The Memory Wanderer: A Use for Chestnuts

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

A Use for Chestnuts

Gill and I were like small children the other day, out collecting horse chestnuts from under the trees along the back of the seafront. Not that we were planning to use them for playing conkers but because our neighbour wanted some to put in the corners of his rooms - to keep them free of spiders.

We had never heard of this but, being of scientific bent, we collected a few extra and tried it out in our house....

....with mixed success. The spider which had been sitting in the small toilet for several days decamped but the chestnut in the bedroom didn't prevent this spider from moving in.

We continue to monitor the situation in a scientific way but early results from our experiment are not promising.

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The Memory Wanderer

I'm at the wrong end of the road, a short distance to look forward to and a long way travelled, so I spend more time looking back, enjoying the memories, and less time in anticipation of the way ahead. The road trodden has been a good one, a rich and winding one, over which I hold no regrets. There is much still to do - only the end of the track ahead intimidates.

Time is mine now, so I remember, sometimes deliberately, sitting in the warm sunshine, sometimes because my mind, as if keen to help, suddenly gives me a flash of memory, a vivid picture which, like an exploding rocket, illuminates a moment in life; and then fades.

I have seen its dark side but, in general, the world has been kind to me. I have few regrets, I have many blessings, so these thoughts are offered as a celebration of a fortunate life.