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thinner and streamlined by the
year. So along with time capsules,
museums and private collections
specialising in such historical
paraphernalia, we can now add the
streets of my area at Clean-Uptime!
The Clean Up
is one of the best
services that local
councils provide.
It is only slightly
outdone by the
recycling centre at
some council rubbish
tips. Some of the items on display
seem so appealing. I am sure I could
use that plastic hatstand shaped
like a sunflower and wait... didn’t
I throw an imitation wooden nest
of tables like that away last year?
There might still be a few houses in
the area sporting laminated kitchen
counters,toiletrolldolls,ceramic
shellashtrays,ortheflyingducks
onthewallofa 1950swallpapered
loungeroom.
Lately,quitea fewofmylong-term
neighbours have started renovating
their homes. And so out it all goes,
from old wardrobes, blinds, light
globes and shower nozzles to bric
à brac that defied years of dusting
effortsandartwork that suited the
muted furnishings of
a bygone time
and taste.
The renovation
cycle could well be
the last in the Clean-
Up cycle of life. Just in
time for a well-earned
retirement and to hand affairs over
to the next generation because didn’t
I see a baby capsule appear among
the assorted jumble of oddities
at Number 3? New families with
children? Doting grandparents
with visiting grandchildren? Only
Clean-Up time will tell.OUT IT ALL
GOES, FROM OLD
WARDROBES TO
BRIC À BRACDo you have a tale to tell? We’ll pay
cash for any original and unpublished
story we print. See page 8 for details
on how to contribute.It’s Written in the Asparagus Spears
Self-proclaimed British fortune teller Jemima Packington, 64, is
claiming she predicted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would step
back from the royal family after ‘reading’ some asparagus spears.
Packington, 64, reportedly the world’s only ‘asparamancer’, says
she is able to see the future by throwing asparagus into the air and
then observing how the spears land on the ground. For the rest of
2020, Packington foresees “sporting personalities will be embroiled
in scandals”. Now that’s a surprise. UPI14 march 2020