Yesterday I continued with my preparatory cleanup activities, making things identifiable and recognisable for the later stage of ‘keep or discard’. I did come across a few surprises such as an old coloured block designed shirt bought in Zwolle in 2003 possibly. And a white T-shirt with Carl Jung big head and small body sitting on a brain that reminds you of a turd; a gift from John and Anne-Marie back in 1997/8.

I also straitened and sorted things on my big bed room table, organised empty envelopes, but still have not located the stamps from my Christmas card mailing activity.

And in the morning around 9 or 10 I got a short call from Michelle that the car situation had been cleared up. I congratulated her and that was more or less it. No visit or contact last night like it had been over the weekend!? Also, the plumber came by and fixed the toilet tank tight to the bowl to stop the leaking; we’ll see. <10:58am.

In my organising shuffles I located the three misplaced ‘Birthday Calendars’. One is by Anton Pieck, One of Zeist NL scenes that Tieneke gave me and then the forgotten one. It shows scenes of the Dutch artist Marius van Dokkum a modern version of Jan Steen, that old Dutch Master. More importantly Els had sent me this calendar as a birthday gift for my 75Th birthday and was sent 2011-08-01 she noted.

My feelings go down a dead end alley so to speak, with no where togo in the end and washing back over me, harbouring them now unresponded.

I also came across the envelope it came in! I’m such a pack rat, but this also shows that you keep that which has emotive values associated with it. This in turn points the way to how you let go of things. Needless to say that this calendar called up some feelings of grieve this time now that sharing our feelings on this gift can no longer be done. My feelings go down a dead end alley so to speak, with no where togo in the end and washing back over me, harbouring them now unresponded.
<11:36am~