Again I have been cleaning out little holes...and I hit the jackpot this time!!! The card to the left is a card to my Mother when she was carrying me wayyyyyy back in 1957...this card is probably from 1956 as I was born early in 57.
Next is a letter to the tooth fairy from 1965. I can remember being so sad as my tooth had fell out while I was brushing my teeth one night and went down the drain!!! Such an innocent time!
And lastly this is a page from a ration book given to my grandmother dated May 6, 1942. I had never seen the rationing stamps before and thought you all might enjoy seeing this part of our past. Hope you enjoyed my little trip down memory lane...have a great day.
Wow, your mom kept way more than my mom did. Probably because they had moved to a new city in the 50's and had to dispose of a lot of it.
ReplyDeleteYou have really found some treasures. Some of it is probably quite valuable to collectors.
I think that is what has made this so difficult Miss Carol...I have to sift thru everything. The first 4 months I was here I went thru just bags and bags of paperwork. Some important but some of it was like old appliance warranties to things she hasn't had in years! lol Some times it gets so overwhelming I loose interest and then feel guilty that I don't have this house anymore organized...you would think after a year it should all be sorted...but considering there was 11 rooms of stuff at my old house and 10 rooms of things here...I guess I am lucky I can find me!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a collection of awesome memories! I have never seen ration stamps before. thank you for sharing them! Now you need to go thrifting, find an old picture frame to redo and put that sheet of stamps in it. I think that would make an amazing wall hanging!
ReplyDeleteThese are such precious, wonderful memories! I'll bet they tug at your heart strings, too. When my husband's father passed away (his mother was already long gone) we went to clean out his house & found excess party decorations from my husbands first birthday party. He was very sick when he was born & not expected to live--obviously, this expectation did not come to pass, and they went all out for his first birthday.
ReplyDeleteHi and welcome to Creative Carmelina!
ReplyDeletei'm now following you too!
this was such a sweet post..and so down memory lane for you! ahhhh...nostalgia! gets me every time!!!!
i'm off to read more!
ciao bella
come again!
creative carmelina
HELLO BETH,
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY TO SEE ME.
GRIEF IS AN UGLY THING AND IT IS LIKE YOU SAID...JUST ONE SET OF FOOT PRINTS.
I WILL BE THINKING OF YOU ON JULY 7TH AS AMY'S BIRTHDAY IS JULY 6TH. MY MOTHER TOLD ME I PROBABLY DIDN'T ACCEPT AMY'S DEATH THE OTHER MORNING AS RATHER IT BECAME A REALITY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT I JUST REALLY LET MY MIND KNOW SHE WAS NOT COMING BACK. I DON'T KNOW BETH FOR 4 MONTHS I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH AND I STILL FEEL I AM IN A BUBBLE.
I HAVE TO GO DO A PINK SATURDAY POST AND I WILL BE BACK SOME TIME THIS WEEKEND TO TALK WITH YOU A LOT MORE. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE RATION COUPONS AND YOUR LETTER TO THE TOOTH FAIRY.
MY GRANDMA PUT UP EVERYTHING AND WAS ALWAYS SAVING IT FOR JUST THE RIGHT DAY....WHEN THEY WERE GOING THROUGH HER THINGS AFTER SHE PASSED THERE WERE BRAND NEW SHEET SETS ROTTING IN THE PACKAGE. IS THAT NOT SAD.
HUGS AND BLESSINGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE
HAPPY PINK SATURDAY BETH,
ReplyDeleteHAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN PINK SATURDAY...IF YOU WANT TO LET ME KNOW AND I WILL DO A WELCOME TO PINK SATURDAY POST ON YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEND AN E MAIL TO BEVERLY AT HOW SWEET THE SOUND, TELLING HER YOU WOULD LIKE TO AND THEN EVERY MONDAY SHE WILL SEND YOU AN E MAIL AND YOU LET HER KNOW IF YOU WILL BE PARTICIPATING THAT WEEK AND THEN YOU DO A POST. MOST START POSTING ON FRIDAY AT 8:00 PM BUT MINE IS NEVER DONE THEN AND MY SERVER IS VERY SLOW AND IT TAKES ME FOREVER.
THERE ARE A LOT OF ART BLOGS...YOU MIGHT LOOK AT THE LIST SHE HAS AND I BET YOU ALREADY KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE.
PLEASE DON'T THINK I AM PRESSURING USE....I USE TO BE A NURSE AS WELL AS AMY'S FULL TIME NURSE AND PEOPLE LIKE FACTS SO THEY CAN MAKE UP THEIR OWN MIND. BEVERLY IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST LADIES YOU'LL EVER MEET.
I MET TO TELL YOU, I AM 2 YEARS OLDER THAN YOU....55 WAS MY YEAR.
SEE YA LATER
HUGS AND BLESSINGS
SIMPLY DEBBIE
Hi sweet Beth..
ReplyDeleteIt's been awhile since I've been really able to be out and about visiting, so today I'm feeling a bit better and just had to come by and say hi. I loved the mother to be card and the ration stamps..but what I really loved was your note to the tooth fairy. Will you frame it??? Ohhh,I hope you do..it's such a sweet treasure from a little girl,explaining to the tooth fairy where her tooth was. I would frame it..yes,I would.
Hugs...CC