it's not as easy as i would have thought. in part, it is.
not at all difficult to sort through Linda's shoes, the high heels that she NEVER wore in California...because she never wore dresses and was almost a foot taller than i am. there are a lot of black leather with leather soles (for dancing). of course i saved the ones from the seventies: stack heels, multicolor suede, wow. a lot of dress shirts, starched and pressed, had no memories or significance for me. but i am so not ready on so many things: banded collar shirts, tuxedo shirts, the red wool blazer, the velvety soft muted corduroy overshirt, hawaiian shirts, important sweaters, like the one purchased in Italy, the black cashmere, things like that. so now i have two boxes of shoes, two boxes of clothes and a batch to collect in a twist tie through the hangars and put in plastic bags for transport. so there are two slim shelves available in the shoe section of the closet. but still a lot of t-shirts, turtlenecks, overshirts, sweatshirts...it doesn't feel empty at all. so it's good and could be better. i'm glad that the things i have gathered will be going to good homes. there is still more, but there is no rush.
this morning ketzl had a ball. i opened the box containing two new bags of dry cat food. i took one into the kitchen to open, and did so. in the meantime, he had chewed his way into the second bag. now there are two open ones...not the desired outcome. christine has a sealer and will try to seal one up.
tomorrow is Shabbat in Nature, with music, liturgy and food and hikes. sounds like fun and i'm halfway to Oakland, so early in the afternoon, i'll head up to visit my sister Elinor and deliver the clothes, work on insurance papers, and have a lovely dinner.
books i'm reading:
the year of magical thinking, joan didion
the gift of grief: finding peace, transformation, and renewd life after great sorry, rabbi matthew d. gewirtz i started it a while ago and think i'll go back a bit and skim what i'd read earlier.
thai food is so yummy. took new friends to Tee Nee Thai on Thursday. leftover tofu was yummy for dinner. i like taking new people there because they always love it.
