Sorry, Sorcha, I've never had to deal with that much of a clothes overflow. If he's grown out of them, maybe he's just very sensitive to the extra weight, and he doesn't want to acknowledge the fact. Nothing will make him give them up, because it will be like admitting his weakness. Maybe you could box them up by size, and if he's able to lose weight and get back into any of them, you could get rid of the larger sizes as he shrinks. I didn't take control of my weight until the doctor accused me of being diabetic. I guess this is a thread creep from "accountability", but it's a theory.

In the meanwhile, I dug lilies of the valley out of my raspberry patch. Don't get me wrong-- I love lily of the valley-- but not with my berries. The berry plants are around the edge, so I planted some sunflower seeds in the center. There is a metal trellis overhead that I can tie them up.

Some months ago, I won a door prize at an antique show, which was a $50 gift certificate to a very nice Italian restaurant nearby. So tonight, my friend and I went out for dinner. Delicious, and I won't need to eat for the rest of the week.

Maryanne