tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post7600124375153662807..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Keepsakes (Elements of Memoir) #AtoZChallengeArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-38671669830089637082015-04-26T22:34:51.235-07:002015-04-26T22:34:51.235-07:00Yeah, and I guess once we're gone we won't...Yeah, and I guess once we're gone we won't care that much about what happens to our stuff anyway.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-36486616523234701652015-04-26T22:34:03.182-07:002015-04-26T22:34:03.182-07:00I should start giving my kids the stuff that perta...I should start giving my kids the stuff that pertains to them. I'm not sure they care about much of my stuff.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-19280393628488494512015-04-14T03:17:15.017-07:002015-04-14T03:17:15.017-07:00Oh, and I don't have many keepsakes from my ch...Oh, and I don't have many keepsakes from my children either, due to moving house and marital problems when they were younger. :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-54496923493491403512015-04-14T03:14:36.174-07:002015-04-14T03:14:36.174-07:00I have quite a few keepsakes, but most of them cam...I have quite a few keepsakes, but most of them came from my parents after they died. I have very few keepsakes of my own earlier life, which I regret. I would love to hold things from my childhood and remember where they came from, but I only have a few high school reports.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-35223844176837993222015-04-13T21:00:42.929-07:002015-04-13T21:00:42.929-07:00Keepsakes were the impetus for my A-Z theme: I cam...Keepsakes were the impetus for my A-Z theme: I came across a ZipLock bag in a drawer that contained all of my concert ticket stubs. That was a bag full of memories there. I love keepsakes and I'm a sucker for sentimentality!<br />Michele at <a href="http://angelsbark.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Angels Bark</a>Michele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-16422665590536482272015-04-13T12:45:38.148-07:002015-04-13T12:45:38.148-07:00I used to have a shoebox for just such a thing... ...I used to have a shoebox for just such a thing... but a few moves later a calloused soul decided to let them go. Most of which I'm okay with.... I guess they won't be making a posthumous "museum of Chris" anyway...CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-77745252003057231242015-04-13T06:02:50.859-07:002015-04-13T06:02:50.859-07:00I have a few (thousand) keepsakes--mostly from my ...I have a few (thousand) keepsakes--mostly from my parents. :) I've told my kids that I don't expect them to keep my stuff as heirlooms or keepsakes. My things will never replace me and it just fills up attics. Anyway it's good to have stuff from the past, but I guarantee you it won't matter to my great great grandchildren. T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-65173731784469807942015-04-13T04:21:43.897-07:002015-04-13T04:21:43.897-07:00My house is full of keepsakes that mean so much to...My house is full of keepsakes that mean so much to me. Each one brings back memories of day trips or vacations or just funny stories. I haven't made any provision for them for after I die though....that's a scary prospect! It'll probably all end up in the Goodwill.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-39029406110208733762015-04-13T04:02:51.495-07:002015-04-13T04:02:51.495-07:00I do have a lot of keepsakes. I kept a lot of the ...I do have a lot of keepsakes. I kept a lot of the stuff from my children's early years in their baby books, which I really need to filter through to separate the must keep from the junk. Like you, most of my keepsakes are not worth anything other than the memories attached with each little momentum. I have not thought about who gets what once I'm no longer apart of this life. Hopefully, I won't have to worry with such things for many years yet, but I know it's something I should think about. I think it's important to place importance on who you want to have what before you do leave this world. My late MIL told me years ago, she wanted me to have her pearls after she died. I now have them and am honored that she wanted me to have them. Someday, I will pass them on to one of our daughters or daughter-in-law and hopefully it will be a special treasure to one of them.Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.com