to visit my grandma, and after talking to her she said I should go for it. I called my boyfriend back in Nottingham and as he so kindly went to look over it for me, he found that it had been further reduced to £10! How could I resist!
Sadly, he returned later to buy this beautiful bureau for me and it was gone. Grandma had even given me some old scratch polish she'd found in the garage to clean it up, and I became excited for the restoration project. I returned home disappointed. I learnt my lesson: if I ever find a gem such as this I have to swoop in and grab it! At least now I know what I'm looking for to complete my writing experience at home. For now, my café's will have to do!
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