Oh, this is both a beautiful and tragic #treasurefinds. My heart was breaking even before you got to the rings! The little scraps of memories of your husband and you, your life. You write about this so beautifully. How dear to us are the ones we have lost, and how painful it can be to remember them, walking a sharp line of love and grief. Thankyou for sharing... the first one! 🧡🧡🧡
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You said it, @riverflows, so I'll echo it. And add that you must not throw out the scraps, the keepsakes. I'd insist you donate them to a museum, a curator, a collector, but who is saving and preserving these mementos of last-century life (movie reviews, restaurant menus -think how historic the 50-cent cup of tea is now, the 2-dollar Grand Slam breakfast at Denny's!), the handwritten verses on envelopes. It's priceless. A clean house is a sign of ... maybe not a dull woman, but one who almost tossed treasures with detritus. Or something like that.
I cannot imagine the loss of Michael so early in your married years. The missed anniversaries. The travails you survive without him at your side. Without that extra pair of hands to assist.
I'm glad you're writing Steemit posts. Word count doesn't matter. You're capturing so much in so few words, who needs book or story length?
Oooh, I must steal (echo, ditto) these too: ! 🧡🧡🧡