tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post1085506161298614464..comments2024-02-02T20:21:31.097-05:00Comments on All the Pretty Things: TreasuresAliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637712312686274989noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-17189251460898591152012-03-25T19:35:41.787-04:002012-03-25T19:35:41.787-04:00Thank you, Cindy :) Yes, I am trying to get specif...Thank you, Cindy :) Yes, I am trying to get specific stories from my mom, it's hard at the moment, since I am somehow removed from lost of history behind them, for her is even more personal (and painful)... I am working on it - since this is part of our family's history. <br />Glad you like the pit buttons - I wore some of them (in fact I have some right now on a vest she knitted for me)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637712312686274989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-9714336971051718092012-03-25T11:38:48.184-04:002012-03-25T11:38:48.184-04:00Alicia, yes I can see how the crafty gene sure run...Alicia, yes I can see how the crafty gene sure runs in your family!! What an heirloom, to have this trove of buttons passed down to you. They are really incredible, and most probably have a great story associated with them. I thought the pit buttons that your Mom drilled were especially neat!Cindyhttp://www.sweetbeadstudio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-57792687922573642042012-03-25T01:20:12.796-04:002012-03-25T01:20:12.796-04:00Thanks, Therese - and yes! the Singer sewing machi...Thanks, Therese - and yes! the Singer sewing machine! My mom had one (from my grandma), my mom's aunt had one... I grew up beside the pedal of one :) I still remember my first piece of clothing I sew on that machine... I was pretty ambitious and instead of making something for my dolls (liek I did when learning to knit and crochet) I decided to make myself a pair of shorts. Of the cutest material ever! The problem? I cut both side on the same side of material :)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637712312686274989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-87787102199689022302012-03-25T01:15:46.029-04:002012-03-25T01:15:46.029-04:00Thak you, Sharyl! I am so sorry for your loss - I ...Thak you, Sharyl! I am so sorry for your loss - I can't even imagine going through the things that are left behind. <br /><br />I don't know if they do realize - I know my mom thought (until recently, when she expressed her concerns loudly and I was taken aback on why in the peaceful world she'd think that) - she thought I don't care a bit for what I left behind. When the opposite is quite true - if I could, I would bring over many of my childhood mementos. They are part of us - I know some people think that us leaving the country we were born in is a sign we don't care, but that's not really true: we care alot about our own, personal history.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637712312686274989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-20333427162776460822012-03-25T01:06:36.270-04:002012-03-25T01:06:36.270-04:00Thanks, Skye - it is, indeed, awesome! And I do in...Thanks, Skye - it is, indeed, awesome! And I do intend to share with him much more - the life he knows has (almost) nothing in common to the life I knew when I was growing up :)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637712312686274989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-85995753856458602392012-03-24T09:35:16.945-04:002012-03-24T09:35:16.945-04:00Alicia, Thank you for taking us on your journey do...Alicia, Thank you for taking us on your journey down memory lane. That is an amazing gift your Mom sent to you and now you can past it down to your Son. When you talked about sitting and playing with the buttons it brought back my own memories of playing with my Great Grandma's buttons while I sat beside her old petal powered Singer sewing machine.<br />ThereseTherese's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-19040463998319835132012-03-24T02:15:55.575-04:002012-03-24T02:15:55.575-04:00I love your story, Alicia. I wonder if our parent...I love your story, Alicia. I wonder if our parents and other relatives know how much the little things they touch mean to us later? My own mother passed away nearly 2 years ago, and my sister has had the task of going through a house full of things to decide what goes where and what simply has to go. It's things like Mom's kitchen utensils and sewing box that cause a lump in our throat and we long to touch and hold and keep. <br /><br />Like Skye, I'm really glad your son got to be a part of that moment too and feel the sense of awe along with you at the precious gifts your Mom sent. Enjoy them all!Sharylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290002867469159820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8245960788517958704.post-68946523237304758232012-03-24T00:32:23.591-04:002012-03-24T00:32:23.591-04:00wow, that sounds awesome! so glad you and your son...wow, that sounds awesome! so glad you and your son received such a fabulous treasure that you were able to share with your son for him to enjoy :)Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917098081928141466noreply@blogger.com