If you read yesterday's post, you'll know about Grams moving to a retirement center.
And Grams likes to keep stuff.
She has a set of old dishes from when I was growing up. I've been telling her for years that I'd take photos and sell them for her. Yes, they are actually collectible to some people these days. They were boxed up in her shed, with 25 years of spiders, webs and other creepy crawlies in the ancient newspaper wrappings and liquor store cardboard boxes.
So I climbed the ladder, pulled them down from the shelf, and loaded them in my trunk to take home and deal with.
Sitting on my living room floor, I carefully unwrapped each piece, sorting the chipped from the good condition. (Miraculously, she has a full set of 8 place settings plus serving dishes with NO CHIPS - I only had three pieces that were chipped and will have to be tossed). The smells wafting from the boxes were overpowering.
"This smell old," I told Hubs.
"It smells like 1960," he replied, wrinkling his nose.
"It smells like my great-grandmother's house used to," I told him.
"It smells like your great-grandmother's house in 1960," he stated.
Alrighty then. Neither one of us were even alive in 1960, but I couldn't argue with that smell.
Confession? Most of it had been re-wrapped back in 1990 when they switched where they were stored, which is when the newspaper was from. 1990 still smells like 1960.
***Ally
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I was alive in 1960. Let me take a whiff and I'll let you know.
Isn't it funny how smells can trigger memories from a certain time? Mine is when I smell Aqua Net I am instantly taken back to the late '80's when I used to plaster my bangs straight up. I have had some seriously bad do's . . .:)
Interesting that newspaper smells 1960 and not 1950. I think to me it might be 1950.
I hope the transition goes smoothly for her. These things can be so hard, but hopefully she'll find friends and enjoy herself.
Interesting how smells can take us back. All I need is one whif of my 9 year old grandson's feet after he takes off his shoes.....and I'm transported to 1982 when his father's feet smelled similar BUT Much much worse.
Hope your grandmother's transition goes smoothly. I am sure there will be more surfacing memories as you wade through the process.
I bought a set of china - unbreakable china - off Craig's list about a year ago. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it.
The lady I bought it from got it for her wedding in...wait for it...1960.
;)
I have a bionic nose, and this musty exercise would have made me bonkers. I hope Grams has a great transition.
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