14 Jan
10:26pm, 14 Jan 2025
4,598 posts
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jabberknit
Substantial quantity of yarn deposited at the local village community centre yesterday morning - well, not actually in there, we did what was probably a very suspicious-looking swap from our car boot into another woman's car boot, so she could take it away and sort through it all.
(Cynical Mr JK said she was probably going to pick out all the best stuff for herself! I'm sure that's not the case.)
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15 Jan
10:32am, 15 Jan 2025
2,855 posts
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WtnMel
No action yet (by Mrs WM) but prior to the new living room carpet being fitted, as we were unloading the many (many!) glasses from the display cabinet, Mrs Wm did wonder aloud why she keeps quite so many when we don't have need of more than half a dozen of each. And maybe it's time to get rid of some. Particularly, the sherry glasses - because I don't think we own any sherry, let alone be offering it to visitors.
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15 Jan
10:40am, 15 Jan 2025
90,274 posts
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Diogenes
I think I might get a skip
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15 Jan
11:19am, 15 Jan 2025
61,244 posts
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EvilPixie
Mum has loads of glasses
They had loads before they inherited my grandparents
We got loads as wedding gifts too!
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15 Jan
1:24pm, 15 Jan 2025
18,343 posts
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jdawayinamanger
Entire cupboards and bureaux (plural) devoted to storage of old crystalware here and at my mother's house (having come from my grandparents). We use it sometimes for a bit of variety, Christmas etc.
We're on a bit of a decluttering mission, though I'm trying to think of it as a long-term mindset rather than a project to blitz through. At some point in the next 5-10 years we will want to move somewhere smaller and in all probability we will have my mother's large house packed with stuff to deal with along the way. We simply need to dispose of more than we acquire over the long term.
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15 Jan
6:38pm, 15 Jan 2025
25,527 posts
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Meglet
Nobody needs that many glasses! Even if you entertain regularly you could get by with 8-10 wine glasses and water glasses and just hire if you need more!
(She says, having 8 champagne flutes and about 16 wine glasses. I did get rid of a lot of glasses to make space when my finance moved in)
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15 Jan
6:46pm, 15 Jan 2025
61,265 posts
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EvilPixie
My grandad used to have a “bar” it was a corner bar which he had drinks in and I’m pretty sure glasses of every type!
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17 Jan
6:38am, 17 Jan 2025
65,493 posts
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alpenrose
I got rid of quite a few glasses recently and a "spare" dinner service as I don't think I'll be having parties or big entertainments any more. Just need to keep going through the year.....
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17 Jan
8:09am, 17 Jan 2025
61,324 posts
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EvilPixie
When I was at mum's I found 3 kitchen cupboards filled with different plates that are before my memory.
Bath had been divorced so both had previous sets, plus inherited stuff, plus a service they bought themselves
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17 Jan
8:35pm, 17 Jan 2025
28,856 posts
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Lizzie W
It appears my mum didn't get rid of anything, ever. I keep uncovering little pockets of birthday cards. Today I found the box marked "Reader's Digest 1970-75" - they moved house twice since then...
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