whew!

[winterbadger]

Today's score at Highland Lane: One tub of spackling almost exhausted during the course of repairing one large and several minor bits of wall damage as well as patching innumerable nail holes. Two sections of carpeting (damaged by Nicholas) replaced. The guy who soccer_fox found to do the carpet work was on time, quick, and did good work; I would recommend him. Also five loads of paper brought up from the basement for recycling. Finally, eight loads of insulation board, beaverboard, shelving, piping, and other old junk brought up from the basement to the kerb for pickup by the Weee Haul Eeet Awwwl man tomorrow.

This in addition to the work that soccer_fox and I did at my mother's over the weekend, carting about half a dozen cartons of junk from my dad's study plus about fifty years' worth of Times Literary supplement (estimate: they filled up the back of a Volvo station wagon to the roof, and I know I saw some from the mid-1950s, which means that he *moved* them to Newport News!) And, of course, driving there and back in successive days, since N's WAWSL team ,the Vixens, had a match on Saturday morning (and a good thing she went, too, as she was their only sub!)

Exhausted! Time for a shower, a change of clothes, then in to work. Home after to unload bits and pieces we brought back from NN and do a bit of cleaning chez Scarpari/Spoor.

Comments

[redactrice.livejournal.com]

I feel for you. This whole getting-rid-of-stuff process (and seeing Jan's and Melissa's moms' houses) has made me bound and determined never to accumulate more than two rooms' worth of stuff again in my life.

I get depressed sometimes, thinking of all the junk that factories make and stores sell and people buy and landfills take in---it never ends. Sigh. I guess as with any other social or environmental issue, you can only do your little part.

On a less depressing note, I saw the tents going up on the Mall the other day for this summer's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. That always makes me think of you and your mother.

Are you planning any trips out East this year?

[azbound.livejournal.com]

My mom will be delighted that you think of us for such an auspicious reason.

I hear what you're saying about "stuff" - I was in Ikea this weekend and had to battle to not buy kitchen stuff. I simply don't need it and all it does is take up space. I've been doing extensive weeding out recently and I've found that the things I get rid of, I dont' miss. So that's a good thing, right?

[azbound.livejournal.com]

Oh, and to answer your question, I'm hoping for Thanksgiving. I'm minorly poor due to car repairs, so my wings are clipped for a while. Will you two be around in November?

[redactrice.livejournal.com]

We'll definitely be around in November. We're not leaving on the great odyssey until early next year.

Good for you on the kitchen stuff! The way I see it, every item not acquired is a victory. And every item that leaves your possession (preferably given to someone in need rather than thrown away) is a victory.
At this rate, I ought to become a Buddhist. But I doubt I'll ever transcend the material world enough to overcome my passion for good food!