The painting above, The Last Day in the Old Home by Robert Braithwaite Martineau, was hugely popular with the Victorian public, who liked a picture that not only told a story but punched home a barrage of strong moral lessons.
Chez Nige, I'm glad to say things don't look much like the scene depicted by Martineau, but today is indeed the last day in the old home before it's all packed up and carted away, mostly into storage. Mrs N and I will follow in due course and by Wednesday will have waved farewell to the suburban demiparadise and settled in the delightful 'city of philosophers', Lichfield, from where I shall resume my dispatches. Hasta la vista.
Good luck. I hope all goes smoothly.
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ReplyDeleteIs the child on the right drinking champers? Your younger NZ grandson would approve :) wishing you a happy and hassle free move!
ReplyDeleteThanks everybody, and yes Kate that is indeed champers!
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