I got my Aunt Jane's cat, and her canner. Two essentials. She had little else.

As for this aunt, apparently the massive number of Xmas decorations still in the basement has already been picked over by the family. I'm told they took a lot. There seemed to be a ridiculous amount here, but I've finally figured out that the bulk of it is large dried, or plastic, flower arrangements. I think she must have made a new one every single year, then put it in the basement and forgotten about it. My rule now is "if it smells bad and/or things start falling off of it, it is garbage."

There's a lot of jewelry here too, also well picked over.

Today, I need to pack up all the silver plate (lol @lizelle) and figure out what to do with it. There will be a large size moving box of the stuff, maybe more.