Today's question:
What is an item you have kept with you that reminds you of an important time in your life?
Well, as Rod Stewart said, "every picture tells a story, don't it?"
So here are some....
This picture shows two bookends (Lincoln) and a bust of JFK, and in the background is a baseball jersey. All made by my sister Barbara who died of cancer in 1991. I can look at these and see her every day. And in my grand niece's laugh.
The picture on the left (taken with a Polaroid Swinger - talk about throwback!) is the only one I have of my dog in the 1960s and 70s. The sketch I found at a craft fair and was amazed how much it looked like Cookie (that was her name) . This life was the most dominate one of my early days and her loss after 11 years of loyalty and love crushed me for a long time. I had to face the next years of insanity alone - first my father's neurological problems, and then my mother's decline into depression and death. I have inherited both disorders. I could use my dog now. But sometimes in my dreams she walks into my room and we talk. That's nice. I still have her walk chain.
OK, that's my first attempt at this. I have been away for a while, but I shall return. Maybe even tomorrow.
