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The Things You Hang On To

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Maura J. Zimmer
Oct 25, 2023
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This plastic spool holder belonged to my grandmother. My mom had it until recently. The spools of thread with paper labels belonged to my mom, but the plain wooden ones are from my Nana.

I don’t sew much, but I choose to keep this.

The things you hang on to.

This summer, I helped my parents downsize and move into independent living. I have three siblings, …

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