Door. A single word for the theme on The Gallery this week but one that could mean so much. Do you often look at a door and wonder what is behind it? What does it lead to? With a firm interest in property I often look at doors between shops and wonder if they lead to a passageway behind the shops, or up to flats above? Is there happiness behind that grand front door to the palatial mansion? Or is there a happier family living behind that battered and dusty front door?
The door above is not really a door. Well it is, but it isn’t. I bought this in a souk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia when I lived there in the nineties. Souvenirs are hard to come by in a country with no tourism industry so this was my idea of a momento to remember my six years out there. Most doors are wooden in Saudi, which is unusual when the only trees are palms, but wood is cheaper than UPVC! Doors in a wall out there often opened onto court yards, not onto rooms as you would expect here. And were often huge.
I found this in the souk, in a junk shop, on the floor and it was filthy. But I loved it. Had no idea what I would do with it, but bought it anyway.
It now hangs on a wall in our hall way. A door half way up a wall.
And what lies behind this door?
This:
That is what happens when you have a teenage boy with a sense of humour living in your house. Apparently it was there for months before I noticed it!
Haha love the little note inside 🙂
What a great story too, and great memories
I so love old fashioned doors, and I love the note inside too, I am linking up from the photo gallery!
HA HA! I love it!
Ha! teenagers don’t you just love em!
Mollyxxx
Love this! The note behind is hilarious too!
HAHAHAHA!! Loved the door anyway, but the note made me do a little wee!
Ha ha ha, I love this…so unexpected!
The door is lovely. the note is brilliant!
Ahaha, your boy is FUNNY! What a great souvenir to have in your home too.
I really like this – including the note!
Priceless!
Cheeky bugger! Got to admire him for keeping it to himself tho – I have a nephew who would think up stuff like that. I kind of like him 😉
How unique. Not a door in a wall but a door ON a wall. And the sign is priceless!
Ha ha ha aha ha ha! See this was the bit of teaching teenagers I loved. Nice one Master B 🙂
It’s an amazing door and great that it is a part of your past life. The note made me laugh! My brother would do something like that – and he’s 37!
I think I would replace it with a ‘you just lost this week’s allowance’ and see how long it takes him to find it!
Just brilliant!
Gorgeous door, lovely memento – and hilarious note!
That door is fab and I love the sign behind it to made me giggle!