All from under the bed!!

My dad was a History teacher and I think his love of the subject was passed to me when I was quite a young age.

When I was about 13, my family went on a 'Grand Tour' of England! ;-)

So, I've been inside most cathedrals, visited many castles, walked on Hadrian's Wall, tramped around many iron age hill forts, visited spots where famous people were supposedly hit in the eye with arrows etc, stood where famous treaties were signed and the like.

You name it, I have done it. I do love history.

Many years later and for the last few months, my dad has been having a so called 'clear out'.

Now, my dad is the biggest hoarder ever! It has always made us laugh that he hoards most of his treasures... under his bed! Sometimes I wonder how he fits it all under there!!

And so, each week, I have been 'summoned' to the bedroom to view piles and piles of mainly historical items...and take whatever I like before he offers it elsewhere. ;-)

If I only had the room in my study, I would have grabbed the lot!

Anyway what I did take, I love!

First of all, my eyes were drawn to these as I just love the colour on the covers...

My eyes moved on... there were piles and piles of these...

And these..

I peeped inside one or two of these today...

By then my car was loaded and off I drove, quite happily.

The following week..... in I go again and there on the bed were piles of...

RHS 'The Garden' Magazines.

Too good to refuse...but that has to be for another day's blog ;-)