Today is Halloween in the southern hemisphere, the time when the veil between the worlds is thin, and we are encouraged to remember and honour our beloved dead. During 2023 eight people I knew died, although I went to the funeral for only one of them. I’m relieved that so far this year no-one close to me has died.
Our ritual group no longer meets to celebrate these festivals. Some of us are now on the other side of the veil, and others have decreasing energy.
My Mother, who died nearly 30 years ago, has been in my mind this past week. Her clock, which has hung on my kitchen wall since she died, gave a final tick and then stopped.
When this happened 20 years ago Stephen took it to a clock-maker and had it fixed. He offered to do the same again, but I decided there was no point. The clock is old and worn (like some of us), and for a long time has lost five minutes each day. We already have three digital clocks in the kitchen, as well as battery-operated one in the lounge which tells us the time if there’s a power cut. It’s time for the old clock to go. I couldn’t quite bear to send it to landfill. Perhaps someone could use the parts to make steampunk jewellery? I’m putting it in my bag of items for the op shop, hoping someone may find a future use for it. I’m quite sure Mother would understand.
Now that it’s ceased to tick and tock
I’ll say goodbye to Mother’s clock
I felt those pangs too when I took Mum’s old Kenwood mixer to the EcoDrop. I also took the big pot with enamel pudding basin which for years Mum used to cook our Christmas pudding. The assistant said they would go to metal recycling as no-one uses aluminium pots anymore!
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Not true! We have an aluminium double boiler which Stephen used to make sauce yesterday.
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I can relate to the challenge of moving things on. We have a very active Zero Waste Facebook page in Wellington and I am constantly amazed at how people snap up things that look of little use to people.
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That’s good to hear. There may be something similar in Christchurch.
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