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01-17-2025, 03:03 PM
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(01-17-2025, 12:55 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Wow. We cleared out my mom’s kitchen cabinet and came no where near that amount. Most everything was expired so it could not be donated.
Same. Before she passed, my mom pointed out some spices in the cabinet that she brought when we moved from Michigan to California (when I was 2!!)
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I'm still purging things. I just emptied out the linen closet of old to ancient towels, doilies, and holiday-related items that I would never show in public. Also, old blankets and sheet sets for bed sizes that don't exist in the house.
Goodwill on De Anza is pretty good at just taking things, especially if they are bagged. Just be careful not to engage the attendees too much. On one drop off run, I managed to befriend an attendant that was an MVHS alum. He had to tell me about the hard times he hit after and how he ended up there. Yesterday, it was a nice blue-eyed young man covered in face tattoos, even on his eyelids who insisted on telling me the dangers of steroids and other supplements when I offered to take one of the heavier bags to the proper bin. It was a much much longer conversation than I intended...
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There's been an eerie disembodied voice echoing the same phrase throughout the house....."You need to put the phone in the base to recharge the battery"
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Call the phone to find it?
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Too easy.
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Gonna disconnect it anyway. Might as well wait it out.
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.20 gauge birdshot. You’ll find it eventually.
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The safecracker is here! I'm just happy the safe is a problem to open rather than my own stupidity. The gears in the lock have come loose and don't stay on the combination required to open the safe.
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My parents have a safe deposit box. My mom had no idea where the key was, nor any recollection of what it contained. When she passed in October, I started the process to get access. I have an appointment Tuesday to come and empty it out. Chase is no longer offering safe deposit box service. What will I find? A monkey's paw with a curse? A treasure map? A will, perhaps of my father's, that we knew nothing about? A spoon collection?
It's a thrilling mystery!
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All the locked boxes are now unlocked. More fake jewelry than a jewelry store.
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My mom's safe deposit box closed but they notified us so I could get the goods. There was a nice cache of jewelry. It's all been moved to our safe.
That being said, I've found dozens of keys that I have no idea what they might unlock, if anything anymore...
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Dispersed some ashes into Monterey Bay on Sat. My mom’s, dad’s and sister’s (and a bunch of Skye terriers). Before she passed, I had a conversation with my mom about her wishes and she said “I don’t care…ashes are ashes. Pour them on the ground and plant a nice flower. I won’t care, I’ll be dead.” So this is for the living.
Monterey Bay is a good spot. I go by there frequently enough. My sister loved beaches and beachcombing, my dad liked looking for beach glass too. We used to go to the beach at Davenport because there used to be a glass foundry there and that beach often had interesting beach glass…and of course, he loved making ship models, so why not hang out in Davy Jone’s Locker? My mom grew up on Long Island sound in Connecticut, about 8 blocks from the beach. All the oceans are connected, so that connects back to her home… and you can pick Monterey Bay out on a globe which means you can see it from space.
My sister’s partner at the time she passed was there (he helped charter the sailboat), as were both my kids, my son’s GF, and Shannon. The weather was gorgeous. We went out in the morning and the swell was pretty big. Both my kids barfed, but luckily the captain kept a home depot 5 gal bucket just for that. Words were said, tears were shed, ashes spread. There was no Big Lebowski moment thankfully.
Afterwards, we went to the brewery just off the wharf with outside seating and ate all the food that we brought with us on the boat, but no one ate. Got to talk a lot more, telling stories and hanging out. I invited another friend who had been helping my mom out on Mondays after her last stroke and they hit it off well, but she didnt want to go on the boat (afraid of getting seasick) so she just joined for the after party.
It was really great to do that…i really didnt know what else to do with all those dog ashes.
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That all seems very fitting. I hope it gave some solace to you and yours.
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