The China Cabinet
Years ago, my late wife and I inherited this old 70's or 1980's China cabinet from my mother-in-law. It had this bottom wooden part which was basically a closed cabinet with 3 doors on the front to store things like party trays. Above it, was a wooden and glass 3-row tray for fancy plates or bottles. It was your typical furniture: Panes of glass holding up the fine bone China plates and liquor. Honestly, it was so full of old bowls and party plates that I had to get rid of this thing in 2021 - it took too much room up in the kitchen. The liquor? What I didn't drink was poured down the drain and the glass discarded. These items can own you the longer you have them in your possession. If you don't believe me, try throwing away an object you don't use anymore, and have had for 10+ years. Difficult to think about giving it away or discarding, isn't it? The China plates were given away, and I sampled of those beers. My late mother-in-law Marion loved to collect ...
