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Here we go again! Mom has those people in my house with boxes, paper, and that loud tape thing. Guess we must be moving.
It all started three…
His pet name for her was “ Shuggs” and he was her Donald. They met while Donald was in the Army — he was 19 and she was 17. Family and…
Estate sales help clear out a home completely. The reasons for emptying a house usually involve major life changes for the owner(s); everything from…
A widow of several years, Julie took pride in her independence and had no plans to leave her home of 40 years. But as time passed, Julie’s large,…
The day was lovely with a fresh-cut grass scent in the air and the line to enter the estate sale was long. On offer were a John Deere riding…
New homeowners in a recently built community in the early 1970s, Lois and Fran also had young children and husbands who worked at the now-defunct…
An enthusiastic Girl Scout in her younger days, Clara took the values she learned into her adult life, especially the motto “Be Prepared.” If…
Early in her marriage, Betty and her husband hosted dinner parties in the formal dining room of their home. As their children grew, the couple…
Sleet pounded the windows and ice was forming on the walkways. Mack and Carol sipped coffee in the resident lounge of the retirement community as…
There are no one-size-fits-all hard and fast rules about when and how to downsize to smaller living quarters. But here are some things you should…