One of mums many ornaments! |
This weekend finds me packing boxes, not of my own home but that of my mums. Her needs have increased and we needed to find a place that had a lift or easy access for a wheel chair. I was thinking with my practical head, and I got the boxes and tap and other packing materials ready. As I have been making my way around the rooms I see that this job is far bigger than I expected it to be. I didn't realize that with every item that I pick up I would be confronted with memories, and times from my childhood, some sadness with the losses, knowing that change has to come.
Moving unearths many things.... |
Hands off! Some of dads prized glasses |
Jugs and glasses fill the cabinet |
Egg cups we used as children |
Looking around my mums home I am reminded of many things of
my past that as children we used, the egg cups above had a lid to keep them warm, mum would make us egg and soldiers that we would dunk.
Soda Stream, one of the earlier kinds! |
Soda stream – this is one of the older versions that my dad
would use and we would have sparkling drinks, we used it quite a lot in favor
of the fizzy drinks you could buy in the shops.
This statue is one
that my dad got and has been in the family for years, not sure where he got it
from, it is funny that the things that were so precious for one person might not be so for another and when you are gone you can't take it with you. I am going to make up a memory box
out of things that would trigger a memory that could be a talking point to
spark my mums memory, for some of them it will just have to be the photograph!
We turn a corner and I busy myself again with wrapping up glasses and plates and seeing what can find a new home, this week will definitely be a busy one and every now and again an emotional roller-coaster, but also provide comfort as we remember and take stock of our lives.
What will this week hold for you?
Hi Amanda .. I know what you're going through .. I struggled with my mother's things .. but she in fact had decluttered herself of a lot. We also had my uncle ... lots went to the Hospice - and they turn it into cash ... it saved trying to make other decisions ... we each had the opportunity to absorb what we could into our own lives ...
ReplyDeleteIt's just not easy - especially as it was your family home for so long .. I do hope your mother will have a comfortable compassionate home to go to .. but I know you'll be there for her - and that's what is so necessary for our very dear ones at this time of their life.
My thoughts - Hilary
Hilary we are still sorting things, trying to let go of the emotional attachments that come with 'stuff' I was the same with my dad things, wanted to keep it all. But the new place can only hold so much and has an airy feel, so we don't want to clutter it up again. It is definitely a learning curve!
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