This is it. The last month of the year. The last “Pick Your Precious” story. Thank you, Sian, for hosting this year-long event that has prompted so many lovely, important stories. Here, in Sian’s words, is the motivation for this meme: Pick Your Precious is for short story tellers and for long. You can take the idea of simply a photo with a few words; or, if you are a can’t-stop-yourself storyteller, you can expand as much as you like. The thing to keep in mind is that at the end of the year you’ll have a permanent record of the little things you hold dear – and your family will know why you are holding onto them!
As I read the heartfelt stories this year, it became apparent that no matter what the chosen object, it is the memories associated with it that are truly precious.
When I think about what would matter most to me if I had to leave my home in a hurry with little in hand, I always think I’d try to grab some of my scrapbooks.
Although I started scrapping late in life, they are filled with family stories, old and new; trips far and near; friends; and birthdays and celebrations. As I looked through these scrapbooks, I found pages from vacations, pages about events the year the scrapbook was created, and pages from many years prior. The Kiawah album holds pages from vacations taken there over a 12 year period! I don’t think we’d forget those vacations, but the photos and journaling certainly bring back much more vivid memories than I might have otherwise.
It makes me realize, too, that there are still stories that need to be told. So, for my last “Pick Your Precious”, I choose my scrapbooks, filled with love, laughter, and some tears as well. The stuff of life.
Circle Template: Alexa @ Trimming The Sails
A perfect, precious choice which I think we will all agree with, wholeheartedly! It’s been so lovely to have you with us this year Karen and I have enjoyed your stories very much indeed. With very many thanks to you from me for your scrapbooks and the rest x
Definately a perfect choice,Karen.
Karen – this is definitely a choice most of us would agree with, my scrapbooks are some of the most precious things because of all those memories they contain.
A great choice for this last Storytelling Sunday. I agree, our scrapbooks are so precious & filled with wonderful memories.
Just the right precious to round off the year.
I totalling agree with you.
They would definitely be the thing I would grab in a fire – oh after my son of course!
Yes, I can relate, quite strongly, to this precious!
I love that this is your last precious to document. As you say the memories are what we hold dear.
You really nailed this one Karen! Our memories are so precious. I would just have a hard time deciding which scrapbooks to grab – there are so many and each is special in its own way.
I love your selection this month, Karen, and it’s fun to see a little peek at some of your books. Nice use of Alexa’s circle templates in this post!
A great precious and some lovely snippets of inside your albums x
What a great choice. My albums are truly precious to me as well.
Rinda
Your pages look so varied and rich in memories – I am more and more convinced of the need to document, and the joy in it – both at the time and later…
Those would be the perfect choice! And you are right it is never too late to get the old stories written down.
A great choice!
What a perfect choice for the last episode in Sian’s wonderful meme. I would take my scrapbooks, large and small too.
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