California Closets ain't got nuthin' on my Mother-in-law.  She is coping with her loss by keeping very busy cleaning out the apartment.  She has gone through all of the storage areas and given away Nonno's many, many clothes.  Nonno was a serious clothes horse and was always very dapper.  When Amalia had finally taken everything out of the closets and dressers and from various nooks and crannies, she could have opened up a shop.  Many of the items had never been worn, some still with tags and the others still in boxes.  He had dozens of pairs of shoes, piles of caps, racks of ties.  How they fit all of that in a two bedroom apartment is beyond me.  Our apartment is bursting at the seams.  I have got to figure out how to utilize the space better.  Our neighbors on one side are raising two kids.  The neighbors across the hall have lived here for 30 years and still have their 25 year old daughter living with them.  How do they do it!  We have beds that lift and have storage under the frames for our suitcases and linens.  Our meager kitchen cabinets are filled to the brim.  We have our printer in the rolled-door wardrobe that houses our vacuum cleaner and cleaning products.  GP had to buy extra shelves for my closet to put all of the new shoes he inherited, (tags included).  Soon we'll be spilling out onto the walkway.  Little space!  The bane of wasteful Americans!  xxoo cramped me