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The following, perhaps, explains my late mother's overflowing office closet or a sister's whole office we call "The Dark...
12/26/2023

The following, perhaps, explains my late mother's overflowing office closet or a sister's whole office we call "The Dark Side." Or, my own reticence in holding on to beer brewing equipment that I may never use again (after discovering I am Celiac)...

A friend posted this writing today, and it struck me that someday EVERYONE will go through this discarding of “things” that are the memories of one’s life. Sometimes it’s our own and more often it’s the life of someone we love…..❤️

When my mom was cleaning out her house over 23 years ago to sell it, I wasn't very sympathetic over her attachments to things. I would go over on weekends to help her, and we would go through things, things for a yard sale, things to donate, and things to throw away. I would usually get upset over how long it was taking her to decide. For instance, we were going through kitchen cabinets, and she spent 20 minutes looking at an iron kettle with a lid.

Finally, I said, “Mom, at this rate it is going to take us another 2 years.”

She told me that her mother used to make meals in that kettle and leave them at the doorsteps of neighbors during the depression, mom would deliver them, and then they would reappear back to her with an apron, or a wood carving, something in return for the meal.

I realized that everything that my mom was going through was really a reliving of her life.

If you are reading this and are under the age of 60, you won't get it. You haven't lived long enough. Most of you have not had to move your parents into a nursing home or empty their home. You haven't lived long enough to realize that the hours you spend picking out the right cabinets, or the perfect tile, will not be what matters in the later years. It will be the handmade toothbrush holder or a picture that you got on vacation.

So, if your parents are downsizing, and moving to smaller places, or selling a home, give your mom and even your dad a break. For those things that you don't understand why they can’t just pitch, and why you think you know what needs to be tossed or saved, give them a little time to make their decisions.

They are saying goodbye to their past, and realizing that they are getting ready for their end of life, while you are beginning your life.

As I have been going through things, it's amazing just how hard it is to get rid of objects. But, life goes on, and you realize they are just things, but sometimes things comfort us.

So give your parents or grandparents a break. Listen to their stories, because in 40 years, when you are going through those boxes and the memories come back, it will be hard to get rid of those plastic champagne flutes that you and your late husband used at a New Year's party 40 years ago. You will think nothing of the tile or the light fixtures that were so important then.

As happy as they are for you, and as much as they love you, you just don't have a clue until it happens to you, and then you will remember how you rushed them, and it will make you sad, especially if they are already gone and you can't say I’m sorry, I didn’t get it.

Credits: Melissa Vaughan
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09/20/2022

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Now this is a Chicago style polish-hot dog combo (along with a strawberry Hefeweizen)! Served at Chicago Brewhouse on th...
07/30/2021

Now this is a Chicago style polish-hot dog combo (along with a strawberry Hefeweizen)! Served at Chicago Brewhouse on the Chicago Riverwalk.

Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay with kids and grandkids.
09/26/2020

Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay with kids and grandkids.

More smoke.
09/17/2020

More smoke.

Hazardous smoke levels here in the Sierra foothills.
09/17/2020

Hazardous smoke levels here in the Sierra foothills.

Another reason to visit Yellowstone when all is said and done... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lloe8y8rwJQ
05/07/2020

Another reason to visit Yellowstone when all is said and done... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lloe8y8rwJQ

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Pink dogwood blooming in Mariposa.  Compliments the wild flowers.
05/05/2020

Pink dogwood blooming in Mariposa. Compliments the wild flowers.

Blueberry sourdough pancakes during CA lockdown — 50 year old sourdough starter!
04/27/2020

Blueberry sourdough pancakes during CA lockdown — 50 year old sourdough starter!

Wildflowers blooming in Mariposa.
04/20/2020

Wildflowers blooming in Mariposa.

Mariposa, CA morning outside my bedroom.
03/17/2020

Mariposa, CA morning outside my bedroom.

Aluminum sculpture by Anna Hyatt Huntington at Brookgreen Gardens. She preferred this material over bronze for indoor sc...
01/22/2020

Aluminum sculpture by Anna Hyatt Huntington at Brookgreen Gardens. She preferred this material over bronze for indoor sculptures.

A friend joined us at Ripley’s Aquarium. Very knowledgeable staff there. Jellies, sharks, horseshoe crabs, sting rays, &...
01/18/2020

A friend joined us at Ripley’s Aquarium. Very knowledgeable staff there. Jellies, sharks, horseshoe crabs, sting rays, & many more.

Shine Cafe awards for excellence.
01/17/2020

Shine Cafe awards for excellence.

Tri Salad offering of tuna, chicken, and shrimp on croissants at the Shine Restaurant next to the Horry County Museum in...
01/17/2020

Tri Salad offering of tuna, chicken, and shrimp on croissants at the Shine Restaurant next to the Horry County Museum in Conway, SC. Delicious!

Brookgreen Gardens. Largest assemblage of outdoor sculpture in the world. Beautiful gardens.
01/17/2020

Brookgreen Gardens. Largest assemblage of outdoor sculpture in the world. Beautiful gardens.

Southern fried chicken, BBQ porks ribs, braised greens, chicken & dumplings, sweet potato casserole, peach cobbler, and ...
01/15/2020

Southern fried chicken, BBQ porks ribs, braised greens, chicken & dumplings, sweet potato casserole, peach cobbler, and more southern classics at Simply Southern Smokehouse. BBQ & country buffet served by singing busboys/girls singing Gospel music while they work.

Music Director, Morihiko Nakahara, of the South Carolina Philharmonic giving a lecture prior to the “Beethoven and Jeans...
01/12/2020

Music Director, Morihiko Nakahara, of the South Carolina Philharmonic giving a lecture prior to the “Beethoven and Jeans” concert today celebrating the composer’s 250th birthday. 5th & 6th symphonies are being performed.

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