23/06/2005
How long can I keep this up...
Now some of you will know that my beautiful country cottage has been on the market for some time.
How strange it hasn't sold yet, people say to me, knowing that anything in our village goes before a 'for sale' sign has time to go up.
Well, here's the secret girls... 'How not to sell your house' by Susan Stephens... You dash people round as fast as possible, pointing out the black peppercorns you carelessly dropped on the floor whilst murmuring, 'Are those mouse droppings, I wonder?' Don't put down any ant powder for twenty-four hours before potential purchasers arrive, and do spill a nice trail of orange juice through the kitchen for the ants to follow...
Something tells me you're getting the idea!
No, I do not want to move... I love the house, and my neighbours, and my garden is exquisite. But in fairness to my long-suffering other half, the distance he travels each day to work is quite ridiculous. So, yes, I have cleaned up the orange juice and hoovered up the peppercorns... and we have had four offers on the house this week.
I only hope we find something half as lovely when we move...
I'll keep you in the loop. Meanwhile, back to the writing cave and my absolute brute of an Italian doctor.
Love to all, and happy reading everyone!
Susan
How strange it hasn't sold yet, people say to me, knowing that anything in our village goes before a 'for sale' sign has time to go up.
Well, here's the secret girls... 'How not to sell your house' by Susan Stephens... You dash people round as fast as possible, pointing out the black peppercorns you carelessly dropped on the floor whilst murmuring, 'Are those mouse droppings, I wonder?' Don't put down any ant powder for twenty-four hours before potential purchasers arrive, and do spill a nice trail of orange juice through the kitchen for the ants to follow...
Something tells me you're getting the idea!
No, I do not want to move... I love the house, and my neighbours, and my garden is exquisite. But in fairness to my long-suffering other half, the distance he travels each day to work is quite ridiculous. So, yes, I have cleaned up the orange juice and hoovered up the peppercorns... and we have had four offers on the house this week.
I only hope we find something half as lovely when we move...
I'll keep you in the loop. Meanwhile, back to the writing cave and my absolute brute of an Italian doctor.
Love to all, and happy reading everyone!
Susan
