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Originally posted by Sweetsound: ↑

@Taurisk

Prior to my last move, had at least 10 garage sales weekend after weekend to lighten the load. Could not believe the amount of stuff that was amassed over the time lived at the last home. Was a little weary of 'strangers' but the worst part was when the sign indicated 'start at 9.00 am and 'sharks' turned up at 7.00 with excuses and of course seeing things go for a song after paying top dollar and people still wanting to haggle.

So far had 2 garage sales at current abode (same time issue) and badly needing another few after being here for sometime. Amazing creatures of materialistic buying power/prowess - like a bed pan - saves 'sleep' walking and legs and getting out of a warm bed for too long. See such items in historical homes and also copper pots and pans and rather smelly kerosene lamps - rather worse than any gas appliances that are now on the chopping block. Being a food thread - kinda 'farm to table' thus must include 'food to loo' or perhaps 'drinks to pee' and those coppers and that wooden (though some are plastic) chopping block. Have an all metal mincer - yet to soil it chunks of meat - washing up syndrome.

Re Georges River - nice area though occasional flooding - memories from days gone past having lived in a rental in Padstow for a while - river not that far away but was far enough when river in flood. The abode was kind of a nice little 'pad' 'stowed' away way back on a block of a big beautiful green backyard with huge trees - very private, very basic and very small - no space for hoarding thus no garage sales.

Baked cheese cake - another one of those finer things in life. During the coming week, intend to visit a 'french' bakery for some delicacies though expect higher 'french' pricing particularly now - perhaps a mini croissant.

Re mental health - gone mental years ago and the health is not far behind - such is life. No wonder they make movies like 'The good, the bad and the ugly'. The mentality now is just to enjoy food - fatty and sweet - all the 'good' things that are 'bad' - so as some turn out 'ugly'.

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@Sweetsound what a message! thanks, so you lived in one of those beautiful landscapes near the George's river, too! I am still trying to remember the name of the road we lived in near the George's River (probably have some old letters I could dig up), but it was near 'Como' or 'Oatley' - It was a beautiful time of my life, my second child was born there, such a good baby, brilliant pupil/musician later, the one who died 2 1/2 years ago, but I am no longer sad, just grateful for her to have used her talents, to have fulfilled herself. Not many people can say that. Her second and final piano teacher here was a Hungarian Jewish lady, who became a personal friend, fabulous musician and lady with many credits to her name even an order or something - she was 'dame' after that. Her son and family still live in Sydney, must call him.

It was my/our 'Sarsaparilla time' husband had great job and I was at home in this house with garden (and dunny in the backyard @wotsup) - paradise -. We even had an Aussie friend who was a 'confessing' communist (apparently it was an outlawed party for a while) and was waiting for the end of the capitalist world order - , Well we might be close to that now, but the socialist paradise isn't happening any time soon anywhere. He was almost religious, in a political sense - but had nice family, wife who tolerated his speechifying with a wry smile. But great hosts and he and his uncle who my husband had gotten to know at work, were 'teachers of the Aussie ways' to us in other respects - and they were older than us - he died relatively young, never knowing of the present chaos the world is in. Thanks for the reminder! I hadn't thought of him and his family in years!

re garage sales; I have been to some (never in the morning hours!!) I have never done a sale from my home, but have hired a market stall from time to time on those Sunday markets held in various open places, or the undercroft car parks of big shopping centers. I always bought something as well. I own a few precious things bought at those markets - among other things a hungarian silk embroidered cloth, kalocsa style, which now graces my front entrance - for $36 - years ago now and I guess you would now have to multiply that amount by 4 - but a work of art!! - and I take good care of it.

The markets are good fun, but it's not easy work, will try Gumtree instead.
I have mostly books and a large collection of vinyls - need to get rid of them, but am attached () love them and I read them too, haven't read all.
Have recently fished out a book about Aboriginal culture, which I bought when we first came to Australia and I had only ever leaved through it, my husband read it, I remember him being impressed - it's called "Australian Dreamtime" 40,000 Years of Aboriginal History. It is a huge tome - so reading in bed is almost impossible; it's on my coffee table now, in the lounge-room.

Well, look at the time -" get thee to the kitchen, wench!"
Have a wonderful weekend - enjoy your French pastry and a great coffee with it, I hope!
Taurisk