On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:25:20 -0400, knuttle
wrote:

I have often thought that this would be the way to spend a few years.
But Things get in the way. Tablesaws, my wife's inventory of her
paintings 100?, a collection of maybe 1000 science fiction books, a lot
of photos, (my own and ones that I have inherited some over 100 years
old), ..........................

That's what storage lockers are for, preferably one that is air
conditioned.