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My day in Haiku [what's your day like]
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Sitting on front porch
Watching clouds over mountain
White wine in my glass
Watching clouds over mountain
White wine in my glass
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Took the last (I hope) of five trailer loads to the recycling center. My MIL passed away and we have been emptying the house of 65 years worth of stuff. Wine on the porch sounds good to me.
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Sorry to hear - both of the loss and the consequences - be well.
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So, in a little more than Haiku - interesting day was part of a pool of 3-400 prospective jurors - was to have been available all week. By 12:30 all of us were dismissed for the week meaning there was no need to pick a jury at all in the city of Toronto this week. Interestingly about 15 volunteered to be part of an inquest and, probably close to 100 tried for deferments - when if they had only waited an hour or so more....
Changing the subject slightly, bridging to transportation, I almost always drive into the city when I go but today took the GO Train (our commuter train). It leaves just minutes walk from the house - relatively inexpensive and, more to the point you get to (comfortably) and quickly ride and see the back of the city - which for me is some of the most interesting part. Then, coming home I took (for the first time in years) the streetcar - which stops almost at our house. I love streetcars (My father was with the railroad and I love trains and, well, big things that move)
Not only is the streetcar nostalgic but, slower and higher so you get to see the city from a perspective you wouldn't normally. And, as an added bonus, you have to change cars at a turnaround - which is basically covered in grass and trees and rails - almost park like. Just fun.
Finally, to segue back to cars, watching Smokey & the Bandit on Netflix - Sally Field in 1977 - Mmmm
PS Boss - hope you are feeling better!
Changing the subject slightly, bridging to transportation, I almost always drive into the city when I go but today took the GO Train (our commuter train). It leaves just minutes walk from the house - relatively inexpensive and, more to the point you get to (comfortably) and quickly ride and see the back of the city - which for me is some of the most interesting part. Then, coming home I took (for the first time in years) the streetcar - which stops almost at our house. I love streetcars (My father was with the railroad and I love trains and, well, big things that move)
Not only is the streetcar nostalgic but, slower and higher so you get to see the city from a perspective you wouldn't normally. And, as an added bonus, you have to change cars at a turnaround - which is basically covered in grass and trees and rails - almost park like. Just fun.
Finally, to segue back to cars, watching Smokey & the Bandit on Netflix - Sally Field in 1977 - Mmmm
PS Boss - hope you are feeling better!
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Thanks for your kind words JP. Not meaning to change the subject, but I just wish we had started emptying the attic and basement years earlier so my MIL could have enjoyed seeing old photos and other family memorabilia; she would have enjoyed that.
OK, back to your day.....
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Really? Immediately after reading your post, I opened Netflix, but alas, no Smokey and the Bandit available for me. If so, that's not fair!! (Are you watching it on a DVD?)
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Canadian Netflix is not exactly the same as American (or UK) depends on the various contractual arrangements. - sorry
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I get that - we are starting to Cull here (slowly I admit) but, my Mother was in Holland till last week - and posting stuff from my Great Great Grandmother - would have been so nice to ask some of these questions when people were still alive - doh!
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That's exactly my point JP.... Slowly start the "emptying out" process while family members are still alive and can enjoy seeing family treasures. I'll bet my MIL didn't even know about things we found. My advice to others is start sooner so elderly members can enjoy.
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Been there; got the battle scars...
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Mine for last Sunday,
An hour's drive.
Fifty years of stuff.
Painfully slow progress.
I couldn't get started until my mom's eyesight had gotten bad enough that she couldn't see all the stuff I was throwing out. I was able to start the process a few months before we finally convinced her to move out of the house to a small place close to us. Only moved the stuff she uses day-to-day and all the family photos.
Now the problem isn't her, she doesn't miss any of it. Now I just need to get the rest of the family's junk out of it so I can get it renovated and sold.
An hour's drive.
Fifty years of stuff.
Painfully slow progress.
Heck, yeah!
I couldn't get started until my mom's eyesight had gotten bad enough that she couldn't see all the stuff I was throwing out. I was able to start the process a few months before we finally convinced her to move out of the house to a small place close to us. Only moved the stuff she uses day-to-day and all the family photos.
Now the problem isn't her, she doesn't miss any of it. Now I just need to get the rest of the family's junk out of it so I can get it renovated and sold.
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That's really true - we have boxes of china and Royal Doultons that no one wants - not even us - OTOH I also blame these various "pickers" show for teaching us that literally everything is valuable. We get so choked with stuff. BTW in Toronto they have a Freecycle website where you can post stuff for free - sometimes (often) just nice to see stuff go to a new home (or at least someone else's basement)
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Did some of that about a year and a half ago at my mother's. Lot of it was stuff that wasn't valuable and should have been ditched years ago. So my one brother and I who live relatively close by got a lot of junk hauled out, she was not pleased.. But needed to be done and as much as you hate to think about it, a good start on the days when the house will be vacant up for sale.
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Clouds are moving in
Rain whispers quiet on the roof
I'm working anyway...
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I must admit it I was in anguish throwing out personal possessions of my MIL and FIL.
We did donate as much as we could. As a side story I took a virtually brand new portable electric space heater (UL Approved) to a donation center. They refused to accept it! They told me because of "liability" issues they stopped taking heaters and baby seats. It's hard to wrap my head around someone suing for something they got for free and were in need of.
We did donate as much as we could. As a side story I took a virtually brand new portable electric space heater (UL Approved) to a donation center. They refused to accept it! They told me because of "liability" issues they stopped taking heaters and baby seats. It's hard to wrap my head around someone suing for something they got for free and were in need of.
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The upside is we have an amazing antique wood desk and matching office shelf that none of the nine other grandchildren wanted.
I never forget passing on a complete set of sterling silver, c. 1930. 12 complete settings along with serving spoons / forks - for $600 at an estate sale. I kick myself to this day for walking away (as a rule I do not impulse buy) - but the price reflects exactly what weewillie says.