Processing and writing while actively going through my mother’s things became unsustainable, so I stepped back from this newsletter while we continued to go through what we had of hers here at our place. As of this past Saturday, we have mostly completed this process. Every box, bin, and luggage has been opened. Much has been thrown away. There is a massive amount of mail, paperwork, receipts, and ephemera to look through and as I eye our very small and fragile paper shredder, I imagine I’ll be researching someplace that will take shredding to do in bulk.
I have so many wonders and horrors to share with you in future issues. I took copious notes as we went through each box. I still do not yet have a cadence in mind for this newsletter, but I will leave you with this photograph:
Multiple items on green towels: a pile of assorted coins, a plastic kimchi bucket half-full of assorted coins and lid, a four ounce glass jar of just quarters with a gold lid, a rectangular plastic bin with a broken glass salsa jar and bits of glass.
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