For Linda Lay, new shop is personal

HOUSTON -- The Kenneth Lay family is downsizing.

Linda Lay, the wife of Enron's former chief executive, is opening an antique and secondhand shop called Jus' Stuff and will sell items including the family's personal property and furniture from its rental property, Lay family spokeswoman Kelly Kimberly said.

"She determined that some of these furnishings were just stuff and could be sold. Families and friends agreed," Kimberly said.

Lay and her daughter, Robin, also will sell items belonging to family and acquaintances, along with some new merchandise and design services.

A lamp fashioned from antique street lights, a mahogany bed, an antique reproduction desk, artwork and a bright yellow pair of metal fighting cocks are among the wares to be up for sale when the store opens this month.

Since Enron descended into bankruptcy Dec. 2, the Lays have been selling off assets. The couple has jettisoned some second homes in Aspen, Colo., and Galveston, Texas, as well as commercial properties.

The store is being opened in a building owned by Linda Lay's real estate company, Kimberly said. She said Lay considered using the space for storage for friends moving to smaller homes, but then decided to open a business.

"She's worked all her life," Kimberly said of Lay, who once worked for her husband at Enron.

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