but with a PO only a block away it does make the process easier

Mine is down the street, and a pass it every day. Yet, my paid bills were still in my purse for five days before I managed to actually drop them off.

I do plan to scan the art, and once done, if they look good enough, I'll be able to throw away the originals. Or maybe I'll cull it all down to a few really good pieces that I can fit into a portfolio, which my heirs can throw away in 50 years.

It's the writing I really don't know what to do with. I don't know if I can or should put it on deviantArt, and I'm not sure I can take on the task of transcribing all of it.

Her family never indicated that they wanted any of them or even gave a shit that she was an artist. (Her mom did, but she died a couple months after her daughter. Her father and brother surely do not want to hear from me again, any more than I want to contact them. Besides, they came to our house and took everything they thought was hers a week after the funeral - which I was asked not to attend - so AFAIC they've got everything they wanted and they're not getting more.)

Maybe frame a few of your favorite pieces of art? And you could probably post the writing, as long as you made it clear it was a friend's who'd passed away. Otherwise, take your three favorite stories and keep those.

My first thought was "pyre", but if you really want to share the stuff, everyone else has better ideas than I. I tend to go Viking on things that I can't keep but respect too much to dump in the trash. A pyre sends things off to the gods.

And if you don't want to give it to god(s), there's always recycling, once you've taken what you want in physical form.

If you can afford to get the whole thing scanned (I have no idea what that would run, though), I'd totally do that and have it burnt to optical in a good hi res. And then you have all the time in the world to decide how to share them digitally, if you want.

I am so not feeling better, and I know everyone's going to be massively mad at me if I don't go into work tomorrow. But a week more isn't looking practical.

Homemade grape juice is a success.

I think I met a buffista mom today.

I was walking downtown wearing my Firefly t-shirt and an elderly woman said to me: "Oh Firefly! My daughter loves that show. God Bless You."

So apparently wearing memorabilia from a dead tv show will get me blessings from God.

1. I can die happy

2. Why didn't anyone tell me this sooner? I may actually have gone to church.

If you can afford to get the whole thing scanned (I have no idea what that would run, though), I'd totally do that and have it burnt to optical in a good hi res.

I would probably pony up the dosh to have this done. Is there a service or do I have to recruit a college student?

I found this: [link]

I'd probably be twitchy sending the stuff away, so maybe try FedEx Office (aka Kinko's)?

Okay, football! Here we go! Let's do this!