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Medusa
I'm the same way about my letters. It is funny how people can be so different about things....what they're sentimental about, etc. My mom is almost psycho about the sentiment she attaches to "things" - I can't get her to throw away my father's old lake shoes! It drives me crazy and he would be getting mad at her at this point....I mean, he's not in those things and it's just ridiculous....but she seems them and remembers all the times she watched him walk into the water wearing them.... So, I try to remember that and grit my teeth and find another storage place for all this stuff! Michele, however, is already worried about the ulcer she is sure she is getting from stressing over what to do with my mother's collection, and my collection....when it all comes to her and she can't bear to part with any of it!!!
posted by
Krisles
on February 24, 2006 at 12:25 PM
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Hey, Krisles...I hate to throw away letters written to me....
For instance, my mom told me just the other day, that she wanted to toss away cards and letters my dad had given to her. I was stunned. She said, "Well, what if I die one of these days? These were written to me, not for anyone else." But that is her choice. I am different. If I died tomorrow, I don't care where those letters and journals might end up. It's my legacy, however corny it might appear, but I can't bear to throw away wriiten words from people close to me. Good post and a topic that one maybe doesn't think about enough.
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
on February 24, 2006 at 11:54 AM
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food4thought
Do you go through it very often? I've got a huge wooden chest at the end of our bed in KC that is crammed to the top full of every card and paper memento from the last however many years...programs from the Symphony, concert tickets, birthday cards, anniversary cards, etc......and then there's the indoor landfill some folks call a basement..... But, pain that it is, I've gotten lost in reverie for hours the few times I've wandered down and gotten lost in a time capsule....I've always found something I'm so glad I saved....
posted by
Krisles
on February 18, 2006 at 8:08 PM
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kriseles, My pleasure, always!
posted by
kingmi
on February 18, 2006 at 8:07 PM
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Passion
I'm sure that's some of it.....definitely know it is at times, with some of it....and some of it is family tradition...I come from a long line of collectors....proud of their collections....carefully groomed in the skill of collecting....inherited collections.....quick, I've got the vapors just thinking about Mama's stuff and what I'll do with all of it!!!
posted by
Krisles
on February 18, 2006 at 8:05 PM
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kingmi
You may very well be onto something there....... If so, I know I certainly feel more secure with a familiar face stopping by....so very good to see you, my friend....thanks!
posted by
Krisles
on February 18, 2006 at 8:03 PM
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poetjpb
No, I don't have a bird at all.....not inside, anyway.....too many cats in here! Sure would love one like you brought by, though! Thanks, so very much!
posted by
Krisles
on February 18, 2006 at 8:02 PM
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Krisles...
I have a trunk in the garage with all kinds of things in it, sort of like a time machine.
posted by
food4thought
on February 18, 2006 at 6:47 PM
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Hi Kris, how you been?
I think you've utilized this need to collect things to fill a void in your life.
posted by
Passionflower
on February 18, 2006 at 6:41 PM
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krisles, Our way of controlling the onward lurch into the unknowing future?
posted by
kingmi
on February 18, 2006 at 6:37 PM
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bet ya don't have a bird that says, "brrreeeport"
log birdie
posted by
poetjpb
on February 18, 2006 at 6:34 PM
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