"Yes, it happened to an artisan...!!"
By Celia Thomas
This section is devoted to AIM members to the little snippets and anecdotes from AIM members who have kindly allowed us all to share just a few moments into their lives and enlighten the rest of the world that we are, contrary to belief, actually quite normal and human too!
Unexpected Visitors...!
Out of the blue and unannounced one Monday morning, just as my key was unlocking my front door (having just rushed to drop daughter off at school to catch coach for a whole week’s residential trip), a couple from London pulled up in my driveway. Apparently, they said, “to buy a vintage Tri-ang dolls house”.
To be fair to them, we had corresponded briefly via email the previous week but had no idea that their visit was to be quite so imminent, they were meant to ring first! My house was in a horrendous state… had had visitors to stay the weekend so not had chance to clean up yet …… dirt and mess everywhere, including un-hoovered floors, toys, clothes etc…I think you get the drift! Very reluctantly and very embarrassingly I took the immediate decision to let them in …but OMG which room could I take them in?
The lounge it had to be…hoping out of ALL the rooms it would be the least messy (I knew for a fact that I had a pile of dirty washing sitting next to washing machine so the kitchen was definitely out of bounds, and would not inflict my husband's dirty underpants on anyone)….sadly no…. lounge…..bad decision….daughter's dirty sock, seven days' worth of newspapers, sweet papers, daughter’s cast off clothes (she kept changing her mind what to take on the trip), Bratz Dolls, about six different kinds of hair bands, ironing, etc everywhere but nope too late….they were in.
Tried to discreetly pick up the worst of the bits and made an exit for a moment to gather my thoughts.
Thought no more of it until……….a couple of weeks later, one rare leisurely Sunday morning, hubby brought up coffee in bed & I switched the TV on……nearly choked on my drink as I found myself staring at the guy who had been to our house the previous fortnight. No wonder he was familiar…..only a BBC TV breakfast presenter! I must be the only person in the world who had a TV presenter in her lounge and not even realise ……and he certainly hadn’t seen my abode or me at my best (hadn’t even got my lippy on) but hey….that’s life for you I suppose!
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