of Pictures Cats and Property
It would appear that my living room is awash with tissue paper. I didn't have the heart to point out to the bloke at the sculpture park that the picture he was so carefully wrapping only cost £22 (not the £250+ that most of that size were) nor that the other one was only £15, so now I have all the tissue paper in the world. Of course I haven't re-wrapped the pictures after measuring them for their frames, one of which costs less than the picture. Bizarrely the made to measure frame was a cheaper (and nicer) option than any of the ones that were the same size as the larger picture. Anyway I have a lovely Almost and animal alphabet map of the world by Kate Viggers and an F is for Fox picture, plus a frame for the M is for monkey picture I didn't buy but as the week progresses I desire more and more.
I also have a rather well matched frame (I hope!) for the picture done for the Steampunk event at Left bank by the wonderful Anne Stokes which I got by dint of remembering to say "clockwork dragon" to her. I suspect this is the last time the frame for her artwork will cost more than the art. I wonder if one can buy shares in eframes because I think it would be worth my while.
However I have not purchased a frame for a picture of Loki - that is a wonderful £2.50 sparkly affair purchased from B&M that should, if I can find a good enough photo, set him off nicely. so far I fail to find any pictures where he's not got random stuff in the background. He seemed to have a taste for left of centre literature as far as I can make out.
Artycontinues to be vague about her feelings on being a single cat. This evening I rescued a paperclip that was under sustained attack and the strings of the household have definitely been more persecuted recently. I will see how she does over the next couple of months, but I think a 2nd cat would be a good idea for me if not us both. Someone alarmed me by telling me that the vast majority of cats who reach their early do not see their mid teens and having had too many friends loose their only cat recently I realise all too strongly that I had my pain eased significantly by not having an empty home since that fateful vet visit.
Anyway back to more positive things- went to Hardwick Hall on Sunday and it was fantastic. One of the biggest collections of old tapestries in the world (apparently) and lots of cool stuff to look at, bit badly light (tapestry protection) and because the building was basically never a permanent residence it's very much in the style it was first built . Bit more English Heritage than your average National Trust property. And next door is an English Heritage "Hardwick Old Hall" as a handy "ruin in the garden". If you are used to looking at the building in the distance from the M1 and thinking "oh I really must visit sometime" you are probably looking at the 2 buildings to be honest.