Things I Will Have to Give Up

Things I Will Have to Give Up When I Move

Carpenter's Point, Md to West Chester, Pa

Summer 2017

In 2012, I sold my large home and moved in to my smaller, second home.  I had to downsize as I was leaving a four-bedroom house and moving in to an already furnished two-bedroom house.  But I did have a shed in my yard which allowed me to store too much stuff.  Now I am going to downsize again and this time, I am going to move in to a one bedroom apartment.  I am excited about the idea of never shoveling the snow again or never cutting the lawn.  I can’t wait to call management when there is a plumbing problem.  I look forward to closing my door and going on a trip and not worrying about my house.

But this afternoon, I stood in my yard and looked at all the things I will never use again.  A melancholy came over me as I realized what I was giving up. I will miss my yard and garden and the birds and the bugs and my groundhog.

This stuff is not coming with me:

• ·      Garden hoses- 4 of them in various lengths
• ·      Orange electrical cords- I think I have a mile’s length of cords
• ·      Lawn chairs- 3 but maybe I can put them on my new porch
• ·      Shovels- two for snow, three for the garden
• ·      Lawn mower
• ·      Clippers- 2 large and one small
• ·      Electric chain saw pole
• ·      Barbeque grill- 3 charcoal, one propane
• ·      Wooden burning stove equipment
• ·      Hot tub
• ·      Market umbrellas
• ·      Large floatation chairs
• ·      Smaller flotations- 3
• ·      Camp chairs- maybe 10
• ·      Weed whacker
• ·      Camping equipment- tent, sleeping bag,
• ·      Clay pots- about 25
• ·      Gardening tools
• ·      Coolers- I have three of them in various sizes
• ·      The day lilies
• ·      The Asian lilies
• ·      The lilac bush
• ·      The magnolia tree
• ·      The crabapple tree
• ·      The Crape Myrtle trees; I have three white ones and a red one.
• ·      The three purple bearded Iris plants
• ·      The Rose of Sharon plants that have invaded my garden
• ·      The yellow and white daisies
• ·      The ducks
• ·      The herons
• ·      The ospreys
• ·      The bald eagles
• ·      The butterflies and moths
• ·      The multitude of bugs
• ·      The beach at the end of my street
• ·      The North East River
• ·      All my camping equipment- I am never going to use that stuff again
• ·      Kayaking and all its equipment
• ·      My fire pit.  I have a fire most nights.
• ·      The rakes
• ·      The shovels
• ·      Garden gloves
• ·      Bags of ice melt
• ·      Bottles of weed killer

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