Letting Go

Letting Go of Friends

There comes a time when one has to let go of someone; last week I let go of a good lady from the Women Of The Moose.  Her name is Dolores.  Just because they have passed doesn't mean they leave your heart and memories.  Like I stated in a previous post, Dolores inspired me to crochet again.  Now, every time I pick up a hook and some yarn, I will think of her and the happiness she gave to all of us.

This week, I will be letting go of another wonderful Moose Lodge member.  He was known as Whitey, but his real name was Donald. He always had hugs for me and others.  Whitey held the honor of Pilgrim, which is the highest rank a man in the Moose fraternity can hold, having been awarded the Pilgrim gold blazer.  He is now in the big Lodge in the sky, and we will hold his memorial on Thursday evening and the funeral itself on Friday.

Letting Go of Things

I have decided to start letting go of things, and I do have a lot of them. Before my father passed away in 2005, he gave me his 1993 Ford Taurus.  I have driven and treasured this auto since then.

We had the chance to purchase a newer vehicle, and I will be parting with my Taurus this week.  It sounds funny to some people, but every time I drove the Taurus, I felt like my dad was there with me still.

I know he would want me to move on, and so I am.  You'll have to excuse me, but I guess I'm just a sentimental old fool.

The items below will be featured in my shop that are of the vintage/antique classification.  Some are already on my site; there will be others coming as I can get pictures and decide on the price.

My daughter already stated that she's not the least bit interested in old "junk".  She is a modern gal, so to save her the trouble of dealing with all my stuff after I've gone (she's far too busy to list and sell them all), I've decided to give my things a new home with someone who will appreciate them as I have.

These pieces have the bee hive DunnBennett seal from Burslem England.  I've researched and found out that this company eventually became Royal Dalton.

My aunt gave the gravy boat and soup turine to me a long time ago. She purchased them at a second-hand shop in La Crosse and they were very old then.  She has long since passed away at the age of 100.

If anyone knows about this pattern and the value of them, please let me know!  There were similar ones listed on E Bay and they had expensive prices.  However, I could not find one in this pattern.

This next item came from my first husband's grandfather's lake cottage. We found this when we demolished the cottage to put up a year-round home.

Maybe you might know someone who is interested.  It's not on my site yet, but I'm working on it!  This old enamel ware coffee pot is quite large and in very good shape, in case anyone is interested in shabby chic "cottage" decor.  I took this because it reminded me of my grandma and grandpa's farm near Sparta, Wisconsin.

Well, that is it for this week!  Hope yours is a good one.  Stay tuned for more.