Yes, our kids are getting more interested in replacing the Ikea and Target junk with real furniture, including the family heirlooms now that they are getting settled in one place. Most of our furniture in old family stuff, some dating to the civil war era, which the kids will be getting when we pass on.
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 2:28 PM Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Tue, 11 Dec 2018 11:12:42 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > We didn't all disagree with you Roger. I also suspect that many > > of the younger folks will mature to the point where they do start > > to appreciate the older things. They just need some time to learn > > that new is not always best. > > That's true. They as well need to get in a stable-enough situation > where they can have a safe place for the older things. > > I recall visiting home once when I was in the Air Force. My mom took > me to a shopping mall in Eugene to select patterns for sterline and > china. I wasn't very motivated. My attitude has changed over the years. > > We do enjoy hosting people for holidays and using our good stuff, > though we haven't had an opportunity to do that since we have been > in the process of moving. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
