This week I finally finished the task of emptying my mother's apartment. And what's more, we have already handed it over. Three and a half months and what at first seemed like an unattainable goal, with a lot of work and help from friends and family, is now a mission accomplished.
I'm so relieved, and even more so because I know my mother is happy with all this, even though I know that letting go of many things that were her world for the last 50 years must not have been easy. But she wisely told me: "I'm fine because I know that it is a cycle that I had to close. I was very happy there, but what it brought me lately was problems and a weight that I could no longer carry".
I didn't want to take pictures of an empty apartment as a memory of these days. I preferred to keep some pictures of the beautiful garden of the building.
In that garden I used to play when I was a child. And since then, the Ceiba tree was the king of the area. It has resisted over the years even though it has had to be pruned again and again, but it is still there, imposing.
My mother and her artist's mark remain in the garden. She recently donated to the condominium some of her ceramic pieces of art.
A ceramic doll and a vase remain there as a testimony to a happy life in that place.
On Thursday afternoon, after handing over the apartment, we went out for a nice meal and a beer to celebrate.
Linguine with shrimps and mushrooms at Pastas Dalidia and a Zulia beer were the perfect end to the day.
These coming days, I still have a lot to sort out at home.I have several boxes to unpack, but I'll take it easy. And every box I take out is a box that Mr. Milo takes as his own. 😸😹
This weekend, the plan was to rest, but it seems the car has sensed that the hard times of the last few months were over and has broken down. It was the clutch. So today I had to spend the day with the mechanic going back and forth looking for parts but fortunately after a long day the clutch was fixed. And now it's time to relax.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
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