it will be impossible to downsize; it's all about the walls.

SUMMARY:  I have too many things.

source : November 16, 2025, Facebook discussion about how much horizontal wall space one needs to accommodate books and or art.

I have five bookcases that are 4' x 7'h. I also have 12 others of various heights (3 feet to 6 feet) and widths (mostly 3 feet or 4 feet wide). so, without measuring everything in detail, and allowing 3.5 feet average width for the other bookcases, that's 62 linear feet.

because I like places to display my dragons where they are less likely to be broken, I also have 3 cabinets that are at least half glass fronted and are 6 1/2 feet high and a total of 16 more linear feet wide. That's not counting my bedroom dressers or my China/linen cabinet or various other display unit units. 

 Then I can start counting how much art I have to hang. Fortunately, most of it is not very large. So I can get several pieces per wall segment.

The original Facebook post of someone else's page by someone else

I also have to run sturdy extension cords from behind the furniture because they're blocking an outlet. Fortunately in this newer house of mine, there are usually plenty of other outlets in the room.

Life is complicated when you like your Things.

Dogs Remain, Sleeping, Comfortable

SUMMARY: My memorial to my deceased beasts.

Source: Aug 5, 2025, email in response to an email from a friend about dog getting older and what to do when the time comes.

Here are all of my seven prior dogs or their mementos or both. 

Top shelf left to right: Sam my family's childhood dog the collie mix,Amber the shepherd/retriever mix, Shiba the husky, Remington the German Shepherd mix, Jake the sheltie mix;

Second shelf left to right: Tika the Australian Shepherd mix, Boost the border collie, and Chip yet another German Shepherd mix, and also a little about a friend's dog whom I had been fond of.

I also put little tiny picture frames – – 2 x 3" or thereabouts-- with face photos for each. Michaels sells some nice small ones but I wait until they do their two for one frame sale otherwise they're a bit expensive. But others I picked up at garage sales or flea markets or secondhand stores.

Then I also have maybe little trophies that they won or statues of dogs like them or other things with their names on them. The boxes have always come with a ceramic imprint of their paw and their name. So those are there also.

I also have picture frames to hang on the wall for each of them with a selection of photos. I haven't gotten around to that yet. I have just now (after three years) started to hang my art and photos on the walls.

I loved all my beasts and I somehow feel comfort that they are there still, still with me. Just sleeping. I don't really believe in an afterlife or ghosts, but still.

That's all for tonight.