What you shipped over and wish you hadn't

[Devany]

We brought a 45' container and do not regret bringing anything. When they opened it we had 6 extra feet of space in it. We were not there when they packed it as we had to have a shuttle because we lived on a mountain. Because we thought we would be tight on space I gave away my Caja China (Cuban Pig Roaster) and many very large scale ceramic pots. I was sad when they opened the container and there was still room for them.

While I do not regret bringing them, we have several very expensive polished stainless steel lamps which are showing signs of rust after one year... and things like the springs on desk lamps and a few other items are also getting rust spots. Wes got rid of half of his suits, but kept the really expensive ones. They are going on e-bay as I have the "one year rule" if you have not worn it in a year, toss it.

We also got rid of many of our yard tools and equipment. We should have kept the shop vac & chain saw.

We bought two Danish leather recliners here and they are fine in this climate. We don't do anything to them other than wipe them down once in a while.

We got rid of 80% of our books and 50% of Christmas decorations. Don't really miss any of them. Hilo has a fantastic library. None of the books that we did keep are having any mold problems.

FYI, most plastic tubs are not air tight and actually can increase mildew. If you are packing in them find the ones that seal better.

Some of our antique wood pieces do get powdery mildew on them, so we have to clean them much more often than we ever did before.

Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

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