tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post1096009611550379829..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Just a place to keep your stuffKevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-18540347198230496442021-08-19T05:11:21.091-04:002021-08-19T05:11:21.091-04:00We are trying to do everything that we can to keep...We are trying to do everything that we can to keep stuff from going to the dump/landfill and from what we understand an auction is one of the best ways of doing this. What is one man's junk is another man's treasure. Hopefully a lot of the stuff will be repurposed, given a new life and put to use. It will be interesting to see how much of the stuff will be left over at the end of the auction.<br /><br />Sounds like we are both in the same boat and on the same timeline. Good luck to you guys on both getting rid of your parents stuff and on the sale of the house. My dad's house is the same, it is out in the country and it is what people are wanting, I guess we will see how true this is very soon. We definitely feel you pain!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-17400610673912900952021-08-18T23:29:42.481-04:002021-08-18T23:29:42.481-04:00We've just hired a rubbish skip to replace our...We've just hired a rubbish skip to replace our trips to the tip. Clearing 60 years of marriage from my parents place is almost at an end. Their home will go on the market in two weeks. A silver lining from covid lockdowns is that people want places out here in the Yarra Valley. Quick sale at a good price is expected. Then more quality spare time. Good luck with your auction. We sent all mum and dad's stuff to charity. Easier for us at this time. Mind you, I love a good garage sale and auction. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404698148656699600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-63762485610506097682021-08-18T20:44:44.207-04:002021-08-18T20:44:44.207-04:00LoL, timing is everything. Thanks Ruth!LoL, timing is everything. Thanks Ruth!Vstarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463210677732079515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-23582805022173170022021-08-18T06:56:43.603-04:002021-08-18T06:56:43.603-04:00Lol, you much have just opened up the bog just as ...Lol, you much have just opened up the bog just as Kevin had changed the picture and was in the process of changing the description because he did it right after the picture went up. Unfortunately you can'd do the two simultaneously. However, after saying that, these horses are on a little island that is surrounded by the Mississippi River which can't be seen in the picture but is a little way behind the horses and before the trees.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-82129972856475282022021-08-18T06:50:30.024-04:002021-08-18T06:50:30.024-04:00Thank you Chris! We are hoping the same, as well a...Thank you Chris! We are hoping the same, as well as having a nice sunny day. :-)<br /><br />Having all your memories in your head is great until you start losing your mind! Pictures are nice then for helping to remember those things that you might start forgetting. Even now, I love to go back and look at a picture that I haven't seen in years and all of a sudden remember either something that happened when that picture was taken or just remember about a place that I had forgotten about.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-81086829918971167622021-08-18T06:44:30.163-04:002021-08-18T06:44:30.163-04:00I have scanned a good portion of our pictures quit...I have scanned a good portion of our pictures quite a long time ago but I still have a few to go. I think I will get those done first before I start working on my father's. Ours are in photo albums as well but because we have no house and are traveling I want them all in digital form and will just throw the originals out. Ours are all on our computers with copies on a thumb drive as well as an external hard drive, this way we have copies just in case something happens to our computers. After I get that done, I will work on my dad's and make sure to give copies of the digital pictures to both my brother and my sister and see if they want any of the originals. I have a lot of work a head of me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-34850750561916747182021-08-18T06:37:59.176-04:002021-08-18T06:37:59.176-04:00Thank you Paul. Yes, I am sure all the things we a...Thank you Paul. Yes, I am sure all the things we are dealing with now are still near the surface for you. It is definitely a big job but we are making our way through it. I am sorry that you are going to have to deal with this again down the road with Marti's. At least now she is in a "smaller" house!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-31416258160371715352021-08-18T06:34:08.003-04:002021-08-18T06:34:08.003-04:00Yes, it certainly will! Cast iron is certainly a p...Yes, it certainly will! Cast iron is certainly a popular item these days.<br /><br />The housing market isn't quite as crazy as it was in the early part of the year but it is certainly still very strong. I doubt we will see the bidding wars that they were having. It is definitely an advantage that the house is in the country because those houses are still being sought-after. Our fingers are crossed that it will go quickly.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-80382426318387484682021-08-17T20:28:28.157-04:002021-08-17T20:28:28.157-04:00Tell us about the horses in your title picture.......Tell us about the horses in your title picture.....still titled View of the Mississippi River. 😆Vstarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463210677732079515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-79894108260209202992021-08-17T19:39:19.949-04:002021-08-17T19:39:19.949-04:00Wishing all of you a big success on the sale. Lot...Wishing all of you a big success on the sale. Lots of people will show up. As for memories, mine are all in my head. living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-84625418884496813242021-08-17T17:04:06.975-04:002021-08-17T17:04:06.975-04:00I scanned all my negatives over 1 winter, my god w...I scanned all my negatives over 1 winter, my god what a job. Im sure one year i will do some of my dads. Most of our photos are in scrapbooks but i wanted a digital copy of them, just in case. I also then made digital copies onto dvdsMuddymilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295929038381808069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-13589229867654910142021-08-17T14:22:53.863-04:002021-08-17T14:22:53.863-04:00I feel your pain. We went thru this last year aft...I feel your pain. We went thru this last year after my dad passed. Now we're anticipating more fun down the road with my wife's 79 year old sister. She moved to our street from a nine room house in RI to a four room house and crammed all her stuff in it. Since she never married looks like this mess will fall on us when the time comes. Ugh!Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-71587862696618733532021-08-17T13:55:38.365-04:002021-08-17T13:55:38.365-04:00That cast iron pot will be a treasure for whoever ...That cast iron pot will be a treasure for whoever gets it. If the housing market there is what it is here, you won't have a problem selling it.Jenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181034734909835891noreply@blogger.com