This weekend, the Wall Street Journal had a front page article on bric-a-brac and baby boomers. It seems that baby boomers are downsizing their homes and "gifting" family treasure on their kids and grandkids--who just do not want it.
I hear that story all the time. Friends who own and sometimes decorate with family heirlooms and hand-me-downs are lamenting that their kids do not want "that old stuff" even if beloved Granny owned it or used it or touched it. I particularly hear that about sets of dishes. No one seems to want Granny's Havilland or Auntie's apple pattern dishes.
I understand that angst. I am sentimental and love this old stuff. For me, the greater connection to a family member, the better. But, as I have no children--all my stuff will someday be owned by people who do not share my last name. But heck--I have a house full of treasures that were owned by someone else's granny. I am treasuring them and taking care of them. Such is the life of antique recycling.
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