I ventured over to Portobello Road market - an experience in itself - and I scoured its depths for an antique the likes of which has never been seen so I could sell it on for a profit. My accomplished nose for antiques finally settled upon a backgammon and draughts board, exquisitely carved from the finest mahogany. I then became embroiled in an epic battle of wits with the vendor, spanning the extremes of pricing and challenging the boundaries of barter economy. He offered £15. I declined and offered £10. He took it.
And here it is!
You can currently see this on ebay where it boasts one current bid of £3 and 4 watchers. I repeat 4 whole watchers. It is well fun, and may just have awoken an ebay monster in me. The gavel drops on Thursday so you will hear the results in my next blog.
A shout out this week also to the man who spotted me 10p in the post office. He saw I was unable to pay for an envelope due to my lack of 10 pennies (something I will easily be able to afford when I sell my backgammon board for thousands) and paid for me. What a nice guy. If only there were more people like him in the world.
Onto my last item on the agenda this week and I'm afraid it's not good news. I have to announce my second failure of the year after the lockpicking affair. This week, I attempted to make fire in the style of Ray Mears. I diligently collected the required types of wood, looking like a nutter in the woods carrying a bag of sticks. I returned to set about making the flames.I tried, I really tried. The wood however was not good enough and as you all know, a good workman cannot take any blame if his tools are not sufficient.
So, this week I learned something very important. If I ever found myself in a survival situation in which fire was required, I would die.
Until next week.
W
Love this post and absolutely love Portobello Road. Hope your toe heals and that you can retire on your profits when you sell the backgammon game!
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