Intrigued by the toaster, etc! We had a toaster in PA but my son (that era) needed a toaster oven - FOR BAGELS!! I found it good for other things and had my own in my own home from thrift shop, of course. Recently we found it useful in summer to avoid the big oven! So we found a larger one on a local site and went to pick it up as we were on our way to a music event. When they opened the door with great delight - we knew each other from other local music events and they told us of one we were missing. We now have their daughter's toaster oven AND a "real toaster" because R likes toast. Then, I frequented a cafe near Beaver with terrific soups and toast - but the toast is done in a panini? I like it so much better that way and also make sandwiches in it. So these three devices clutter our counter to good use.
De-cluttering has become increasingly on both our minds. with my cancer looming - still lightly!- and R just had the blip on his eyelid diagnosed as a carcinoma.... He expressed mild regret for the hundreds of books in the cellar! He (SRS) has enough of a science background to have a clue. The doctor on Sunday diagnosed it immediately with some space age thing and sent us to the hospital for a biopsy. Today was NO fun! Traffic was a nightmare, parking garage similar to the one in which I lost my car last week. What parking???? Eventually we were helped to an obscure space by a valet (kept the key!) and we found our way to the correct dept. I was exhausted already. Given an appointment for 29 November ---WHY not by phone????? Found our way back down to the parking with no idea where the car was - "D"! R finally found one of the valets and retrieved the car. What felt like a hard day's work to me had taken less than two hours (free allotment). Both disappointed because we thought we were going to get the biopsy! We came home and R stayed home reading the Atlantic to ease the pain. I cooked a wonderful roast pork dinner with lots of veggies and terrific apple sauce with good Mac's from a local orchard. I may go get more tomorrow after the tires; the orchard closes in a few days.
Tomorrow: tires get changed to winter! We have been having a fire in wood stove but finally turned on some heat a couple days ago. Put the "winter" quilt on the bed.
Aside from energy, very little decluttered - just a whole bunch of cobwebs!
Thinking of Charmion and her major loss. It never ends, only lessens in intensity if we allow it, and still may come in great nasty waves when we least expect it. You seem to have done a monumental job of de-cluttering, which can be both helpful and hurtful. I had a recent visit from the "love of my life" and his latest partner. I asked him how long it had been - 48 years! It's complicated -Life and all it entails.