General Chat

mine is my dads war medals.xx

My Grandfathers writing desk. It sits proudly in the corner of my room here. I will never get rid of it.

Snap i have my dads medals and his discharge book, wouldnt ever part with them.

Wendy.xxxxx

A thumbstick my Dad cut himself and used for years....................its all smooth and worn from so much use.

Loads of happy memories for me.

xx

I don't have anything of my dads. He was buried with his medals ( so I have been told ). So my most treasured possesion is my children. Lynette xx

omg wendy me too is it a red one.
also the small medals off his uniform,and his school bible.xx

You have memories of your Dad though and he will always be in your heart Lynette.

My Dad died 3 years ago and I still think about him every day.

xx

Photographs.

A portrait of my dog my dad commisioned for me when I left home

My girls' baby boxes with things I have collected for them as keepsakes over the years xx

Me too Kitty, mine didn't have any medals as such, but I do have a coffee set he always wanted me to have.

Joyful yes it is i also have his identity book and his pension book lol

Lynette, memories are the best treasures, my dad has been gone nearly 24yrs or it will be on the 17th jan.
There isnt a day go by i dont miss him, (((((((hugs))))))))

Wendy.xxx

My g,grannys Wally dugs.
One has a darning needle inside it. my mum stuck it in there when she was about 5.

Marion

my photos without a doubt

memories that cant be replaced

I don't have memories of him just pics. I never knew him. My Mum and split up when I was 2. Lynette xx

half finished airplane,,!!

A wooden hand carved jewellery box my dad brought back from his wardays for my mum. And all the drawing my grandsons do for me lol

xx

First off the embroidered 'sampler' my Dad made me when he was recovering from a heart attack, saying 'Today is the first day of the rest of your Life' as saying he knew I liked.
I also have two mugs given to my great grandfathers (I think). I need to look them out and check the details as I was never sure who they were before, my Dad made sure they and some Coronation mugs, were given to me when he died. My brothers got copper jugs and stuff which are worth more, but these mugs mean more to me as I investigate our family history, and I think from memory one mug is of my paternal Greatgrandfather James' birth and one mug shows my paternal greatgrandmother's father, Joseph's date of birth.
I also have the family Bible from my mother's family altho it only goes back one generation, it is still a lovely momento and at some point I will be adding lots more info.
I also have my Mum's wedding ring, and the replacement one when her first one got too small, and her eternity ring, and a ring given her by my great aunt. I have the gold cross and chain Dad bought Mum for a wedding gift too.
My lad has some of his grandad's medals and my nephew has the others.

Lizx

Mums wedding ring and rings
son has Dad's and Grandad's medals
Books of Burns and Alexander Anderson poet that my Grandfather read
a spelter statue that sat on Granny's hearth
loads of photos
a wealth of memories of gt.aunts and uncles and parents....

ps......oh yes, seeing Liz's thread a damn big family bible......how could I forget that....

Saaallly! lol