I tackled two of the
drawers and found them full of hidden uselessness. I need to go through them again. I feel like a hoarder when faced with my
duplicates. How many cheese slicers does
a person need if they don’t entertain. I
really don’t want to put things away and hide them again.
I pick something up and
ask myself, “do I use it?” Often the
answer is no. Yet I hear the cry, “That
was my mother’s, that was my grandmother’s.
That belonged to George’s mother.”
Oh, what a conundrum. But as Duck
said, and took too far, “I don’t have to caretake dead people’s stuff.” What a struggle.
how about a utensil holder, for on your sink, for ONLY the heirloom pieces? You would be able to see them, and get nostalgic joy from them. :)
ReplyDeleteI use what I have. Most of the collectible ones are to the right where you can't see them.
DeleteYeah ... still have a few items from my mother, such as ordinary table knives, but I think of her when I use them, so ...
ReplyDeleteI have a few things from family members, not a lot. My daughter will make short work of them in the end!
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to get rid of carefully collected "stuff".
ReplyDeleteWe have far too much stuff. I got rid of a bunch when we moved, but I could go through those kitchen drawers one more final time.
ReplyDeleteI love that tall cabinet at the end of the kitchen. Wish I had something similar in my kitchen. As for stuff, I got rid of things like tube pans and heart-shaped cake pans, spring-form pans (I had a set of 5!), a large canning pot. Then I filled back in with a juicer and a cupcake carrier!
ReplyDeleteI have four granddaughters. When I cleaned cupboards I supplied their kitchens. someone, somewhere will use those things.
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