Letting Go of Patio Furniture

Let go of most of our patio and sunroom furniture; retained many happy memories; gained mental and physical space to create new memories.

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Temporary Apartment

Leased this view (Gold Medal Park, Guthrie Theater, Mississippi). We’ll stay here through early 2019 until our condo is ready. I’m grateful.

For Sale

A sign had sprouted in our front yard while we were out for dinner.

No Takers

It was time for plan B. For some reason, our wobbly 1970’s vinyl dining chair was not appreciated by street foragers.

“Take Me”

Banished unwanted things to the curb where they begged for new homes.

No Longer Valuable

Rolled a binful of Kodak Carousels containing 35mm slides down to the street. My father-in-law scanned all the slides a few years ago.

Framing the Future

Today I came across some of my deceased aunt’s papers: degree certificates and an insurance policy. The policy covered two fur coats and a mink stole, total declared value UK£270 in 1965, circa UK£4,700 (US$6,000) in 2017. She saved the papers for my safekeeping, presumably in perpetuity. I’ll scan, catalog, then shred them. Money. A…… Continue reading Framing the Future