Laid out on the pavement was stuff like earrings, glass candle holders, and books. Hanging on the fence behind were a few pairs of jeans and a green cotton dress.

　　The woman, the host of the stoop (门廊) sale, looked like she was getting rid of a past she didn't need or want: a dress that was too big for her, a chest of drawers that took up too much space, space she needed, maybe, to heal, recover, or grow.

　　I wasn't really planning on buying anything, but now I needed to show her that I appreciated her things and I would give them a safe home. Then I had my first stoop sale — I paid her 20 dollars for her green cotton dress and her blue candle holder.

　　From that day on, I became interested in stoop sales. Some of my favorite things are from someone else's life. I find no joy in shopping at regular stores any more. I love trying to sniff out a memory from a vase or a drawer. It is comforting to know that someone has breathed and laughed inside a sweater before me.

　　A few weeks ago, I carried my mother's dresses to a friend's stoop. These were her best items, which were once worn by the most important person in my life. For many hours, I watched from across the path people advancing the stoop, some leaving with Mom's dress. I used to think that her stuff was as forever sacred (神圣的) as my memory of her. I know now that once I love a scarf or shirt too dearly, it needs to find a new home. Even that green dress is long gone by now.

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