~cath xo
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
paperweight, heartweight
Paperweights do more than hold paper. They hold a spot in our lives. Weight in our heart, and memories for a lifetime. This is my Grammy's paperweight. I look at it and am awash in memories of time spent with my Grammy. Is it worth money? No, but it is priceless to me. Because inside, are all the myriad moments spent with my Grammy, time that is beyond measure and price, trapped like a genie in a bottle. Released by me when I hold it in my hand and remember. What holds your memories?
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Almost anything in my house. I live surrounded by memory generating objects. Sometimes it's tricky to avoid living in the past!
ReplyDeleteI live in the present, but love the moments my mind visits the past...where dwell some wonderful memories... :D
DeleteAhhh- I love this! We bought my grandparent's house when they passed away, and so everything in that house holds memories for me, from the inside closet door where the heights of my daddy and uncles are recorded in ever growing steps to the closet my grandma kept her linens in. If I stick my head way in the back and inhale deeply, it still even faintly smells like her.
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How lucky you are Shelly...I envy you...surrounded by memories. :D
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