19 Mar
2007
19 Mar
'07
2:30 p.m.
Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
It seems to me that not many people on this list have had the
experience of disposing of a parent's estate, particularly when said
parent lived in a distant town.
My mother-in-law passed away a few years ago, just a few months shy
of her 100th birthday. When her husband died, she did nothing to
dispose of his possessions, so it fell to my lovely wife to dispose
of the whole lot--two thousand miles away in a small farming town.
Cheers,
Chuck
My gran died a few years ago, aged 92. My dad dealt with getting rid of her stuff. A vast
majority of it was clothes and stuff. She did have about 50 issues (maybe more) of
National Geographic from the 70's/80's I think they were - I believe my dad dumped
them in the garage and then sold them by placing an advert in the local newspaper.
It was a sad time, as I spent almost every weekend with her since childhood. I learnt most
of my cooking skills from her - making scones, peeling potatoes , making bread pudding and
apple crumble....mmmmm.
Oh... sorry for going miles off-topic.
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk