Boxed Memories ....

I bought the above faded box - this week

on my thrift hunting - which i love doing .

I got it - pretty cheap - with the contents

included - which to me - was a pittance for

something which was owned and treasured

by a lady called Barbara . Memories placed into

an 8 " x 5 " box - for someone else to discard

them and have no interest in a past family member .

This saddened me somewhat - but now i have

these and the memories will continue it`s journey .

Inside were gifted cards of Christmas and birthday

celebrations - which she chose to keep -

some dates are from 1936 .

Just a selection of the 30 cards inside .

Is this all that she had kept ? ?

And was this all of her life`s memories - just fitting

inside such a small box ? Do you judge how big the

box and what contents are inside ? ?

How big would my box be ???

These we all going through my mind .

What tugged at my heart strings -

was the below handmade card -

From a gentleman friend called Jimmy .

It reads ....

Though my greetings i send on brown paper

My wishes are hearty and true .

And no costly card e`er brought warmer regard

Than my simple card brings to you .

Something made this simple -

for a dear friend - would certainly have

touched her - like it did me .


Thankyou Barbara ....