Into the Attic

[impulsereader]

Sherlock, the bastard, giggled the entire walk back to the house. “Oh, don’t worry, John, that panto you did in uni will stand you in excellent stead. I’m not at all worried about your keeping up your end.”

“Neither am I, as I’m planning to find some unemployed West End swot and pay him to take my place.”

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New challenge – Sherlock is feeling a bit down; talking to John – in my head they’re outside, sitting under a tree – he remembers something from childhood and they set off into the attic to see if they can find it. What object are they hunting for? Also – things which John and Sherlock will find in dotty Uncle Rocky’s attic during the search. Go!

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[pargoletta.livejournal.com]

Well, my parents' attic contains furniture, bookcases filled with childhood books, presumably boxes of my old toys (including the View-Master that I gave Mycroft in "Cake Full Of Plums") and paper dolls, the infamous wooden menorah that my mom has set on fire several times but which as not actually managed to burn the house down yet, and . . . the typescript pages of some weird family histories and weirder semi-autobiographical fiction by my aunt!

I'm also convinced beyond any shadow of a doubt that my old blankie, which vanished before I was ready to get rid of it, is peacefully decomposing under the back porch. The fact that my parents completely renovated the back of the house several years ago, destroying the porch in the process, does not hinder this belief in the slightest.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

My blankie was packed mysteriously early for our move and oh so curiously never unpacked... :-(

[221b-hound.livejournal.com]

I am sure there must be houses in Australia which have attics and/or basements, but I've never lived in one. Aussies tend to go with sheds. :/ But yeah, moving every three years meant a lot of stuff had to go. My items of sentimental value got whittled down quite early. It's a shame. I've always wanted to discover dusty, forgotten treasures in an attic.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

I also have limited experience with attics, which is why I asked for ideas, honestly. I have read about wonderful attics so I assume they exist and I can conceivably write about them without seeming ridiculous - but a bit of communal feeling definitely helps!

[221b-hound.livejournal.com]

Ah. For the two of us, attics are just things that happen to other people. :)