For close to two weeks, Man and I have been assisting in the opening, cleaning, sorting, listing, of a family home up here in Rockingham County Virginia.
It's quite overwhelming cleaning out a family home. Poignant. Memories. Stories. Things not realized before, now learned. A little love affair.
Cards filled with the same "sorry we could not visit". "Hope to come soon". "So and so is ill. " Moaning about the cold snow and sleet. Who is sick, married. Babies conceived and born. The threads of our lives.
Reducing a long interesting life to a few photos, letters and cards.
Many cards trashed. The relationships and friendships at the bottom of a trash bag. Bitter sweet.
Tis a difficult chore, closing down a family home.
Cards with tons of cats on the greeting cards, she loved cats, and everyone knew it. This collection from just a handful of the two boxes of greeting cards we found in the house.
Cards with tons of cats on the greeting cards, she loved cats, and everyone knew it. This collection from just a handful of the two boxes of greeting cards we found in the house.
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Don't know if FB post came thru -- but as I said, I missed the early April posts, so had to go back and read, and read, and read. A good read. Poignant read.
Thank you Joan.
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