I have been having a yard sale this week with a couple of my friends. It's been a huge success so far. Since I didn't have time to go through everything last week to get ready, I decided yesterday to clean out a closet to get rid of some more of my stuff and give us some new stuff to put out today. In the process, I came across a Rubbermaid container that I had forgotten about and opened it to see what was inside. Guess what I found? Memories. Lots and lots of good memories. Needless to say, the memories went back in storage but I did take some photos to share on some of my favorite items.
This is a quilt that was made by my grandmother. It always graced my twin bed when I was little. I spent many a cold night up in the old home place under this quilt. My sister had a matching one. It was my favorite. We used to set and look at the pieces and name whose dress or shirt or p.j.'s the material came from. It's raggedy and coming apart at some of the seems, but what sweet memories are wrapped up in it.
My mom made this afghan when my twins were little, which would make it over 30 years old. My daughter loved to snuggle up under it when she would visit her Mamaw. Somehow, over the years, I talked Mom out of it. I'll pass it on to my daughter....some day. Just want to keep it for myself awhile.
This little feller just made my heart stand still. This is Pugsly. My baby brother Andy had got this dog when he was so tiny. He loved Pugsly and lugged him around everywhere. I have no idea how I ended up with him, but was so very glad to find that he was still around after 40 some years. I see he has a rip so I need to stitch him up. I can close my eyes and picture a curly haired little boy snuggled in sleep with his arms wrapped tight against his Pugsly.
I loved Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop growing up. I have a Lamb Chop puppet and my daughter bought me this beanie baby when they first came out.
These roosters belonged to my Mamaw Eden. She had a lot of roosters in her kitchen. I had forgotten about having these. My kitchen is in French Country style so I also have a lot of rooster stuff. These did not go back into the memory box. They are now gracing the top shelf of my bakers rack.
In 2001, my husband was working for a company and one of the summer hires was a sweet girl from Russia. She had transferred here to work just for the summer. He is so patient and kind when training employees and really knows how to treat them. She was so happy that she got to work with him that when she got back home to Russia, she sent us this beautiful set of nesting dolls. I just love them and they really meant a lot to me and Allen both because she was such a sweet girl.
I just love going through my old memories. The walk down memory lane is always so much fun.
