Obviously, for Darrell, no short stay with Hugh would be a short stay with Hugh without a forensic check of all the latest pieces sent to him “to play with” by all the very best designers vying for Hugh’s much considered consideration, approval and affirmation that their tranklements were “an absolute must have” or “to die for darling” item!
Darrell could see that famous landmarks were obviously very much de rigueur this season.
…… and chuffed to see that he himself was well ahead of the trend with his own incorporation of the Eifel Tower and Statue of Liberty amongst others on the shelves Chez Towers.
However, he was behind on all things white (something he thought a can of white spray paint could easily fix), in particular wild animals ………
…… from rhinos to elephants balancing their balls on their heads and Moomins!
Sometimes Hugh only has things “up” for a few days, others last a few weeks as he tweaks their position to see how they work in various situ’s. Some pieces aren’t really him, so they are usually donated to his local Emporium de Charity of choice after he has “tried them out”, but he had to admit that the Moomin was staying as he had a huge soft spot for the little creatures.
In the garden Darrell found that we were also pretty well on trend, as Hugh too has a small collection of weathering “holy stones”
……. like the ones I bought back from Southport for Darrell to use as candle holders, where Hugh has plans to plant his burgeoning supply of hens and chicks in his.
Hugh said that it was very emotional to see what an impassioned pupil Darrell had turned out to be and Darrell in turn was overjoyed that when it came to the aforementioned landmark trend he was, he felt, well ahead of the game ……. as he could easily trade a Blackpool Tower for one of Hugh’s Eiffels any day! What is he like?
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It must be good to live near a charity shop where the rich and famous donate their tut. I mean their unwanted fineries.
Is that a copy of a Terracotta Warrior I see in one of the last photos? Great! I saw a number of them, as part of a touring exhibition, in a museum in Bogotá, Colombia. My parents saw them in the place where they were found, in Xian, China. They are almost as amazing as Hugh's house.
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