And my grandparents lived a block and street over and were there for over half a century, I think. So there were lots of things from my grandparents to sort through before that house was sold, some of which are with my parents, some of which are with me now. And only one nephew and then my cousins’ kids to pass things on to.

We need to pare down here as well, so I think maybe 8-12 place settings are enough. If my side of the family is together, I only need 8 settings max, but if Mr. Rudbek’s entire family is over, then I would need 14 settings. No more than 16 settings total as that’s pretty much what I have right now. I’m trying to remember when I bought the old town blue set, but it must have been before it was discontinued in 2017; maybe in 2004 or so. And the spring blossom was discontinued in 1986 and I remember having it when my parents moved into the house in the early 1980s. So 20-40 years is a good run for the dishes and I shouldn’t feel guilty about replacing all of them in one fell swoop. I will try to sell them so that someone else can use them.

And I have been in my current house for over a decade so I have lived here almost as long as I lived in my hometown.