tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post1837470161225757776..comments2023-04-05T12:07:14.961-04:00Comments on Sweet Virginia Breeze: Cleaning out the clutter ...........Sweet Virginia Breezehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00880471609039337533noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-5503357953757433782010-12-04T23:21:39.209-05:002010-12-04T23:21:39.209-05:00You're lucky you have all that stuff to clean ...You're lucky you have all that stuff to clean out. I would have loved to find old curtains I remembered from childhood! My mother threw everything away. Forget family antiques. I don't even have a single item from my childhood--not a rattle, or a school paper or a pair of baby shoes. Hence, I collect other people's old stuff.Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448845964131250749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-30682261101284706742010-12-04T05:14:07.941-05:002010-12-04T05:14:07.941-05:00This is not an easy thing to do, I know. Clutter-c...This is not an easy thing to do, I know. Clutter-clearing is one thing, but resurrecting so many memories at the same time can be emotionally exhausting. I hope you get through it all smoothly and find more childhood treasures along the way! xrachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-48251906985075440882010-12-03T20:07:57.450-05:002010-12-03T20:07:57.450-05:00Wow. Good luck with that. I am sure it is interest...Wow. Good luck with that. I am sure it is interesting and heartbreaking all at the same time. Take time to cherish the small treasures as you find them.CountryDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243893531509380824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-9383971327995750082010-12-03T14:21:50.325-05:002010-12-03T14:21:50.325-05:00That could not have been an easy job with just hav...That could not have been an easy job with just having lost your father. Hopefully, you'll have lots of good memories with your brother being so close by now.Sweetflutterbys3https://www.blogger.com/profile/13276478679906785113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-3698997707770049852010-12-03T06:30:14.053-05:002010-12-03T06:30:14.053-05:00I appreciate that there must be a mixture of emoti...I appreciate that there must be a mixture of emotions doing this job. <br />I sometimes worry that I mirror what my Dad was like... I now own a box of sturdy tools from the 1940s !!J_on_tourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469200077815953611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-33231998071568072432010-12-02T11:07:54.570-05:002010-12-02T11:07:54.570-05:00My siblings and I have done this more than once. I...My siblings and I have done this more than once. It is both nostalgic and sad, and even humourous depending on the memories.<br /><br />I have cleaned out my house recently for some agency. Since there are few clothes I am hoping for the Humane Society as along with the junk there ae some valuable items like a night telescope, a computer, and many parts.<br /><br />I still have at least two other places to clean before I make the call.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-64828148537772356462010-12-02T10:31:53.132-05:002010-12-02T10:31:53.132-05:00How bittersweet this all is for you.
Testimony, ...How bittersweet this all is for you. <br />Testimony, too, to the fact that I need to clean out my closets!KathyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723937251892708482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-79566429094865911272010-12-02T07:10:44.590-05:002010-12-02T07:10:44.590-05:00Sounds like a lot of work but also just a treasure...Sounds like a lot of work but also just a treasure chest of memories.<br />I look around at my "treasures" and am sure they will either make it to Goodwill or the dump when I am gone.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-39860395826949077642010-12-02T06:46:44.598-05:002010-12-02T06:46:44.598-05:00Sounds like a huge project for you. My mom and da...Sounds like a huge project for you. My mom and dad were not savers so when they passed it was not a huge job. good luck(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-12533377821362981992010-12-01T22:31:11.100-05:002010-12-01T22:31:11.100-05:00Oh my, I remember doing this kind of work. What am...Oh my, I remember doing this kind of work. What amazed me the first time I went back to the house when they were gone was just how little they actually had. All of it was junk. It didn't seem like junk when they were living there. It was home, warm and inviting. With them gone it was junk. Still amazes me.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-69967277423354662962010-12-01T21:39:04.068-05:002010-12-01T21:39:04.068-05:00Don't throw too many clothes away. Some folks ...Don't throw too many clothes away. Some folks like to reuse vintage fabrics.Becky Mushkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588313883218863206.post-53529125955092113642010-12-01T20:03:36.846-05:002010-12-01T20:03:36.846-05:00Oh my. Your Dad sounds like my Mom. Anything bro...Oh my. Your Dad sounds like my Mom. Anything broken was saved because "it could be repaired." Anything we kids owned during our childhood were "antiques." So her big old Victorian was a junk trap. After she passed on we filled a giant construction dumpster and had multiple yard sales. Those "antiques" and broken items were mostly pitched into the dumpster. That was some hard work. I hope that you and your siblings don't wear yourselves out dealing with all the stuff! janSnippety Gibbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271129879408530904noreply@blogger.com