The Burden of Gifts
Gifts from maternal grandmother and best friend during youth exchange year in Germany. ("Keeper gifts.") Recently I was working with a client whom I will call Joan. She is downsizing a beautiful Arcata home and moving to a smaller home in Los Angeles to be near her family. Joan’s home is tastefully decorated with things she and her husband collected along with family heirlooms and gifts from family and friends. She has moved many times over the years, but always with her hus