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Naff Tat! Do you mind!


Naff Tat! Do you mind!

As you know we are moving to South Africa in few days time, and we have a lot of stuff. We are finding we have built up a lot of stuff over 33 years of marriage. We don’t have piles of old newspapers or tins of spam from the 70s, but we have stuff. And lots of it! Our daughter Ruth has formed a Wattsapp group which reads..

Hi Guys!

As most of you know, my parents are moving to SA to serve as missionaries with Mercy Air therefore they are currently in the process of emptying a big vicarage by May 11th.

So, there’s a load of stuff they’re getting rid of which will generate funds to purchase a car in SA.  If you’re interested, the price is up to you and will be paid through ‘Stewardship’.  If you know someone else who might be interested, pass on the pictures.

Absolutely no offence taken if you leave the group because you think it’s all naff tat!

 

So people have been coming and taking our stuff in exchange for a donation to our stewardship account. There is lots of laughter and I’m making up ‘fake news’ about free half drunk bottles of wine (from the Pope) - if you take the three piece suite. What has been our family home for the last 18 years is slowly evaporating away. It’s a mixture of sadness and relief. I find myself asking questions like: What shall we do with this pencil? Where shall we store all the black (unused) refuse bags I have saved over the years? Also we have found a million pens! No exaggeration a million! (Or at least it feels like it.)  We are constantly asking each other; Up-cycle? Tip? Or Charity Shop?


Next week we will have a lot less stuff.


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