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There are some unfortunate people who have never had the pleasure, but for those who have, nothing beats that warm and fuzzy feeling, when young children are allowed - for the first time - to stay with Grandma without parental presence. Seeing them, at the very leastone would think they were planning a visit with Royalty - with a capital R at that - rather than a tram ride to the next suburb and a little blue house with a red roof, with no backyard worthy of the name. No trees to climb, no water to scour for tadpoles or frogs, let alone a nice fish; no clothesline to swing on, no woodpile to use to make a fort. No dog to chase sticks nor even a cat to cuddle into a lap and purr like a steam engine - no little blue feathered creature to try to coax into talking back. Nothing to hold a child's attention and interest - except . . . Grandma.
What is it about grandmothers in general that allows them to have an honoured place in folklore, when mothers-in-law for example are endlessly the objects of ridicule and rejection? There are many unsavoury grandmothers out there, just as there are exemplary mothers-in-law! The irony is - at least in the world I grew up in - every Grandma was first Ma-in-Law!
Grandma's House - or at least the one under examination here, Violet Oldmeadow's house - was a refuge. A place to go when all the world seemed to be nipping at your heels. It really didn't matter how old you were, the instinct was to head to Grandma Violet's and get her take on a troubling situation or see her wide-eyed excitement when there was good news. That didn't only apply to her family - oh no! Through something like a form of osmosis, Violet Oldmeadow became 'Grandma' or 'Grandma Violet' to an ever-widening circle of friends, acquaintances - even foes -of her own grandchildren; and there were enough of those to keep her fully occupied, without any extras. As time passed, without a gap she thought, there were the children of that original circle - sitting in her kitchen with a glass of lemonade in summer or warm milk in the winter - telling their stories and waiting expectantly for her words of absolution or adjudication or, less often, recrimination.
Grandma Violet lived out her autumn and winter years in this fashion. Her house was never empty - nor were the pantry biscuit tins or the icebox which she coddled way past it's optimum lifespan until finally a 'new fangled frigerater' appeared as if by magic in her homey kitchen. A gift from a 'grandchild' of a generation before. She still washed her dishes in the kitchen sink and wouldn't hear of a machine to deal with trash - she valued her fingers she said and would be keeping them well away from such monsters. Similar objections were raised when a food processor was offered - to save time for other things. When microwaves were mentioned - no way! Not safe! and she couldn't [or wouldn't some suspect] be convinced otherwise.
Eventually, Grandma became too frail to live alone so the little blue house with the red roof and no backyard worth mentioning, was empty for the first time in it's 80odd years of being. Grandma Violet was moved, bag and baggage, back to that other suburb, to live with a grandson and his family. A 'lottery' had been held to decide who would have the old lady as their resident Grandma for the first time - and it was a true grandson having survived the draw, who asked Violet if she would consider his offer. She did and she accepted it. Violet Oldmeadow spent her remaining few years in peace and comfort, still surrounded by all those who called her Grandma.
Grandma's House was put on the market - and it raised a few eyebrows at tha first inspection. See what you think.
The little blue house with the red roof and no backyard worth the name, has 3 bedrooms on the second floor. The main with it's own bathroom, and two single rooms. The ground floor comprises living/sittingroom, a front parlour, lounge with a small TV, and a large kitchen. The big, square, scrubbed pine table with seating for 10 is gone from the kitchen, replaced by a modest, round table and 4 chairs - more in keeping with today's family size norm. In compliance with Violet's wishes, no extra appliances have been installed - the remainder of the kitchen is as she last used it.
The attic on the third level, has been cleared - it is empty, except for Violet's easel; her battered little car is still in the slatted carport built by her late husband, and is included as part of the house deal.
Who offers on a little blue house with a red roof and no backyard worth the name?
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Filesize: 14 MB
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Credits: TSR and the TSRAA artists whose creations are used here
- Price Unfurnished: 60535
- Price Furnished: 115331
- Furnished: Fully
- Decorated: Throughout
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Stories: 3
- Lot Size (z): 20
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