Only a very little. I have a box with my grandparent's everyday use plates, which of course I remember using whenever we visited them. They were inexpensive and have been faded by 40 or more years worth of trips through the dishwasher but for whatever reason I've stuck with them. It's irrational I know.

Both of us have a sort of drive to get rid of stuff. On my end it's because grandma on the other side hoarded everything that anyone left behind when they moved out from the apartment complex she managed for 30+ years. You had to take little trails to get anywhere in her place and it took three years to go through it all. My parents have WAY too much as well, but not to that degree. I wanted no part of it, so if it's not actively getting used or has an upcoming project identified it's going to someone we know or Goodwill.

Texas_gem - For me, depends on who gave the item. If dear family, then yes, I end up hanging to them. If not dear and dear, and the item has no utility, pronto, out it goes into the freecycle bin. The challenge is when you are given something particularly ugly . Today a friend gave me a twin set of something (not sure what they are meant to be !!) for my garden, and I am torn between giving them away right away, or keeping them outside till she sees it on her next visit (she pops by without advance notice, so I can't keep it under cover) and then giving it away.

oldbat2be - Lovely to see things growing in your greenhouse.

I love Hellebores - they're such cheerful flowers. So much that while I am not particularly fond of floral chinaware (prefer classic whites), I bought a tea set from the Emma Bridgewater Hellebore collection.

That tea set is lovely!

That green house is awesome. If I had one I could garden year round! Might even be able to grow melons. :)

Well I did not get my strawberry "wall" accomplished last weekend..but it shall happen today...

I was at my moms yesterday and cleaned up and thinned 1/3 of the strawberries. Brought some home with me to plant "on" the wall. The everbearings are loaded with flowers and beginning berries! Strawberry season is coming early!

I will go over and do some more work today. We should be able to sustain our consumption and add hers in too with no problem. :)

My little pots I planted haven't a sprout, but its still a little cool at night, even though days are steadying towards low 60's.

gem_cap - I've never seen that pattern before, thank you for posting. We had hellebores at our last house and we brought some with us when we moved. They are wonderful and I should really plant more.

Terri- Strawberry wall? Strawberry wall? Please post pictures!

As requested. :)

Oh and my pots I planted last week...tiny little sprouts just poking through! So excited!

My grandmother had a VERY difficult time giving anything away. Combination of Depression kid and too much sentimental attachment.

We spent many years, slowly paring down her collections, but she could not get rid of her yarn and crafts. ..which almost filled a small room. So, we finally ended up getting her a little storage unit, just for those items.

She was happy with that situation for a long time. Several years later, she decided to donate them all to our local historical society for their rummage sale. Many of the gals that belonged to the group found yarn and accessories they hadn't seen in years! Even matching yarn to finish their old projects! LOL

So, moral of story....if you can't use something, think about how much others might enjoy using your treasures. And if you can use them or just enjoy them to much to part with them...keep them some place, where you can see them every day :)

I love your strawberry wall! What did you use to hold up the pots? The round metal bits, what are they? I'd love to do something like this but I'm afraid the only place I could put them would be hit by the basketball all the time. Maybe I could tuck them in a corner by house.

I have stuff I don't need because I'm too lazy to go through it. LOL Actually, I want to scan a bunch of the kids artwork and projects, and that is a time consuming rainy day task. I guess I could have worked on it throughout the winter. I got rid of a bunch of stuff when I did the kitchen, but I need to get the lights fixed in the basement to do anything down there. I need a nice sunny day for that, since I'll have to shut off the breaker and there's not much natural light. I'm kind of afraid to take down the fluorescent thing but it doesn't work anyway, and I might get lucky and find a junction box up there under all the fluorescent stuff.

Texas, I'm glad you're making progress. OldBat, your greenhouse looks great. Your plants are really coming along. Schicksal, I have doilies my Gramma made. I don't really use them, but I won't throw them out.

The rings are hose clamps. Those are 3.5-5", found at HD near the dryer vents and piping. They cost almost $2 a piece. The pots are 4" terra cottas $1.32 each at Walmart for the only three they had. $1.52 at HD for the other 7. The pots were all from the same supplier. Hmmmm

Can't take credit for the idea. It was on Pinterest.

I have too much clutter: boxes and boxes -- some of it is the last few boxes of stuff from my mother's condo that I shoved into a corner and have avoided ever since, some are boxes of dishes and glassware that she willed to my nieces and nephews -- waiting for them to grow up (although I realize that they may not be interested in having them); some are photos that I need to somehow get to my cousins in other states and a box of photos to take to a museum (to add to their collection from the orphanage that my dad grew up in). Plus an extra bike (2 really) that I should post for sale. Maybe in a month or two I will deal with these things.

I am sentimental about old family photos and objects -- not that I will or want to keep every photo ever taken -- but what I would give to have even one photo of my grandfather, and great-grandparents. I have one dish that belonged to my grandmother, and although I don't use it for anything, I love having it.

Love it Terri!

Thanks Terri! I wondered if it might be something as simple as that! I saw a really nice one on Better Homes and Gardens website a long time ago but they used some sort of complicated hook set up. I'm going to try your idea!

IT's probably not the cheapest way...but...it works!