Downsizing ! its a funny term really , I hear it an awful lot these days , and to many it means relatively different things! to me the idea of downsizing was meant to be a means of retaining additional revenue than I otherwise could from a conventional square footage, to simply reduce the scale of outgoings on a month by month basis. so that over a scheduled time frame superfluous revenue could be channelled into larger projects.
I have decided to retrace some of the more memorable elements of all of these things , and to try and compile it into a ' no bullshit ' mix of all of the above , I will look over the next few entries at boats, places, people , and of course Art . I will be exploring the whole of the south west here in the U.K and taking a critical look at the contemporary art scene , exploring historical context and even specific areas of historical and contemporary Architecture. hopefully as you read along you will learn things that you didn't know , about places you haven't yet had the time to visit and maybe even be afforded outlines of dialogues and characters that make this little spit of land .....just what it is, and together maybe we can figure out a mutual ' what we would like it to be '
But as we all know all to well sometimes the best laid plans can go somewhat arigh!
I was completely fed up with the conventional cost of rents in this country whether you are looking to rent from a private landlord , or even a housing association, from an estate agent that represents some buy to let scheme or even direct from a local authority , the cost of just maintaining a roof over ones head can prove to be something of a complete chore , especially when you tally in rates and the colossal escalations in the standard costs of just living .
So as some of you may know , I decided to buy myself a little boat,I am a homeowner!! thats right .No Mortgage or anything , the overall outlay for the vessel was a very small investment really by comparison of all things , not only a means of accommodation , but also a means of travel , to be able to get about from here to there relaying stock across all the relevant countries that presently represent the elusive ' Art by Valerio'
its funny how things can come about if you just let them ,
It has been a little while since I had anything overly constructive to say here on my blog , but over the last few months, it seems that I have a multiple of angles to explore , well now I could have written a nice little piece about how to go about turning an old bus of a GRP into comfortable living accommodation so that anyone else that had the inclination could have a rough guide to read through. I could also have tackled it as a step by step guide ' how to learn to sail ' seeing as prior to this escapade I had literally no idea myself. I could document all the little places and peoples that I have come across during this beautiful summer, and what a summer it has been.
In the spirit of following possible divine intervention,I will just be going with the flow ( although most of you will already be aware of the long term strategy I will be implementing in the new year )
Some people say that ' a boat is just a hole in the water to pour money into ' well I suppose that is true to some extent, but to me I can assure you it is a much smaller hole than rent or a mortgage in the farce that is known as the great british property ladder, and you get a few immediate advantages become instantly apparent , namely the views are unparalleled and ever flexible also , if in the unlikely event you find a neighbor that really gets on your tits , you are not locked in to a fixed position with them . you can just sail on up river a bit or off round the coast.
there are a few things that could be seen as a draw back like the lack of space , or the winter temperatures here in these northern climes , but well space wise , we all have sentimental attachments to far too much crap anyway , and as far as temperature goes , well I will readdress that when the autumn starts turning to winter , but as far as I can see for now , I will remain optimistic !
so keep checking in and I will be updating the outcomes of these little travels and experiments and hopefully having a bit of fun in the process, so yo ho me hearties lets find us a trade wind p x
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