We sifted through the barn, the house and the property before we left Black Forest. We gifted items to friends. We restocked the thrift store shelves again and again. We sold a few pieces. We left a few things and hoped for the best.
Bird-feeders..thank you to my friends for refilling them for weeks and weeks.
A deck with hand-made, raised-bed planters and some potted plants that broke my heart to leave behind.
The Island thrift stores are troves of hidden gems. There are senior citizen, animal welfare and food bank thrift stores. Each of them is a mecca of possibilities. They make me very, very happy.
And now…some of the items are coming back. New to us. Unfolding treasures. Walk away. Begin anew. Look through different eyes and ponder the possibilities.