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I moved into this house in March 1976 with my mother and father; the year I sat my O levels. Many of you will know that Mum died just over 3 years ago, and that we had nearly sold the house when we had a massive burst. December 2022 Husband took the house on, mum's estate was wound up, and repair work started. We finally exchanged contracts for sale yesterday, and we complete tomorrow. So goodbye home - husband had just read the meters in the garage. 48 years is a long time. And the weirdest thing - today would have been mum's birthday.

#queni

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tigg

Published 1 month ago

jazzie Thank you for sharing this story with us. Must be a hard day for you... but on the other hand this house hopefully brings joy to someone and becomes a home again!

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Lauren Huston A difficult day, but this becomes someone else's home, with a lifetime of memories for them as well.

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tigg Absolutely right.

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Ian Prince I can definitely imagine how emotional it feels letting go of a house filled with so many memories. Memory and place are so intertwined…
I’m guessing you can maintain some of that with your photos taken there.

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tigg True, although I am not great at looking back at photos unless looking for something specific - are you?

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Ian Prince Like you I rarely look at past pics. But I find it reassuring that they are “there”.
That said I rather like the 1-2-3 year-ago pics that’s are shown here. I should, it was I feature I asked Pawel for 😂

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tigg I completely agree. Remind me - how long since your mum died? I felt we had similar relationships with our mums.

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Ian Prince Five years ago… "Dear Mum"

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tigg :-)

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