Comments on: What to do with Mrs. Barrie’s earrings?

By: MarleysMom

MarleysMom — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:04:43 +0000

I have donated items to the local college theater department. The items live on in my mind and I am happy with that thought. But I do take pictures so I have the image and can write a note. Also, I am putting together a “book” for my children that will include some of those details.

By: Richard Aubrey

Richard Aubrey — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 02:55:58 +0000

Line from”Taking Chance”:
“You’re his witness. Without a witness, he …just disappears.”

By: neo

neo — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 01:47:01 +0000

Matthew M:

She had her own school that ended in the late 1950s.

By: Matthew M

Matthew M — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 01:42:22 +0000

Does the performing arts department at the school maintain an inventory of props with enough care that her jewelry could have a safe place to be stored yet be used from time to time?

By: Milwaukee

Milwaukee — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 20:17:39 +0000

Of course the Scandanavians have a thing….death cleaning. The exact opposite of the previous post. Arrange your space to lighten the burden on your survivors, in the event of your unexpectedly hurried departure from this world.
My mom is 90 and lives with my brother, who is 68, neither could live alone. Should some unfortunate event happen, a health care worker refers you to Family and Protective Services. You will be deemed unable to live alone and forced to live in a health care facility. Life can really suck, sometimes. Hopefully that fate will miss you.

By: Dnaxy

Dnaxy — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:17:16 +0000

I start to throw away stuff. It always brings back memories. I have to stop and read the card or the letter or the book and then I get sentimental and, plop, there goes the afternoon and I’m tired.

You should never throw away anything except old appliances. Always leave it to your kids to do after you have croaked. They can do it without memories.

By: ObloodyHell

ObloodyHell — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:33:58 +0000

}}} “Label your photographs!”

I long ago solved this by not bothering with photographs… they always disappointed. 😀

When I was 12, I was taking an early morning flight, and the sun on the clouds below was gorgeous. Took a photo, and what came back just lacked everything of what I saw. Part of it was the camera and film (old “Instamatic”, early 1970s film stock which lacked any kind of vibrant color), but it also is the fact that I have a pretty good visual memory, and so feel less need for pictures.

I’ve done some modern stuff with my phone-camera, but it’s more for informing and showing something to other people than for my own memory.

For example, I was out in Phoenix a couple months ago, and a pair of geese — yes, geese — decided to take a low takeoff pass over the road… right at bumper height maybe 10y in front of me as I came down the road at 45-50mph.

Took one of them out, but the other was literally lodged into the rental car’s grill. 😀

And it was alive… (8-X

It was actually in surprisingly good shape, for what happened — both wings were effed but it seemed to be ok other than that. I reached out to a local bird rescue sanctuary, and they came to get it. The whole thing is an amusing story, and the pics I took help. They said that they have gotten pretty good with wing issues, so it may even have been able to restore it to flight ability. I can’t tell because, when I called to ask about it, they indicated “policy is to not discuss”. :-/ So no idea what eventually happened, whether they had to put it to sleep or if it is grounded and in a nice place for flightless geese or if it got released back into the wild after recuperating…

But that’s the primary reason for the pictures, to show to others — I can still recall most of the event in my head, down to fairly significant details, even though it was like 4 months ago. No doubt that will fuzz up over time, but it’s an amusing story so it’ll get reinforced by the telling, too.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:18:49 +0000

Albright himself was a giant in the field; and an American in an area dominated by extraordinary Brits (and also French, often Jesuits).
So, perhaps the “American” connection might help.
I suggested other universities because a significant number of them (not just US schools) organize digs in Israel, and other places the region, and send their archeological students for a summer “season”, or several, to gain practical experience in actually conducting and organizing digs, and…”digging”.
These digs are generally sponsored and funded by the foreign university in conjunction, or coordination, with the Israel Department of Antiquities.
In 1979-80 I had the good fortune to volunteer/work on a half-dozen digs around the country, from North Sinai to the northwest of the country. Best time of my life…

By: TR

TR — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:57:13 +0000

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1) see if Mrs. Barries’ hometown has [a town/local museum], or [ a historical society], and 2) [call and ask] how you can donate these items, to one of these places.

I think these places would LOVE to receive these types of items.

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 03:20:42 +0000

If you have some old lockets — don’t throw them out unopened.

https://www.deseret.com/faith/2022/7/21/23271786/does-image-joseph-smith-exist-what-one-descendant-found-forgotten-family-heirloom-lds

There is no way to confirm that the picture is of Joseph Smith jr, but the fact that a potential one was discovered after all this time is amazing.