This little thread is a treasure trove of lofts and sheds now. Not many people know this but I love being invited to look in old sheds. Questions galore from me and a learning experience that knows no bounds. See below pics of this cracker of a shed down in Kircudbright.
I might see if I can find somebody who works with vintage clothing. They will at least make us of them. As I said, they started with my Gran and she died in 1965. Many of those buttons are probably over 100 years old.
I too, have been "clearing out" but in a different way.
I have loads and loads and loads of shoe boxes of photos and correspondence from the last 60 odd years!! So I have decided to sort them out and am typing up a sort of memoir album that explains the years with photos - going back to the first settlers from England and Ireland to NZ in the family. This way, I can throw out the screeds and screeds of photos that are scenic or of no consequence to my/our past life.
I now wish I had asked my parents, grandparents and relations more about their lives. I remember my grandmother's brother telling me how he courted his wife..... I was probably only about 14 at the time and should have written it down. Just after the Great War. And no, I am not going down the genealogy road.
I have made a start on the writing part - now to get into the photos. I am waiting for a rainy cold day to do that!!!
@tui34 I think many of us have that same wish and regret. My Mum did tell me a lot about her family history but never wrote it down. I don't remember most of it, and my cousin who was compiling the family history died suddenly before she compiled it. All that was left was a load of disconnected jotting which were no help at all.
Our loft contains all the aforementioned 'stuff' - bits of carpet, unused curtain material, boxes for domestic goods etc etc.
I really want to have a good clear out and some things (old suitcases, Christmas decos last used 10 years ago) are an easy win. I would, however, find it very hard to just get rid of the tea service my parents bought with wedding money in the early 50's even though it's not been used in maybe 40 years. There's also my great grandfather's magic lantern (huge, doesn't work - worth very little in terms of cash) - that made it as far as the tip 10 years ago but I couldn't bring myself to lift it out of the car boot. Ended up in floods of tears so OH relented and let it stay. Sentimentality is a curse sometimes.
Anybody else find it really difficult to throw away a 'good' box (oh! that will be useful for wrapping presents...) or (even worse) a 'good' tin???
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Oh yes, my laundry cupboard has a stack of old tins and the loft has a good selection of empty boxes. I did however make myself give away a couple of carrier bags full of used Jiffy bags in different sizes recently!
Been thinking about things that have sentimental value today such as birthday cards, gift tags and so on and came to the conclusion that it's ok to keep them. We might have difficulty throwing them away but the person clearing away when we die won't have that attachment so they can bin them with no qualms at all. Relax folks, stuff back in the loft or boxes. It's not our problem
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Not many people know this but I love being invited to look in old sheds. Questions galore from me and a learning experience that knows no bounds.
See below pics of this cracker of a shed down in Kircudbright.
I have loads and loads and loads of shoe boxes of photos and correspondence from the last 60 odd years!! So I have decided to sort them out and am typing up a sort of memoir album that explains the years with photos - going back to the first settlers from England and Ireland to NZ in the family. This way, I can throw out the screeds and screeds of photos that are scenic or of no consequence to my/our past life.
I now wish I had asked my parents, grandparents and relations more about their lives. I remember my grandmother's brother telling me how he courted his wife..... I was probably only about 14 at the time and should have written it down. Just after the Great War. And no, I am not going down the genealogy road.
I have made a start on the writing part - now to get into the photos. I am waiting for a rainy cold day to do that!!!
Pending........
I really want to have a good clear out and some things (old suitcases, Christmas decos last used 10 years ago) are an easy win. I would, however, find it very hard to just get rid of the tea service my parents bought with wedding money in the early 50's even though it's not been used in maybe 40 years. There's also my great grandfather's magic lantern (huge, doesn't work - worth very little in terms of cash) - that made it as far as the tip 10 years ago but I couldn't bring myself to lift it out of the car boot. Ended up in floods of tears so OH relented and let it stay. Sentimentality is a curse sometimes.
Anybody else find it really difficult to throw away a 'good' box (oh! that will be useful for wrapping presents...) or (even worse) a 'good' tin???
Relax folks, stuff back in the loft or boxes. It's not our problem