How can a person fit a life into a U Haul trailer? I couldn’t take everything. I had to leave quickly or I might lose my nerve. It was like when we had to evacuate that night the wild fires came. Deciding what was essential to take with us. I ended up taking some books, a few clothes, and mementos from my kids. My daughter’s baby shoes, a valentine card from my son when he was little, and some of their photos. A friend is letting me stay at her house on the rocky Monterey shore.
This is my contribution to Friday Fictioneers hosted by the gracious Rochelle Wisoff-Fields.
Notes Tied On The Sagebrush 
So little you can bring.. hopefully it will be a possibility to start anew.
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Yes how do we decide what is the most important?
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Your blog title reminds me of that old Western movie with Sam Elliot. It was a nice movie…
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Yes, did you read my about page. I love that movie. 🙂
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Nice beginning..
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Yes a new beginning hopefully. 🙂
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A fresh and better start I hope
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Yes a new start. 🙂
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Dear Deborah,
That would be difficult, but hopefully freeing. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank You Rochelle. 🙂
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I thought about using the U-haul in my story but threw out the idea. You, my dear, did a great job using it for the center of your story. Kudos.
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Thank You very much. 🙂
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Sounds like a true story. Well done.
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Thanks so much Kim. 🙂
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My wife, my collies, my guitars (in that order): the rest can burn.
Good piece.
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Thank You. Good you included your wife and put her first. 🙂
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She is my life: to exclude her would be suicide.
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A vagabond way of life but hopefully a bright new beginning!
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Thank You Joy. 🙂
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They’ve remember to take things which can’t be replaced – the mementos – rather than a pile of iPhones and the like. That’s a good start and will make them feel more at home wherever they end up.
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Yes and it is actually one woman who is running away. Thank you for reading. 🙂
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Sometimes I wish I were put into a position to choose just the important stuff! Great way to purge!
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It is pretty awful actually. We had to do it in the middle of the night once.
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Ugh!
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Ugn, ugh!
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Kids, husband, dog, computer! That was my wildfire evacuation list. Good story.
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Yes sounds like a good list. 🙂 Thank You.
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