I can’t ride a horse properly either. Yes things evolve. But I’m not sure that’s the issue, I think now it’s the speed they evolve at.

All the things you recall are memories. My kids have so many more memories than I do - it’s on the phone. Captured for life. I somehow like that.

I can sit in a coffee shop and play a clip from my deceased mother if I feel like it.

I like that.

That being said - I love the mental picture you paint of places stuffed with bits of stuff. Interesting bits and pieces that have found their way into our homes.

It too, is special. Perhaps it’s not one or the other but a combination of both that works best for me.

Probably all of us slightly older folk.