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I think I'm done selecting the art, earthenware and glassware I want to keep for myself Time for a break - with a !beer. Next up: packing the boxes with hundreds of slides my dad made, many with historical value because he went and photographed city views and landscapes that were about to disappear. #history
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@mk Did your dad photograph the "Grunobuurt" in Groningen before it was razed? (about 3-4 years ago)
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@bobjonkman probably... I don't have a catalog yet, that's a job for later. To give you an idea what I'm up to with that: all these boxes on the floor are *full* with framed slides. http://oracle.skilledtests.com/attachment/60638
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@bobjonkman actually, I took some pictures there myself, but not with the idea of 'preserving history'. How come you know about this neighborhood?
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@mk OK, 7 cardboard boxes (from the supermarket downstairs) full with boxes of slides - I just need to fill up leftover space with old paper so things won't shift and come loose. And I've run out of boxes now... I'll have to buy official moving boxes and archive boxes for the rest of the stuff I'm keeping. Hard to estimate how many I'll need.
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My mother grew up there, and I have many happy memories of the brandgangetjes and going around the block in my uncle's zeepkist.
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I've been back to Groningen twice as an adult (decades ago), and spent time on my Oma's fiets exploring the city
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@bobjonkman oh, that's great!
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@bobjonkman that must have been fun! Apart from the reason for now being here I always enjoy being back here :)