Treasures

 Fio is going through the storage items that she and Son L brought back to the house, and your girl has found some wonderful personal treasures, like leftovers of Christmas cards she's designed through the years, some very nice clothes she'd forgotten she had, commendations from writing contests she'd participated in, poems she'd thought she'd lost, and a couple of her music compositions. Now--gulp--to figure out where to display everything in the new house, which was not built to contain an ego as bloated as Fiorella's. 

Interestingly enough, even as Fio accumulates evidences of herself, she's somehow been able to clear out some of the file cabinets in her studio. Whoopee!

You may remember how your girl put so much time and energy into packing her mother's treasures a year ago--well,  she's putting the same amount--if not more--into unpacking them, and hasn't even started getting any of them settled into place. Some will be sold, of course, but Yours Truly hopes she can station others in the offsprings' houses.

While going through Mom's papers, Fio found a framed blue ribbon she had never seen before. It was for the Summit County Elementary Spelling Contest way back when, and, interestingly enough, although Fiorella knew about the win, she had never seen the ribbon before, on the wall or anywhere else. Why not? Had her mother put it in a drawer and forgotten about it or had she tucked it away as old hat? Whatever, Fio's heart was touched by the rediscovery. It was like getting a message from heaven.

And to think, there are still two and a half storage units to go. 💗