I am beginning to think about the question of passing items of mine on to the next generations. I have experienced two very different ways of doing so.

In one, a maiden aunt of my husband’s prepared carefully for her death. She listed all her belongings – furniture, kitchen utensils, china, pictures etc., and stated opposite each to whom she wished to leave the object. They had no choice in the matter – but, of course, could dispose of the item after her death…

Sheila Maxey is a member of Ingatestone United Reformed Church, Essex

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This is an extract from an article published in the Issue 2 – 2025 edition of Reform

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