Treasure from the Cellar
By Thelma
@thelme55 (77164)
Germany
April 13, 2021 12:57pm CST
I was cleaning the contents of the 3 blue huge bin sacks from the cellar. The contents were old bedsheets, my clothes, electric blanket and a wall decoration made of shells.
Some of the clothes will be thrown to the clothes container nearby as they don't fit me anymore. The bedsheets and duvets are still good and so I will have to wash them and iron them before putting them in the wardrobe. I will not use the electric blanket here as it would be too warm for me. I have used it when we were still living in Ireland.
The best that I have found in the blue bin sack was the wall decoration made of shells. I have bought it in 1983 when my husband, son and I went home for a vacation for the first time I left my home country. This is almost 4 decades old. I thought I have thrown it as we have moved houses oftentimes. This was in the cellar for 10 years. A last, I have found time clearing the cellar. We still have some boxes there. I wonder what I will find next in the boxes.
Have you found treasure lately from your cellar or wardrobe?
Thank you for reading. Have a nice week.
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Apr 21
That is gorgeous Thelma. Yes a few treasures of my dear Moms not worth any money but had to throw away
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
14 Apr 21
Thank you @RebeccasFarm. That is so sad that you have to throw away some treasures of your mom.. I am sure my son will do the same with my things when the time comes.
. I am sure my son will do the same with my things when the time comes.2 people like this
@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
14 Apr 21
@RebeccasFarm Maybe he will keep some but not all.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
13 Apr 21
Not recent I’m sure when I start the clean up I will.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
14 Apr 21
I am sure you will find some things when you start cleaning. Thank you @BelleStarr.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
13 Apr 21
That's so great! I had cleaned several boxes in my house and found my earnings that my husband bought while we were still in college. I was so happy.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
14 Apr 21
Thank you very much @Laurakemunto. Have a nice week.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Apr 21
That is gorgeous! It makes me think of a wedding dress or a woman's fur coat.
We have an attic and a space under our house. I do not even know what we have stored up there anymore.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
13 Apr 21
Yes, it really looks a bit like a wedding dress @ScribbledAdNAuseum.
Maybe you can find a treasure there once you clear the place. Thank you.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
13 Apr 21
@thelme55 I am sure I will. There are several generations of things up there
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
14 Apr 21
i love finding things like that - it really makes the day brighter!
really pretty also!
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@popciclecold (39518)
• United States
16 Apr 21
A very beautiful photo. No telling what all you don't have.
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
14 Apr 21
That's a lovely decoration. We have several boxes of collectibles that I need to go through. I don't know what I will find.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
14 Apr 21
It will surprise you what you will find when you start decluttering @LindaOHio. Thank you.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
13 Apr 21
That is a lovely seashell decoration.... I'm happy you kept it
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
14 Apr 21
Yes, it is lovely @FayeHazel. I have forgotten it in the cellar for more than a decade. Thank you.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Apr 21
Hello there, one look and I can tell it's from the Philippines. Glad you still keep it. I haven't visited Filipino souvenir shops for a long time so I am not sure if we can still find something like this.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
15 Apr 21
It is so obvious that it is made in the Philippines, isn't it? I bought it in Butuan city souvenir shop. Do you mean that no one is making this decoration anymore in Pinas? That would be a pity if that is the case. Thank you @florelway.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
15 Apr 21
@florelway I hope they are still available at least in the souvenir shops.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
15 Apr 21
@thelme55, yes I haven't even seen new designs made of those kind of shells. I hope they're still available in other areas.
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