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I started the day removing some slats that made up a base for some old basement shelves. I figure maybe 80 years old.

I heard the prior owners, Bill and Neva, had a victory garden. These shelves appear to be for canned goods and whatever else. Bill and Neva lived here for 50 years. I believe before that it was Neva’s parents, who bought from the builder. We’ve been in this house since 1993, about 35 years. And the house turns 100 this year.

But the bottom shelf slats on the concrete floor were very wet during the flood and the stuff on them was ruined. I’m not trusting their dry out, and removed them.

I now have to decide whether these can go in yard waste or garbage. I’m not sure they are really raw wood, so leaning to garbage.

The empty shelves are where Christmas stuff is stored. It’s still upstairs, but I think I’m safe to move it back as long as it’s not on the floor. The floor slat level used to have Halloween stuff in boxes. All of that left with the junk hauler. I think this will be the new home for our Christmas Tree stand. It’s heavy and should be on the ground, not on a closet shelf above head height where it used to be stored.

And, unlike my thoughts this morning, we did take a long walk this afternoon.

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