Packrattery

But packrattery soon precluded any Williamsburgish consistency.

Many stories were tape-recorded at family reunions through the years (we also are record keepers, given a little leeway for chaos and packrattery).

Remember the first principle of packrattery: Stuff will accumulate proportionate to the space and place made available for it.

Most of our books are not on the floor, at least, but on one shelf I see “The Soul of a New Machine” next to “All the King’s Men” topped by “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Why? I have no idea. It’s packrattery, but I can usually lay my hands on the volumes I need.