tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post7976699793295736074..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: Sampling is the Best Part Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-18399870236627114232014-01-01T15:42:20.201+13:002014-01-01T15:42:20.201+13:00Well, Margaret, it also helps that the house is ol...Well, Margaret, it also helps that the house is old and very very cold, and mom hates the cold, so she'll be more comfortable in a 4-year-old mega-apartment and if she were to continue to live in the house, she would have to have some work done. I know it's all for the good - the apartment is easier to care for, and there's no need to worry about the yard and there aren't so many doors and windows to lock up when she want to go out. I know it's all for the good. I just wished there were some room for sentimentality, but maybe there is. Everybody except my husband and I are getting together on the last Sunday mom is there, so that should be a lovely occasion, and since my nephews are so busy now, it's a big ask and so a big occasion. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-46683945042676055762014-01-01T04:20:28.490+13:002014-01-01T04:20:28.490+13:00Packing up the family home - yes it's a sad ti...Packing up the family home - yes it's a sad time. My own family home is an ocean and a continent away, so I can keep it in my memory as it was, but my sister lives right next door, and like your siblings had the "joy" of doing the packing. Your mother is brave to face this!Margaret Cooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com