What objects do you keep because of their sentimental value to you?

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I love the Empire State Building. I can't tell you how many times I've been to the top. So I have a 3 foot model in my computer room. For me, it has great sentimental value. It reminds me of not only of a great landmark, but all the times I've taken people to the top, and watched the expressions on their faces.. If there was a fire in my place, I'd probably grab my E.S.B. model and run. What objects do you keep because of their sentimental value to you?
 

My apartment is full of them!

An old German nodder, similar to this one, that belonged to my grandmother would be the first thing that I would grab.

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My life would be so much simpler if I didn't attach so many of my memories to stuff.

"Everything is dust in the wind..." - Kansas
 
So many, many things ... items that belonged to my parents and grandparents, momentos of times past and friends long gone. They mean little to my independent children and will likely end up in the trash or a thrift shop once my wife and I are no longer here.
 
Mainly photos, now scanned to usb (Flash Drives, dating WAY BACK to when my wife was a baby in 1948. Another thing is a Bible that was given to me in 1964.
 
My carbuncle of a toenail
Big toe
Left foot
Got tired of trying to cut it with hoof trimmers
Thing was thick
…and off to one side
And mostly just hanging there

Pulled it off a few months ago

It’s now residing in an old 35 mm film canister along with some teeth that were knocked out back in my twenties

I’m planning on a necklace
 
I've got things that I've had for many years but nothing that has any deep sentimental value that I'd really miss if I no longer had it......it's just stuff.

If I had to get out of the house somewhat quickly there is nothing that I'd take the time to grab other than the obvious like keys, wallet, checkbook, a handgun, pocket knife etc.
 
Aunt Bea said:
...An old German nodder, similar to this one, that belonged to my grandmother would be the first thing that I would grab.My life would be so much simpler if I didn't attach so many of my memories to stuff.
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But when you walk in the door, it's like seeing old friends. Am I right? Nothing wrong with that warm feeling. Makes life a little sweeter.
 
Back in the 90's, I was a big fan of the Northern Exposure TV series. At the time, I lived near the location where it was filmed (Washington state, though it was supposed to be Alaska.) The show began every week with a dazed moose wandering through a deserted-looking tiny town. I was an active member of a fan club, believe it or not, started via an Internet forum similar to this one, and we called ourselves the Mooseketeers. I started collecting moose paraphernalia. My grandkids were little back then, and when they visited, they liked to count how many moose items they could find in my house. And some of the tschotchkes are still on exhibit, bringing me a smile every time I look at them.

One of our group even produced a Mooseketeers cookbook, with everyone contributing their favorite recipe. I still have it. Most of the recipes are pretty terrible, but who cares? They bring back some
lovely memories.
 
The only thing I have , is an old hand carved table from my childhood home in Michigan. It was in the house when my dad bought it in 1947. Someone told him, that it was likely "turn-of-the-century" ? So if true that makes it now, roughly 118 years. But I really do not know exactly how old the table is. The top is a carving of a naked lady, but it has a glass 'serving' tray ? over that. My mother kept the naked lady covered with tin foil for years when I was growing up....:rolleyes:...........naughty-naughty.

I have two friends that say they are going to fight over it when I croak...:)
 
My dad would make all sorts of wood furniture from kits he bought
I have a small bookcase, chair,table,a console where my TV sits,on the bottom I put wrapping for various presents.
My mom loved to needlepoint,I have a bench and a footstool she did.I use her dresser in my bedroom
I have a cedar chest they used to store their blankets,been in the family for yrs
Photos around my apt of my parents,siblings,beloved dogs,friends Sue
 
I save so many things. I have a lot of things that were my parents and my in-laws that bring back a lot of memories. Notes that my children wrote me when they were young and now the ones from my grandchildren. Pictures pictures , pictures. They are the most important things to me.
 
Probably my most dearest piece of memorabilia is a little plastic chicken that "lays" white marbles when you push it down. I was given it when I about two and it was my favorite. It's very fragile now and I've demonstrated it to the grands and great-grand (to their great delight) but I don't let them play with it.
 
I traveled a lot when I was younger and I picked up small, usually insignificant items that remind me of places I enjoyed. Now, when I look at them, the day (often the moment) and my companions if any are remembered. Most will have little or no meaning to anyone else and will be discarded when I'm gone but, for now, they are my much loved memories.
 
My grandmother's Singer treadle sewing machine. My father's high school ring, and my mother's small gold wedding band that is almost worn through in the back. Oh, and my grandpa's pocket watch and chain.
 
Souvenirs from my travels, 18 countries, 5 overseas territories of other countries, 6 Canadian provinces, 7 Mexican states, 48 US states, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Some go back to when I was a little kid before WW2.
Pictures, like the one of my aunt taken in 1917. I made an enlargement of that one when I was 16.
Books, some over 100 years old, my mother's high school science book printed in 1919.
A whole passel of photos of family and places we have been.
 
A beautiful wood hair comb covered with tiny folds of silk that look like
flowers. It was my mothers from her years in Japan, after her early years
in Canada. Also, a keychain souvenir that plays "Sakura", my mother's
favourite song. Little things, but precious to me.
 
My grandmother`s wedding band. I was named after her. Band is engraved "Teddy to Virginia April 18,1919". It will be having a big birthday this year :). It`s not anything I would have to grab in a fire-it`s on my finger 24/7.
 

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