I don't know if it is the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012 or just a spurt but I have been doing a lot of de-cluttering. Going through my drawers, cabinets and closets to make a conscience choice to keep or not an item.
There are a few items that I will never get rid of because of their sentimental value to me. I thought I would share them with you . If you have some of those same cherished items in your house please share in the comment section below.
My mom's mother had two sister who I never knew well but loved their names: Mazie and Nola. In their later years they lived together and I would chat with them from time to time. I don't know how it came about but at some point Aunt Nola offered to make me an afghan if I would pay for the materials. I sent a check and several months later I received a beautiful afghan in the mail. I don't have a lot of items that have been handed down generation after generation but I cherish this afghan and every winter it goes on the foot of my bed.
My mother-in-law was an amazing woman and I was so blessed to have had her in my life. She was a knitter and decided to make each of her daughter-in-law's a beautiful throw. She finished my sister-in-law's and had started mine when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. She worked on it on and off over the next year but died before she could finish it. I didn't know much of this until the Christmas after she had died. It was naturally a tough Christmas but when I opened that box and heard the story that her sister took the throw and completed it I just cried. Anytime I am sick or sad I wrap this throw around me and feel both their hearts and arms around me.
This crazy item is a candle holder. My mom would make them for the church bazaar. She would save the tops of spray cans, baking soda cans & jars and turn them into candle holders. I love it because she made it.
What is in your home?
There are a few items that I will never get rid of because of their sentimental value to me. I thought I would share them with you . If you have some of those same cherished items in your house please share in the comment section below.
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| Great Aunt Nola |
My mom's mother had two sister who I never knew well but loved their names: Mazie and Nola. In their later years they lived together and I would chat with them from time to time. I don't know how it came about but at some point Aunt Nola offered to make me an afghan if I would pay for the materials. I sent a check and several months later I received a beautiful afghan in the mail. I don't have a lot of items that have been handed down generation after generation but I cherish this afghan and every winter it goes on the foot of my bed.
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| Merilyn and Marcia |
This crazy item is a candle holder. My mom would make them for the church bazaar. She would save the tops of spray cans, baking soda cans & jars and turn them into candle holders. I love it because she made it.
What is in your home?
