tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307360448382903712.post9112867485200537388..comments2023-12-21T00:50:08.573+11:00Comments on "No reading at the breakfast table": My year of less is more: what to do with memorabilia?Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17557633180012575687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307360448382903712.post-32340806838485976212014-03-11T16:23:22.585+11:002014-03-11T16:23:22.585+11:00Hi Jenny, I was having this conversation with my m...Hi Jenny, I was having this conversation with my mum just the other day. Their house is furnished with all the 'precious' and 'memorable' antique furniture from deceased family members that no one else wanted but thought it was important to keep (read: monstrous dark wood sideboards and hundreds of chairs!) We came to the conclusion that the reason the object is important is because it reminds us of a person. We decided that it would be far nicer and certainly more space efficient to toss the furniture and have a lovely photo of the person on display instead (hopefully on a less monstrous sideboard). Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307360448382903712.post-23883654487587105582014-03-10T19:35:36.856+11:002014-03-10T19:35:36.856+11:00Sorry Jenny, I'm no help at all here...I keep ...Sorry Jenny, I'm no help at all here...I keep basically everything...wedding invitations, birthday cards (particularly if the sender is now dead),even thankyou notes from people...that's not even counting all the other associated crap, like train tickets from my trip to the uk in 1999....<br />Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08214211692143307829noreply@blogger.com