Inventory

     I live above an eclectic collection of items.  Seven bicycles, two old adding machines, a vintage electric typewriter, an antique cash register, a recent portable generator ( a gift), a large assortment of items for the pool, such as several covers, an insulated cover and a whole lot of chemicals, lawn furniture, at least four antique chairs, wooden and wicker, a highchair that once transformed into a rocking chair that I remember sitting in when I was a baby,several small stands and an antique piano stool kind of beaten up, four golf bags, a golf cart, a golf ball retriever, several dozen used golf balls, several pairs of skis and poles, a later  model air conditioner in addition to the two presently installed upstairs, an old Baby Butler dresser that supports the bags of  salt for the water softener, four artificial wreaths, Christmas tree stands and decorations, two Have-A-Heart traps, two little old stepladders that I withdrew from an ebay sale by request,  aluminum ladders, an old full-sized wooden one, two snow rakes, different sizes, old curtain rods, long and short, a bunch of books, a box of knickknacks, 3 shelving units full of tools and containers of auto and household products, some canning jars of course, the now stored bird feeders, and a trash can filled with planting soil and plant food, in addition to a number of flower pots and a dozen or so florist's vases.  A lot of old sporting equipment, bats, balls, badminton sets, a couple of them, a croquet set, dartboard,  a set of iron horseshoes, and boxes of toys.Other items too numerous to mention, but there is the body of a once motorized wagon that my father-in-law built for his son.  The spider plants, 9 or 10 of them , are outside now.  The only plant remaining in the cellar is an aloe plant that Carmen gave me, which is now too large and heavy to move out.  So it sits on a  large wooden spool table that was once a dance platform.  Come visit anytime.
    It may seem like the space would be very cramped, with all that stuff, in addition to the furnace, washer and dryer, humidifier and oil tank, but the basement runs the full length of the house, and while the house has less than 1,000 feet of living space, the basement is a single open space with two full-sized windows and a door which opens to the outside.  So actually, it's quite roomy.  The attic is a different story, haven't been up there in years for any inventory, but that day may come.  Or not.