Just as the title says, really! I’m helping my parents clear their house for downsizing and am having to push for a lot of decisions to be made.
Next up are the books. The “read but still in good condition” books are easy to donate to local second hand bookshops, but what do you do with nearly century-old books, no first editions, in terrible condition but with some sentimental value. We can’t keep literally shelves full of them. They’re largely children’s books which are are musty, outdated (and frankly some have dubious opinions).
Contrary to my aged-p’s belief, I don’t think any second hand shop will want them. They have no monetary value. Do we just tip them, though?! That seems only one step up from burning 😱