tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post4718124602441792706..comments2024-03-28T14:33:23.769-04:00Comments on Crazy Quilter on a Bike!: Shopping localElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654762599199404214noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028034539470622344.post-42131607455906309752019-03-10T11:34:00.997-04:002019-03-10T11:34:00.997-04:00It is hard to have conversations with some of our ...It is hard to have conversations with some of our aging parents. My mom was really difficult for the last few years of her life, getting worse with each Sunday phone call. However, my father, who is 95, can converse well although the subjects are not nearly as in depth as they used to be. But, I make my weekly calls and they do get shorter and shorter as time goes on. <br />As for buying... I think that I have turned a corner. Once you start decluttering and moving things out of your home, you are less inclined to bring more things in. Also helps when you have to go through your parent's 'things' as they age and move and I don't want to have to do that for myself. <br />I do buy books... but only from 2 authors that I love. I actually enjoy rereading them and I enjoy the look of them in my bookcase. I need to stop buying quilt books and have slowed down but I still get 'sucked' into buying new books that might be the answer to reducing my stash. My quilting supplies (including fabric paint, applique and embroidery equipment, postcard making) needs to get reduced. I am 72 and I know that there is another move sometime in the next 5 or 6 years and the last time we moved, I had far too much 'stuff'... that needs to change! On the other hand, I love looking through my fabric stash for the right colour, border fabric or binding and feel justified in my fabric collection when I find what I need! I totally agree that buying online is almost like shopping from vending machines.. it is a temporary 'high' for some... like buying from the shopping channel? I was told, as a teacher, years ago, vending machines make a lot of money for high schools... and it doesn't really matter what the kids are buying from them, it is the process of putting the money in, hearing the noises of the machine and getting a reward when the product drops out. I enjoy reading your 'thoughts' because you echo what I am thinking. Rosyquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477872396324659586noreply@blogger.com