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Whodunit in the Library #24

When we first moved to Hoar Cross Hall, growing up in a stately home seemed an idyllic way to live – and lots of fun if you’re a child. This rambling old house full of empty rooms and secret doors, wild gardens and woods to explore, was in some ways a dream come true for our family, certainly for an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>dadan>. But as we turned from children to teenagers the isolation and lack of public transport was frustrating. Coupled with this was an class='highlight'>Myan> parents fighting and subsequent split, living at each end of the house and battling for the house and business through their solicitors. The effect this had on me, as the eldest child who perhaps saw more of it than an class='highlight'>Myan> brothers, w...

Whodunit in the Library? #26

WHODUNIT IN THE LIBRaRY?       When we first moved to Hoar Cross Hall, growing up in a stately home seemed an idyllic way to live – and lots of fun if you’re a child.  This rambling old house full of empty rooms and secret doors, wild gardens and woods to explore, was in some ways a dream come true for our family, certainly for an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>dadan>.  But as we turned from children to teenagers the isolation and lack of public transport was frustrating.  Coupled with this was an class='highlight'>Myan> parents fighting and subsequent split, living at each end of the house and battling for the house and business through their solicitors. The effect this had on me, as the eldest child who p...

The tax man cometh! #29

THE TaX MaN COMETH:   an class='highlight'>Myan> parents’ court case was finally over and an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>dadan> had six months to leave the house.  In the meantime an class='highlight'>Myan> mum had to find the funds to buy him out and he had to find another house to live in.  He also had an awful lot of stuff to move too!  He eventually found a house in nearby Burton-on-Trent but as it was obviously a lot smaller he had to get rid of a lot of his possessions and one of the first things to go was his Lotus Elite.  He advertised it in the local paper but instead of getting a phone call from a likely buyer, the first call was from the local tax office.  Back in those days they used to check advertisements in the news...

Whodunit in the Library? #25

WHODUNIT IN THE LIBRaRY?       When we first moved to Hoar Cross Hall, growing up in a stately home seemed an idyllic way to live – and lots of fun if you’re a child.  This rambling old house full of empty rooms and secret doors, wild gardens and woods to explore, was in some ways a dream come true for our family, certainly for an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>dadan>.  But as we turned from children to teenagers the isolation and lack of public transport was frustrating.  Coupled with this was an class='highlight'>Myan> parents fighting and subsequent split, living at each end of the house and battling for the house and business through their solicitors. The effect this had on me, as the eldest child who p...

The Tax Man Cometh! #28

THE TaX MaN COMETH:       an class='highlight'>Myan> parents’ court case was finally over and an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>dadan> had six months to leave the family home, Hoar Cross Hall. In the meantime an class='highlight'>Myan> mum had to find the funds to buy him out and he had to find another house to live in. He also had an awful lot of stuff to move too! He eventually found a house in nearby Burton-on-Trent but as it was obviously a lot smaller he had to get rid of a lot of his possessions and one of the first things to go was his Lotus Elite. He advertised it in the local paper but instead of getting a phone call from a likely buyer, the first call was from the local tax office. Back in those days they used to check adverti...

The Tax Man Cometh! #26

THE TaX MaN COMETH:      an class='highlight'>Myan> parents’ court case was finally over and an class='highlight'>Myan> an class='highlight'>dadan> had six months to leave the family home of Hoar Cross Hall. In the meantime an class='highlight'>Myan> mum had to find the funds to buy him out and he had to find another house to live in. He also had an awful lot of stuff to move too! He eventually found a house in nearby Burton-on-Trent but as it was obviously a lot smaller he had to get rid of quite a few of his possessions and one of the first things to go was his Lotus Elite. He advertised it in the local paper but instead of getting a phone call from a likely buyer, the first call was from the local tax office! Back in those days they used to check a...