My Nan’s Stool

My grandmother was very poor. My grandad had been paralysed by a horse kick, so the few items of furniture they possessed were precious to them.

This stool has one wonky leg and is about 150 years old. I use it for decorating – as you can see- as with it I can reach the ceiling – but I am a rotten painter.  The stool has followed us through 7 moves, and I hope one of our children will take it over after us.