Thursday, 17 May 2012

The Perfect Nest

I'm sure regular readers are asking themselves, with some impatience, "How slow can this woman be at decluttering?"

Here is my idea of a perfect nest, Exhibit A

Common blackbird



Here is my husband's idea of a perfect nest, Exhibit B


Grebe
    
We live in a bungalow and long ago I declared the main floor my domain and by default gave Dr. Bob the garage and basement. Thus A upstairs, B downstairs. This week by superhuman effort, much of downstairs has been transformed from B to A.

Several times during the process my husband accused me of wanting this:

Three eggs, bluish with black speckling, sit atop a layer of white mollusk shells pieces, surrounded by sandy ground and small bits of bluish stone.
Plover
                                           
Next time around I'm coming back as a bird, tidy or untidy, eagle or hummingbird I don't care, for unlike human pairings each species agrees on the perfect nest.










                                                   












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10 comments:

  1. elaine 17 May 2012 at 10:56

    So - let's get this straight - you like tidy - husband is untidy and he thinks you want minimalist or to get rid of him altogether. Have I interpreted the code correctly?

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  2. Susan17 May 2012 at 11:31

    Don't tempt me Elaine!

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  3. Jane17 May 2012 at 12:11

    Clearly you've been on the sherry! lol xx

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  4. Susan17 May 2012 at 15:04

    I'm chugging it.

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  5. Lyn17 May 2012 at 16:17

    I have the same dilemma - I won't even go into our garage anymore!

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    1. Susan18 May 2012 at 08:11

      Sorry to hear you are a fellow sufferer.
      Avoidance is the only strategy which seems to work.

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  6. Casa Mariposa17 May 2012 at 16:54

    I'm not a total A but would qualify as a very high B+. I once shared a classroom with another teacher who had the neatness of a tornado. She drove me insane. But too much clutter makes me itchy so I feel your pain. A box of garbage bags, a vacuum cleaner, and a very large bottle of wine will help you make it through. Too bad the good dr doesn't have a nice long out of state conference to attend. Then you could clean in peace. :o)

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    1. Susan18 May 2012 at 08:19

      I used to share a desk with a neat freak. I preferred spending time with my patients rather than tidying my desk.

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  7. Les18 May 2012 at 18:12

    Sorry, but I think I would like the grebe's nest too. I am sure it has something to do with being waterfront property.

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  8. Susan18 May 2012 at 20:10

    I'm sure the Grebe is very proud of it.

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