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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is a nightgown that my grandmother made for my mom, probably when she was a teenager. \u00a0 I wore it for a time in my 20’s until the fabric started to disintegrate. \u00a0 The crochet on the neckline is indestructible, so I think I will keep that bit. \u00a0 The patchwork in the background was done by my husband’s great aunt.<\/p>\n
This is the button box of my grandmother. \u00a0 It is a candy tin from the 1920’s. \u00a0 I found one in perfect condition at an auction in North Dakota and gave it to my mother to replace this. \u00a0The little things were inside it.<\/p>\n This is a Golden Gloves medal that my father won in 1948 before he turned pro.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n These pins were my mother’s from when she was in college. \u00a0National Honor Society is no surprise, she was very smart and unlike me a dedicated student. \u00a0 The second pin is the surprising one as it is for dramatics. \u00a0 I can’t imagine my shy and reserved mother on stage.<\/p>\n This is my little charm from when I was an infant.<\/p>\n It’s surprising the little bits and bobs that survive through moves and changes in life. \u00a0I also don’t really know what to do with them. \u00a0 They mean something to me but have no monetary value, or sentimental value to anyone else. \u00a0 (Although I suppose that my brothers would like the boxing medal).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve started on a big, huge, gigantic, overwhelming project, to organize my house. \u00a0 In some ways this is like an archeological dig, the more recent past is in the top layers and it gets older as one digs further down. \u00a0 \u00a0I have a room that is like a black hole, things get sucked … Continue reading Flotsam<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n