On 24/06/2010 1:08 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Christine wrote:
>
>> I am in orientation all this week..and today we had several speakers.
>> One was a chaplain, who asked us if we had Living Trusts and wills.
>>
>> This got me thinking...and thinking about my kitchenware and
>> cookbooks, among other things. The slightly morbid part is wondering
>> how to give those to people that enjoy food and cooking, and to whom
>> they should go to, after I am gone.
>>
>> I put this question to the cookbook collectors first of all.. Are you
>> planning to leave your cookbooks to family? Or do something else with
>> them?
>>
>> For me, (not that I plan to kick off anytime soon) I am wondering who
>> I would give all my stuff to. I have no family that would want them.
>> Occasionally, I know we have joked here and in chat, that various
>> folks here might want the stuff...but that was probably just joking.
>>
>> I suppose I could leave the cookbooks to some used bookstore, or to a
>> library, but I would prefer to leave them to someone that would get
>> immense pleasure from them... Same with the kitchenwa I suppose I
>> could leave all that to some worthy recipient, but who?
>>
>> I have idly thought about this over the years, but only today did I
>> think about it more seriously. I realized I should probably designate
>> some beneficiary someday...and should probably have a will written
>> up...
>>
>> My mother, when she died, left everything to me and my 3 sisters. She
>> designated some things to be given to each of us...and my middle
>> sister and I split the good china, and I took the silverware.
>>
>> Anyway, I am putting this out to you all...to see if you have ideas.
>> Mind you, I want to live as long as I can...hopefully into my mid 80s
>> or longer... The people that I know would love these things, either
>> have a ton of cookbooks themselves, or are about my age...and it
>> probably wouldn't do them much good for me to leave them this stuff.
>>
>> As I said, slightly morbid, I know.
>
> I think your cookbooks and cookware should be auctioned off to RFC members,
> with the proceeds going toward the Christine Dabney Memorial Delilah Fund (a
> fund dedicated to providing delilahs to the members of the cabal until the
> money runs out).
>
> As for me, I'm leaving everything to Lin. That was easy.
>
> Bob
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I'm going to die intestate and let the buggers fight over my leavings!

Krypsis