Comments on: Selected Highlights

By: Lotta

Lotta — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:06:00 +0000

So nice of you to share those photos. I love the picture of the daschund and the dynamints.

By: Table4Five

Table4Five — Thu, 31 May 2007 11:13:00 +0000

Amazing post, Eden. Thank you for sharing your family’s home and photos with us. It was great to get that glimpse into where you came from.

By: Denver Dad

Denver Dad — Wed, 30 May 2007 06:40:00 +0000

I'm sorry to hear about your father. I know the well wishes of some anonymous weirdo on the internet doesn't really count for much, but losing a parent is difficult and strange. I hope you can find some piece, even though you're overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done and taken care of.

For what it's worth, my dad is something of a WWII nut as well and had a full set of some of the books shown in your photos. They went like hotcakes on eBay and he made a fair bit of money from them. I know capitalism is probably the last thing on your mind right now, but try not to throw them out. Someone will definitely want them.

Again, best wishes to you and your family!

By: angela

angela — Tue, 29 May 2007 08:46:00 +0000

Oh geez, I have a good idea of what you are going through. My dad died 8 months ago, and like your dad, he was a hoarder. You wouldn’t believe the shit he kept.

It’s hard, and it’s so incredibly emotionally draining to go through.
Wish I could tell you it will soon get better, but I guess it does – just very s l o w l y.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 28 May 2007 20:04:00 +0000

Coming out of lurking mode to say WOW. Reading this makes me wish I could blog more openly about my family. My mom died in 2005 (at age 73) and my dad remarried shortly after that. He sold our family’s house then, and my siblings and I had very short time to go through all the STUFF and save what we wanted. He wasn’t interested in saving much at all. I hope you have an easier time.

By: Alison

Alison — Sun, 27 May 2007 20:05:00 +0000

My mom died when she was 57 and I was 22. I’m about to turn 37, and besides extending my condolences, I’d like to say how much your photos touched me.

That photo of your mother’s hands is so powerful. You are so brave for sharing such intimate things with the Internet. Your father’s death is an intimate thing, but that photo of your mother’s hands speaks volumes.

By: Ellamama

Ellamama — Sun, 27 May 2007 17:45:00 +0000

Your mother’s hands are so beautiful.

By: arse poetica

arse poetica — Sat, 26 May 2007 21:44:00 +0000

God, I love this post. Thank you for putting it out into the world. xo

By: fully operational battle station

fully operational battle station — Fri, 25 May 2007 22:25:00 +0000

What an amazing post. I LOVED all the pictures. They made me want to hug your Dad and then hug you for having lost him. What a great guy and obviously passionate about history. He's that Dad, the Dad that you think of when you think of Dads.

I especially like him because he seems like the perfect mesh of mine and my husband's Dads. If the two dudes fused together, they would be your Dad. I loved it.

And the pictures of your Mom. Especially her hands. Really beautiful.

Thanks for sharing, these are the types of posts that really suck me in. Into Fussy land.

Jamie

By: liz

liz — Fri, 25 May 2007 21:33:00 +0000

I’m so sorry for your loss, but am stunned by the wondrousness of the stuff at your parents house.