The filing cabinet yields up its secrets

rebelann1949

@rebelann (111250)

• El Paso, Texas

2 May 21

I hate all this lockdown stuff, you'd think they'd simply let those who are too stupid not to protect themselves to simply get sick if that's what they want. I'm sure you're a lot like me and keep those masks handy when you are around strangers.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

@rebelann Unfortunately the stupid ones are out there spreading it to the rest of us.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

I think it is about three weeks now. We have lockdowns on and off at the moment. Movement is all a bit uncertain.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (9883)

• United States

2 May 21

Loved the part of the note from the two brothers. It made me chuckle.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (9883)

• United States

2 May 21

@JudyEv One of my grandsons has Down Syndrome and Autism. He can get a goofy sense of humor and be a cute little tease. I'm so glad the boys have done well in life.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

They were funny boys. One was on the autistic spectrum and the other had cerebral palsy but they've done well in life.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 21

@noni1959 Some of these kids are so special. They really do enrich the lives of those around them.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (58180)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 May 21

I hope you'll be moved into your new place by the time winter hits.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

Yes, we will be. May is the last month of autumn then it's three months of winter.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95676)

• Marion, Ohio

2 May 21

Pretty photo. Some fun memories.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95676)

• Marion, Ohio

2 May 21

@JudyEv We get it in spring mostly.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

We get quite a lot of fog late autumn and through winter.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12627)

• Ireland

2 May 21

@judyev That photo sounds like loud rolls of thunder, it smells of sulphur, and it looks like a jail break; yet it exudes a calmness, the kind of calmness that falls on decent company when the hostess pour a cup of amber coloured tea from a fine bone china teapot. I hope there are some Empire biscuits to go with it.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

I have no idea what Empire biscuits are but I've just had home-made lemon slice which is pretty delicious if I do say so myself.

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Prabhat Singh

@Prabhatsingh (3537)

• India

2 May 21

Oh, some good old memories if I must say.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

Yes, some of the events I'd forgotten about entirely.

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Prabhat Singh

@Prabhatsingh (3537)

• India

2 May 21

@JudyEv Yeah, Good memories coming your way.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (459079)

• Switzerland

2 May 21

I do not even want to think what should I find if I start to go through our filing cabinets.

You are finding treasures.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (459079)

• Switzerland

2 May 21

@JudyEv

I have the same, those boxes followed me during almost 50 years, I do not think I could get rid of them, not all of them at least.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

I have three boxfuls of cards of various kinds - Christmas, birthday, Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day. I am steeling myself to go through them and get rid of at least some of them.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

@LadyDuck I guess if I just keep them, the boys will throw them out without a second thought. Maybe that's the best way.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

2 May 21

I was worried that was smoke in your photo. Glad to know it's not!

You're excavating in "forgotten" memories. I kinda feel sorry for the first guy... My mom used to want me to do stuff like that, too. *shake my head*

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

2 May 21

@JudyEv I didn't get to have that kind of fun when we were moving. I was working while Pretty went through everything in our garage and threw most of it away.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

2 May 21

@JudyEv Yes and no... I was working a lot of overtime while she went through out stuff. She wasn't looking very carefully all the time, though. A few years ago the US Mints offered collectable state quarters, so I invested in two sets of them. One set I put into a display that hangs on the wall between our bedrooms. The other set I put into the garage to keep them safe. (Not long after I received the sets I got a letter from the mint telling me that I'd received one quarter in each set worth $1,500 USD so should insure them for that. I didn't.) When Pretty went through things, the second set of state quarters got loaded into the truck for donations.

I still haven't told her what she gave away.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

@DaddyEvil Lucky you! I'm doing most of the 'going through stuff' here but every now and then I call Vince to look through a pile of paper in case he wants something saved from it.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307087)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 May 21

Lots of memories in the filing cabinet. Lovely picture.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307087)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 May 21

@JudyEv When I clean my closets, I find myself looking through and remembering all those things with great memories attached. Might be why I still have them.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

@just4him Some things I've looked and decided I'm not yet ready to give them up.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 May 21

Glad you like the photo. I wonder what else I'll find.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17837)

• London, England

2 May 21

It is amazing the stuff you can find filed away!

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 21

Exactly but moving house is a big incentive to get rid of a bit more than usual. lol

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 May 21

@Ronrybs Especially if the new house is going to be about half the size!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17837)

• London, England

8 May 21

@JudyEv True, it's one way to reduce clutter!

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No One

@Chellezhere (5363)

• United States

2 May 21

It's amazing the things we hold onto sometimes.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 21

That's so true - like wedding invitations. They're so pretty it's hard to throw them out immediately.

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No One

@Chellezhere (5363)

• United States

3 May 21

@JudyEv Don't I know it! I have also run across many stashed-away mementos that we too pretty to throw away.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

2 May 21

What beautiful photo. I love catching the rays. You are finding treasures.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 21

We have accounts and receipts going back quite a few years so some of those are being destroyed. It's all less to cart to the next place.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203451)

• Nashville, Tennessee

3 May 21

@JudyEv That is very true.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54407)

• United States

2 May 21

ah dredging the canal of memories. We put aside things, and then we are reminded of them. But the treasure is the memory.

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@JudyEv (326128)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 21

Yes, that's true.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54407)

• United States

4 May 21

@JudyEv

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65280)

• Serbia

2 May 21

Oh, the photo fascinated me.

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