I hesitated to attend the estate sale of a family I’ve known since my early teens. It felt dishonest, nosy, examining personal treasures that should be for strangers’ eyes only. Yet the peaceful exchange of power in our nation’s capital that was occurring on the first day of the sale had made me melancholy, reflective. I decided my current feeling—that I must move forward—could be anchored by visiting a physical location connected to some favorite memories of my youth. I woul