[ratsbane]

This really made me think - and not just because I went to Artsy Rugs last week and talked with the someone there about a rug that I bought at an estate sale and which I would like more information about ( http://provenancevault.com/treasures/12x16-persian-rug-ajrk8... ) but also because I've been moving to a new house the last few months and going through a lot of the possessions I've accumulated, deciding what to keep (definitely things with strong sentimental value or family history) and what to get rid of (a lot) but also what it means to have things. They can be both a joy and a connection with the past as well as a burden.

And because of that, I started building this website https://provenancevault.com/treasures/discover (it's probably not ready to introduce widely yet, but relevant to this conversation)