Paperhills

I have a fondness for all things old.   For example, the radio shown here is very like the one my father used to treasure.  My sister and I listened to music coming from its speakers when we were very small.  I watched him care for it and fix and repair it many times over the years.  I dusted it with great care as a young girl.  Dad has been gone for a long time, but I still own his radio and always think of him when I dust it today.

I collect antiques, and sometimes wonder who used those objects and what kind of people they were.  My home is filled with a mixture of old and new.  I surround myself with the things I love the most, as we all do, but the dearest to me are the objects once owned by my mother, father and grandparents.   Those pieces connect me to them so that I never forget.

Do you have objects in your home that stir old and beloved memories when you use them or look at them?  These things are obviously important to your life or you would not keep them.    Why not scrapbook pictures of these items and share their story too.  It would make a wonderful diary for future generations of your family .