Day 306: I think I might need a little help here! Today I'm finally going through the boxes and boxes of china, glassware and porcelain that we brought back from the Timmins house when it sold. See, there wasn't much time between the sale and the close, just a couple of weeks really and only 24 hours to pack up what we could to prep it to move or pitch, and as such it was decided that rather than just get rid of everything, I'd take it home here to Lovely House and sort it all out. My objective was to preserve family treasures (my great grandmother Dewish's china set, the "Spode"), keep what seemed interesting and fun (the Irish porcelain coffee set) and then dispose of the rest. I think I thought this would be a pretty quick job. Well...what you see here is about half of what there is, and I am already stuck on a few things. Not whether to keep them or not per say, but more of what they *are* or what they were used for. Before I make a decision on whether to get rid of something or not I'd kind of like to know what the item is. There are all these odd little pieces of crystal that I have absolutely no idea what they would be used for, so many different kinds of glasses and plates and all kinds of things. How I wish she were here that I could ask her questions and hear the stories about the origins of some of this stuff (what is "Irish porcelain" anyway? Is it rare? Is it common? Did they get it as a gift or on a trip?). Still, bittersweet as it is, as I unwrap each piece I can almost imagine her little voice and how excited she would be to see her treasures out on display one last time. Imagining that makes me Happy. #GrammyP #LovelyHouse #365happydays
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