We just went up to Montana to go through my father-in-law’s house and hold an estate sale. So much of his stuff was worthless, and he held on to everything.
I took some of his wife’s stuff, since she was a seamstress and I am planning to open a craft shop once I retire. There was a tiny old barbecue that was adorable, which I pointed out to my son and husband to bring home if it did not sell, but it sold. Father-in-law made wood decorations with a scroll saw; my husband took the saw and patterns, intending to teach himself as his father taught himself.
We did sell enough to cover the cost of the dumpster and then some, which was our goal.
My sister-in-law kept saying that she does not want to leave a mess like that for her kids to deal with. I completely agree. It is time to ditch the junk. Especially now, as I prepare to retire and we are getting ready to move to Texas.
This was a good article, poignant, blissfully free of the political vile that the left is bombarding us with every day.
I was reading this in a Ray Bradbury tone, that the movers were the State taking all valuables.
Thanks for your post. I agree. And I enjoyed the article, too.