Why should I start writing the blog again?
I found myself talking to my embroidery because I don’t have a Roland to sound out what I am feeling. That and hugs have to be the worst. I miss both so much. So, I thought I would write it down. But then I wander if I actually want people to read it.
In the past it has never really bothered me. I have given up my secrets and never really bothered me. Did you know that this led to a stalker and then eventually to an attack and police? Not something I let people know about. So do I start again?
Only write about stuff that is vague. I can hear you all say that. However, I let my mind follow the route it wants. I let it take it’s own journey and see where it ends up. And sometimes I don’t think those facts are intimate or important but it turns out they are.
The dilemma then is to write or not?
I have been choosing not but that has resulted in my getting a little strange and talking to embroidery. To save my sanity then maybe I ought to just chat. Hell, maybe no one will read it. Maybe you will. And maybe you will like it. The best result would be if someone found my ramblings helpful.
Here it is then – I am starting the blog again.
I moved back to rural west Wales and got myself a little bungalow. One reception room, one car port, three bedrooms and a double garage with a laundry. Built in the 1970s the house is wood framed and very well looked after. I have had to update the electrics and bathroom immediately. Due to my poor mobility, I can’t use a normal bath. Therefore, it was ripped out and a lovely shower was installed. It was fast and I hit the ground running to make sure that the bungalow was as comfy as possible.
I realized quickly that I needed an art/writing space and turned the largest bedroom into my studio. Then took the next as my bedroom and the smallest is currently the spare/junk room. The large reception I put my living room in. Well, I have been living like that for a month or so and there is a problem.
- the reception room is not well insulated (it has the car port to one side) and gets very hot so in likelihood it will get cold in the winter
- the studio is not quite big enough
- the spare bedroom has become unused ‘dead’ space
- the back of the house is cooler and therefore much more insulated
So… How to fix the problem.
This is a little radical. I turn the spare bedroom into a dining room. I change the current study into a snug. Then I move the studio into the large reception room. This moves me into the more insulated part of the house for the winter. It gives me more space to get the sewing machine out. I also have space to paint. Something I am really wanting to do.
The arch between the dining room and living room would be put in later. I need to make sure I m right in this before I do any structural work. I keep thinking about what Roland would want. However, he would never have picked a bungalow. Certainly, he would not have chosen one in rural Wales. He was very much a city boy.
I plan to try this out. I will only be moving furniture, which will exhaust me. I need to work out how to do it. However, it can easily be put back. It is just stuff.
I think i am going to try. If it works then I will put a sofa bed in the studio and the living room. I know I go down to a one bedroom (technically) but I don’t mind. As long as it works for me. I already know this is my forever home. It just feels right.
Kate Murray - Cleaver 