One last look
Auction day at the farm where my mother and her siblings grew up. The farm sold to strangers. We were taking the last look at the upground cellar where we used to sneak pickles when we were kids. Bittersweet memories.
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Cool shot! 🙂
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Life gives us an abundance of opportunities to learn how to let go. This would be very difficult.
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Your post brings up bittersweet memories for me, as well; cleaning out my parent’s home and shed for the new owners.The farm I grew up on belongs to strangers and it makes me sad to see the place anymore. It’s not how I remember it. At least I have pictures and my memories. 🙂
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I still remember the sadness I felt when my parents sold our childhood home…*sigh*
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This picture is worth 1,000 words. There’s so much meaning and emotion in it.
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My mom was just telling me about how her grandma used to have a huge crock of pickles on the counter, and the kids would just reach in and help themselves — clean hands, dirty hands, no matter.
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Can’t even imagine what taht was like. How awesome that you have photos to see as you process the feelings.
Great share! ~ BB
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Of course, every picture has layers and layers of feelings….. my mother’s youngest brother and his wife lived there and farmed for 50 years. Both were in a nursing home with dementia at the time of the sale. The sale was to help them pay expenses for their final years.
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That is a lot of feelinsg and bittersweetness wrapped up. I hope taht it’s all over with sale etc…. It can be so emotional
Good for you too getting all your fab photos. Smart ~ BB
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Lovely photo–it captures the melancholy along with the beauty of the place.
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