[Magdalen] Life's challenges

[Lesley de Voil]

Do it while you can, Marion. I am looking at my shed full of stuff
that needs sorting, (aka throwing most of it out) and realising that
if my hands keep on disintegrating at their present rate, I won't be
able to do any sorting in five years time....

Regards
Lesley de Voil (74 already and noticing definite intimations of mortality, here)

On 2/27/15, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> Realistically the reduction must happen.  I can send the bulk of the
> theological books to the Trinity Book sale for theologs to grab up. I
> have a large gardening library and a large cooking library, plus all the
> other miscellaneous books.Good homes wanted for these several thousand
> volumes.  Large quantity of baking and cooking utensils  and so on.  No
> point moving and storing ALL this stuff, much of which, if I'm honest,
> will never be used again.
>
> Any and all advice and suggestions gratefully accepted!  Thanks.
>
> On 2/26/2015 7:31 PM, Charles Wohlers wrote:
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>> We have something of the same situation, but without the time
>> constraints. Like you say, if it doesn't need to happen tomorrow, it
>> ain't gonna happen. So a house sits there in Mass., mostly vacant
>> except when I go down and do some cleaning / sorting. There really is
>> something to be said for having a date certain hanging over you.
>>
>> IMHO, you really should consider hiring a moving company to do all
>> this for you - assuming, of course, that you have someplace to put all
>> the Stuff. First, some nice ladies will come over and put all the
>> little stuff (like books) into boxes. Then some big guys will come
>> over and load it all up onto a truck, take it to wherever you direct
>> them, unload it all, and put it where you tell them. No muss, no fuss,
>> no effort on your part. Hopefully you can pay for it out of the sale
>> of the house. It's Really Worth It.
>>
>> Just my $0.02.
>>
>>
>> Chad Wohlers
>> Woodbury, VT USA
>> chadwohl at satucket.com
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