Dig, dig, dig

It's happened. I have created a gallimaufry in my storage room much like the one we had in our attic when I was growing up.

The house I live in now, in fact, has an attic, but it's rather intemperate up there, so until we put in insulation, I won't use it for too much.

In the meantime, I store things in one of the back rooms we've yet to establish as anything else.

Mine is exactly the same as my mother's though: boxes full of old letters and books, toys from my own childhood, family china wrapped in antique linens, unused furniture, out-of-season (or fashion) clothes - all seemingly ajumble and all treasures awaiting discovery.

gallimaufry
noun
A collection of various things.