tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post8824518350306683867..comments2024-03-24T12:29:05.492-07:00Comments on Older but better...?: Sorting through the past...Rianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-46655603262335947352018-04-15T09:33:02.278-07:002018-04-15T09:33:02.278-07:00love the color on the aynsley; every time we move ...love the color on the aynsley; every time we move we downsize with yard sales, now we take unused or unwanted items to the trash to treasures sales, if we can sell it we do, if we can't we donate it. I am sorry I got rid of a lot of my kitchen items in Florida like my canning stuff because I would like to can tomatoes again, if I can pick them up at the trash to treasure sale I may re=invest again, been reading canned tomato may leach chemicals and in glass they'd be much safer since I eat so many tomato based dishes and home canned is so much better. I don't have any relatives to inherit that would want anything anyway so I must dispose of it all myself with Gary's selling help.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-83158441215121067522018-04-11T13:12:39.534-07:002018-04-11T13:12:39.534-07:00I understand, Briony. Sometimes the time is just n...I understand, Briony. Sometimes the time is just not right. That's perhaps why we need to go through things on a regular basis... baby steps, right?Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-66518740444033591342018-04-11T13:08:50.097-07:002018-04-11T13:08:50.097-07:00That little fat seal is adorable, isn't he? He...That little fat seal is adorable, isn't he? He's a John O'Groats pottery piece.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-69180375652217596802018-04-11T13:03:15.718-07:002018-04-11T13:03:15.718-07:00Yes, I agree. Thanks for visiting with us.Yes, I agree. Thanks for visiting with us.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-48777751838893862402018-04-11T12:59:59.166-07:002018-04-11T12:59:59.166-07:00I know, Patti. It's the memory that holds you,...I know, Patti. It's the memory that holds you, not really the object.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-85466198270239081822018-04-11T12:58:59.728-07:002018-04-11T12:58:59.728-07:00Yes, Dee, she is holding a kitten and when I saw i...Yes, Dee, she is holding a kitten and when I saw it, it reminded me of my daughter and her kitten... so it was my Harrod's of London purchase years ago.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-15410683105545413072018-04-11T11:14:03.847-07:002018-04-11T11:14:03.847-07:00Well you have the greatest company when you are up...Well you have the greatest company when you are up at 3am. Hopefully the four questions will get you thru cleaning out or getting rid of stuff. Have a nice day.<br /><a href="http://veterinarianelkinspark.com/" rel="nofollow">World of Animals</a><br />World of Animals, Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546739618854168046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-55973918447639538042018-04-11T11:05:22.990-07:002018-04-11T11:05:22.990-07:00I do tend to keep things that have meaning from pe...I do tend to keep things that have meaning from people I love but I am sure will go in a yard sale when I am gone. I did really like the puffin and seal. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-75791961643350944052018-04-11T10:08:33.314-07:002018-04-11T10:08:33.314-07:00Dear Rian, in the Liadro is the young girl holding...Dear Rian, in the Liadro is the young girl holding a cat? If so, I can surely see why you keep this. It's both lovely and tender.<br /><br />As to decluttering. I sit down once a year and try to think of what's on each table top and in the hutch. If I can't remember something, then I put it and all others "unremembered" things in a box and put the box in the closet. If the following year I have not missed them, then I give them away to family of to local thrift shops. So I'm winnowing down the number of things I have year by year. It's a good feeling, isn't it?!?!? Peace. Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-70119067669757821332018-04-10T15:17:39.141-07:002018-04-10T15:17:39.141-07:00Yes, it is a balancing act. But some of us (not me...Yes, it is a balancing act. But some of us (not me) are better at it than others. That doesn't mean that I'm a hoarder, but I do find it hard to let go.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-35053647315151052192018-04-10T15:15:50.831-07:002018-04-10T15:15:50.831-07:00Kim, it's only a treasure if you care about it...Kim, it's only a treasure if you care about it. None of my treasures have any real value... except for the memories connected with them. I should have mentioned that I also collect rocks. My dearest one is one I found on a beach in Dingle, Ireland... it's smooth and black and for whatever reason it makes me happy to hold it.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-37831992447101086292018-04-10T15:02:58.237-07:002018-04-10T15:02:58.237-07:00I don't tend to collect things, and when my mo...I don't tend to collect things, and when my mother died, I inherited a few things but my sisters and brother took the rest. They knew I would probably not keep them, and they were right. I love the seal very much, though! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-47354175026794754842018-04-10T13:32:22.279-07:002018-04-10T13:32:22.279-07:00I declutter, but I like to have things around that...I declutter, but I like to have things around that I enjoy as well. It's a balancing act, but then isn't much of life?Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-83694466569719542482018-04-10T12:53:25.490-07:002018-04-10T12:53:25.490-07:00Glad to be of help... although I may not be the be...Glad to be of help... although I may not be the best example.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-60322635061852831582018-04-10T12:47:54.349-07:002018-04-10T12:47:54.349-07:00It must be something to do with age. I've take...It must be something to do with age. I've taken to clearing out lately but there are some things that I still think I may need ( you know what I mean, lol)<br />I should get rid of some of my wool and fabric, there's no way that I shall use it all before I expire but I can't do it, not just now. lol<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-45637178480831867852018-04-10T10:46:02.403-07:002018-04-10T10:46:02.403-07:00I love both the puffin and the seal and would be h...I love both the puffin and the seal and would be hanging on to them as well.<br /><br />Since I haven't any children or even siblings, I don't need a system--lol. It's only a matter of what I'm ready to let go of. I have a few things from my baby days and childhood that I have no desire to get rid of, even though they're stored away, carefully wrapped up. Most things, however, are long gone, nothing being of value. The actual valuables (jewelry, etc.) had to be hocked decades ago (by Mom), to put food on our table after she and Dad divorced. (Dad didn't provide any child support and "conveniently" ended up declaring bankruptcy, I believe.) More than you needed to know! Maybe it's easier for me, though, not having those "treasures" to concern myself about.Keahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809655107065918944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076673433792968099.post-88384824414348479822018-04-10T10:19:02.993-07:002018-04-10T10:19:02.993-07:00I love your four questions and they made me smile;...I love your four questions and they made me smile; I will use them as I de-clutter.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com