Deciding Who Gets the Good China
My mother's good china sat behind glass doors in a cabinet in the dining room for as long as I can remember, and I think we used it perhaps a dozen times...
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Repairing My Grandfather’s Chair Instead of Replacing It
My grandfather's chair sat in my parents' garage for six years before anyone did anything with it. It was a ladder back…
What I Finally Let Go Of, and Why
There was a box in my closet for almost fifteen years that I moved four times without ever opening, through two different…
A Piece of Jewelry Worth More Than Money
The ring is not valuable in any way a jeweler would recognize. It is a thin band of gold, worn nearly smooth…
Reading Through a Box of Old Family Letters
The letters were in a shoebox, which I have since learned is one of the worst possible places to keep paper for…
The Watch That Stopped, and What I Did About It
My father's watch stopped running the week he died, which is the kind of detail that sounds invented when I say it…
What My Mother’s Quilt Taught Me About Keeping It Safe
The quilt came to me folded in a pillowcase, which is not how you are supposed to store a quilt, and I…