Hi Chas, no , we don’t have basements. Wish we did.
Really difficult to get rid of stuff that one has collected over the years. As you said it’s not worth much. Good idea donating to a school, hadn’t thought of that. Hubby’s the gardener in the family, and I can see it’s starting to get too much for him. And no good paying someone to do it, he’d never be satisfied . Haha
Getting old is not fun. But have to be sensible. Figure better off sorting things out in one’s own good time, rather than have something go wrong, and then it’s panic stations.

Nice being able to stay near the kids. Unfortunately ours live a few hours away.

You take care too.