tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post1374580374941759016..comments2024-02-25T23:58:14.990-08:00Comments on Greta's Genealogy Bog: Memory Monday: Lost ThingsGreta Koehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-38218479334532295592010-04-22T19:39:12.830-07:002010-04-22T19:39:12.830-07:00Leah - I had forgotten about some things that I ha...Leah - I had forgotten about some things that I have made those "replacement purchases" for! What a strong hold some things have on us!Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-81754450978615636042010-04-22T14:50:32.421-07:002010-04-22T14:50:32.421-07:00Oh Greta, I hear you on this one. As a little girl...Oh Greta, I hear you on this one. As a little girl I had been given a coin purse by my paternal grandmother - it was one of those metal linked one's from the '30s. I was only 9 when it was stolen from my desk at school. Just a few years back I bought a similar one for myself from an antique store, but it'll never be the actual one! It's tough!! :-)Leah Kleyleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796483107434706318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-23445354039573909282010-04-21T17:45:12.823-07:002010-04-21T17:45:12.823-07:00Harriet - You know, I think what we need is a time...Harriet - You know, I think what we need is a time machine. Then we could go back in time to tell our heedless younger selves what a stupid thing we were doing!<br /><br />Judy - At least your grandmother Gailey's quilt survived in a different form. It would have been worth saving just the rags that were left of my grandmother's quilt. Sigh...<br /><br />Miriam - Now that I think of it, if I were to have just one toy that survived, the Spirograph is a good one because I can still play with it. (Though I still have problems with the circles slipping off the pegs.)<br /><br />Sharon - My daughters were actually kind of in awe that I had a toy like this, so I guess some of my youthful dorkiness was redeemed in their eyes.<br /><br />Nancy - Unfortunately my Aunt died a while back. She came out from California to visit, so I'm pretty sure she didn't take it back, and I think I remember trying to match my scribbled notes to the pictures after she left. I'm hoping that it did something like slip under a heavy dresser (I plan to do some heavy cleaning around the dresser as an excuse to get my husband to move it.)Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-5394271173409115202010-04-20T21:55:26.179-07:002010-04-20T21:55:26.179-07:00Greta, is it possible that your aunt has the scrap...Greta, is it possible that your aunt has the scrapbook? I sometimes loan things and forget that I did....Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-21047275791793426022010-04-20T18:39:11.517-07:002010-04-20T18:39:11.517-07:00I loved this post Greta because I can relate to a ...I loved this post Greta because I can relate to a lot of what you said and I too had a Spirograph that I had completely forgotten about until I saw your picture. I don't know how I could have forgotten it...I played with it for years!!Sharondipity Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138659165603759421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-18859866305335816442010-04-19T19:13:44.588-07:002010-04-19T19:13:44.588-07:00I had a Spirograph, too! (and wish I still had it)...I had a Spirograph, too! (and wish I still had it)Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-67518367698111716032010-04-19T09:05:33.350-07:002010-04-19T09:05:33.350-07:00A great reminder to us all, Greta, to be diligent ...A great reminder to us all, Greta, to be diligent in protecting those items that come down to us from our family members. I loved your post. And my heart cries for that old quilt ~ I remember there was one my grandmother Gailey made that was in so many shredded pieces, we made little Santa bags out of some of it to place on wooden handmade Santas. We gave one to all of our kids.Judith Richards Shuberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499186334451409604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324800784948486726.post-75160008849454583982010-04-19T06:59:43.388-07:002010-04-19T06:59:43.388-07:00Greta,
I really enjoyed this post. It made me thin...Greta,<br />I really enjoyed this post. It made me think about a chance I turned down which I will always regret. My Great Uncle asked if I wanted his wife's slides, projector and screen. I turned him down because I didn't think I had room. His wife took MANY family pictures which she had on slide with her MANY MANY vacation slides. After he died much too late I asked about these and an Aunt had thrown them away without going through them (she didn't know who all the people were and there were far to many of them).<br />Forever Lost Family Treasures!!Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339372849441019621noreply@blogger.com