Survey #235 Response from Ginger
| Complete the following statement: “My home could serve as the Museum of _____.” (You may also substitute “monument” for “museum.”) | 🔲 Museum of my parents things. ▪️ Mom lived with us for 16 years before she passed away in 2022. . I still haven’t gone thru her suite. Bedroom, Bathroom, Sewing Room. Plus, I have her kiln (broken bottom plate), boxes of green ware, etc. in my studio. Her sewing room is filled with quilt block pieces and fabric scraps, crochet projects, fabric paint projects, embroidery projects, etc. ▪️When Dad moved into memory care - his papers, photos and keepsakes came to me. These are also stored in my studio. He passed away 8 days after Mom. ▪️I simply need to take action on this stuff. I have a plan. I’m just overwhelmed with other stuff. |
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| Complete the following statement: “My home is a warehouse for _____.” | ▪️My craft supplies for my many crafting hobbies. I have many different interests. The past few years - I seemed to divert my attention to caring for my parents and dealing with our house instead of having fun. ▪️And, our garage is a warehouse for my husband’s tools. Wood working & mechanic. He hasn’t done any wood working in a few years now. There are more than 20 tools with their own stands. Saw table, lathe, planer, sander, routers, etc. But, he’s very organized. Tools and activities have zones. Bins are labeled. |
| Describe something that you’re keeping because it connects you with a past version of yourself, your family history, a former relationship, etc. | 🔲 From First Marriage, First Home (6 years in late 70s-early 80s)) (8) ▪️A blue swirl glass vase from my ex-MIL bought on a family vacation trip. It doesn’t match my decor. But, I really loved her. ▪️A heavy blue glass basket (Tiara glass) that used to sit at the foot of our bed. First marriage. First owned home. The handle is cracked. I need to let it go. ▪️A tiny white vase with blue silk flowers given to me by my then 6 year old step-son. He picked it out at a furniture store when we bought our bedroom suite there soon after we got married in 1977. It sits on my bedroom window sill. I spoke to my ex-step-son a few years ago. His words to me were “if it hadn’t been for you - I may never have learned to read and write”. ▪️In a keepsake mini cedar chest - I have a painted tile and clothespin recipe card holder - step-son made it in school and gave it to me. ▪️And, in my Christmas decor I have a paper bird ornament he made for me. ▪️The wooden coffee mug tree we currently use was ours in my 1st marriage. Another gift from a vacation trip. (The 6 chunky mustard yellow ceramic mugs are long gone.) ▪️Silver dollar necklace. In-laws had made & gave me after one of their trips to Vegas. ▪️Red oval glass bowl wedding gift from ex-husband’s Aunt and Uncle. They were so sweet. We use it to hold bananas now. |
| Describe something that you’re keeping for a future need, whether real or imagined. What is the likelihood that you will use the item in question within the next year? Five years? | Kitchen Aid stand mixer. And, Cuisinart Food Processor. These haven’t been used in years. Time to pass them along. Maybe a family member will want them. I’ll offer to them first. I keep thinking I’ll use the stand mixer & get back into baking. But everything I make was always done with a hand mixer before. |
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