On 9/22/2014 9:20 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:50:11 -0500, Becca EmaNymton
> > wrote:
>
>> On 9/21/2014 2:48 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>> On 9/21/2014 3:25 PM, Becca EmaNymton wrote:
>>>
>>>> My mother had a recipe called Shrimp in Pants or Shrimp Wearing Pants,
>>>> they were cooked in the shell and it tasted delicious, but she threw
>>>> away all of her recipes.
>>>
>>> Argh! She didn't think you'd want them, I guess.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> Nancy, I wish I knew what she was thinking. My sister took her garbage
>> out, one day, and it was awfully heavy, so she looked through it. Mother
>> through out large, framed photographs of her maternal grandparents.
>>
> The way I understand it, they are "cleaning house" in their mind and
> giving to relative/friends/donations are not part of the equation.
> They clean and what they don't want goes into the garbage. The other
> aspect is that some think they are hiding the valuables in what turns
> out to be the trash can. If it makes you feel any better, it's a
> common trait.

Thanks, it is nice to hear that other elderly people have done the same.
Mother used to offer her old clothes, furniture or appliances to her
housekeeper, but she lost her housekeeper when she moved out of town,
and went to live next door to my sister.

Becca