Hmmm....I guess none of my handwritten cards made your box!!! Just yesterday I was going shoeboxes of memories. Had alot of the same feelings also. Back in the boxes and back in the the cedar chest they were in, hoping one day my son will find them them and be amazed!
So heartwarming to read about all the memories, Pat. My in-laws had 17 grandchildren, and had a way of making each one of them feel special, often in handwritten notes or poems in birthday cards, or postcards detailing interesting places they visited. I keep most of these cards in a folder, and read them from time to time, and occasionally dig them out to share with our sons. We very much still feel the love in every word they wrote.
I have similar collections stashed around the house. One letter that I have was written to my grandmother from her mother and even though I can't decipher it I can't bear to toss it. It is truly hard to know what to do with so much family history!
Doesn't it? I heard one of those declutter people say we owe it to the people in our wills to not burden with it. But I don't care. I'll be dead in and in my grave and won't feel guilty or heartbroken about it.
A friend thought it seemed likea meringue based sweet. She's a really good baker so I kind of take her word. but she didn;t see the flour. I dont think readers liked that part from a lazy food writer but I'm trying to figure ot out.
Thanks Kate. I keep thinking I could at least throw away cards with just signatures on them but then I remember what they were for. Seriously, what to do with them?
Hmmm....I guess none of my handwritten cards made your box!!! Just yesterday I was going shoeboxes of memories. Had alot of the same feelings also. Back in the boxes and back in the the cedar chest they were in, hoping one day my son will find them them and be amazed!
Not true, have a handfull.
So heartwarming to read about all the memories, Pat. My in-laws had 17 grandchildren, and had a way of making each one of them feel special, often in handwritten notes or poems in birthday cards, or postcards detailing interesting places they visited. I keep most of these cards in a folder, and read them from time to time, and occasionally dig them out to share with our sons. We very much still feel the love in every word they wrote.
Don't you kind of hear their voices when you read them? Like our ancestors have become little sprints sitting on our shoulders still beside us.
I have similar collections stashed around the house. One letter that I have was written to my grandmother from her mother and even though I can't decipher it I can't bear to toss it. It is truly hard to know what to do with so much family history!
Doesn't it? I heard one of those declutter people say we owe it to the people in our wills to not burden with it. But I don't care. I'll be dead in and in my grave and won't feel guilty or heartbroken about it.
So interesting and intriguing. Thank you. Sorry I had no luck deciphering the recipe either!
A friend thought it seemed likea meringue based sweet. She's a really good baker so I kind of take her word. but she didn;t see the flour. I dont think readers liked that part from a lazy food writer but I'm trying to figure ot out.
I’ve a folder upstairs, too, but it pales in comparison to yours. Beautiful post.
Thanks Kate. I keep thinking I could at least throw away cards with just signatures on them but then I remember what they were for. Seriously, what to do with them?
There is no question that we continue to feel their essence in our every day lives. We will never let go.