tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post8858311676108105016..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: A Month of Memories by Linda HubalekCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-26938718439198533912015-04-16T20:44:47.974-05:002015-04-16T20:44:47.974-05:00Hi Sarah and Celia,
Oh yes, my mother would cringe...Hi Sarah and Celia,<br />Oh yes, my mother would cringe if she knew I read certain things that she kept. But the sweet letters from their courting days were fun- to think of them as "in love" twenty-year-old's instead of ninety-year old parents. I saved several plastic tubs worth of special things from three generations that mom had saved. It's my history too! Thanks for your notes.Linda Hubalekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720726064455839808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-31640998319521103252015-04-16T14:24:34.023-05:002015-04-16T14:24:34.023-05:00Linda--I believe you must be my long-lost twin. At...Linda--I believe you must be my long-lost twin. At least we had carbon-copy mothers.<br />Everything you mentioned, down to the quilt squares in a box, boxes and boxes of saved bows, ribbon, and wrapping paper, calendars with every event, going back 20 years, even listing the days she was sick or Daddy broke his ankle, every card and letter any of us ever sent.....<br />Maybe it's the inherent soul of a female to save and store up.<br />My sisters and I spent a month cleaning out a big house, barn, and storage shed, sorting and selling.<br />In the end, each of the 3 of us took home what was ours...yes, to box up and keep and save.<br />I've told all my friends--be sure your belongings don't contain something you would not want your children to know.<br />Sometimes you might find something you would not want anyone else to know.<br />I took my share of photos and cards and letters--even every note or card sent to my parents from our son and daughter, and made scrapbooks. One for me, one for our daughter, and one for our son. They treasure these as I treasure mine.<br />Thank you for sharing this with us. It touched my heart. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-38828299958953676842015-04-16T12:30:31.929-05:002015-04-16T12:30:31.929-05:00Finalizing your parents move to a nursing home by ...Finalizing your parents move to a nursing home by digging into their belongings certainly seems a sad undertaking, Linda. Funny isn't it, what people choose to save as memories and tokens of their lives and the ones they love? It warmed my heart when I found a paper bag filled with every letter and card I ever wrote them after they died. It said I was important to them and they loved me. I know you must have treasured the calendars your parents saved with all the important dates written on them.<br />All the best to you, Linda. Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.com