I like the way this moves, inevitable, Max.
But disagree with the 'decor agent.'
Remember a friend who had all their paintings up, books about, & other such-like: that sold the house, which, when the new people moved in lacked it all. (Mind you it was in the university district...).
Doug
On 2012-10-23, at 11:57 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The agent said I'm sending you
> my decor agent - she will tell you
> how to make your place look good.
>
> She came, she saw, she uttered:
> 'clear all level surfaces, get rid of
> most chairs, the china cabinets,
>
> the CD stand, bookshelves and books.
> It's all clutter. Prospective purchasers
> want space for their imaginings.'
>
> We sorted, wrapped, packed, boxed,
> handed over to Mini Movers
> half our beloved belongings.
>
> The clearance! it doubled the size
> of the house. The photographs show
> wide spaces. Stripped for auction.
>
> After which we move to a narrow
> apartment, fewer rooms, fewer
> shelves, very few books.
>
> In February we will unpack
> in sparseness. There I will live
> in a small way a few years,
>
> and after that somewhere
> without reading matter, darker,
> totally without clutter.
>
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