Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.
John Ruskin
A friend of mine sent me this quote a few months ago and I kept it
thinking it would be great for a blog post sometime. Well, here we
are in Vancouver where we are attempting to help Doug's parents move
from their bungalow into a smaller apartment and every where we look
there is stuff. Mountains of stuff. Six couches, six large living
room chairs, twelve dining room chairs, at least 100 glasses and 100
plates. And, that's just a partial list of what is inside the house.
Outside, in the yard, there must be 20 chairs and a half dozen
tables.
There are things in this house that
have not been used for 50 years, things that have been bought and
never used, things that have no discernable purpose. The weight of
all the things inside and outside this house is crushing.
After four solid days of work, we
finally cleared out the garage enough that it could be used for a
garage sale. But that, as you can imagine, is only a tiny section of
what needs to be done. Every room in the house contains as much
stuff as the garage and needs to be culled. Imagine my bemusement,
astonishment, incredulity when I found them looking at sales flyers
last night and earnestly discussing buying two new couches!
Gratuitous scenery shot to remind me of the real world
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