Almost three years ago, a very good friend - perhaps the only good friend with whom I had experienced an almost instant meeting of the minds, and with whom I had endless discussions about books, politics, philosophy, world affairs, in fact, just about anything because he knew something about everything - finally reached the end of his 87-year-long life - click here.
For several years already, he had been heading towards the end - no, not life itself, but something else: the end of any likelihood of change in his life - and in our discussions he had allowed himself long moments in which he had paused to ask the question: what else have I done wrong?
Almost three years later, the property that he had kept in such immaculate shape for fifty years, despite a persistent urge to do something else and see more of the world while there was still time, is now for sale - see here.
The property will be auctioned this coming Saturday. Whatever the price, it will never pay for all the hard work over a long lifetime that my friend put in to make "Sproxtons" what it is today. I hope the canoe is included in the sale. I gave it to him many years ago in exchange for one of the many favours he did for me. It was far too small a present to such a good friend.
P.S. Update on 7/12/24: The auction is cancelled, presumably through lack of interest, and it's now for sale through other "Expressions of Interest".
P.P.S. Update on 11/12/24: By all means, express your interest, but only if you're interested to pay $3,000,000 to $3,300,000 (Adam Porteous's pre-auction price guide had been between $2,800,000 and $3,000.000).
