I have been going through boxes of envelopes full of photographs; letters written to me over the years; Old Christmas and Birthday cards; Certificates, and various other miscellaneous souvenirs from the past … all as part of a project to organize our family history into suitable albums. I do not anticipate being around forever, and it seems logical to get everything organized with explanatory notes. Those who inherit the albums will not have to interpret, or shake their heads as they wonder who an individual is! Why “so and so” would be wherever? (etc.)
This Post has little to do with all that … except that I came across an old Christmas Card, from my (late) Mum, which posed an interesting question! !
I guess the answer is no surprise to other women, nor to a number of men!
Enjoy the run-up to Christmas, and keep smiling!
A New Direction Perhaps? 
Colin, would you let me know if you can see my second post? I changed the name of my blog site and now, since I only had three followers, including yourself, I am afraid even the only followers I have will not see new posts. I am so new to WordPress and how it works.
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the luv4paws.com site (which is on the email which advised me of your comment) is “no longer available. The authors have deleted this site.”
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Absolutely loved this card and shared it to my Facebook friends. By the way…since I love your blog and I only recently began blogging for for the first time and you were so wonderful as to read my first blog/story and be a follower(1 of 4), I wanted to let you know I changed the name to Paws4Animalstories and wasn’t sure if you would get my next blog or story I published which are all about the animals adopted through our local humane society. Thank you so much Colin for your stories. I absolutely love your book Who Said I was up for Adoption? If only I could get my stories out, but I just don’t have the confidence.
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Just put your stories out! What are you concerned about?
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Afraid no one will read my stories. I have always had two loves in this life. Animals and writing! Terrified that someone will not like the stories that come from my very soul about something I love so much.
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People will read them, but whether they like them will depend on so many things. There will always be somebody who does not like your stories, just as there will always be somebody who does like them. That is just a simple reality of our species. Some of us love our pets, while others see no value in them. That should not stop you from at posting a story in your blog to see what reaction it gets, but you have to be open minded about the feedback. I have Followers who enjoy my Blog and have purchased my books … but I have also been threatened. That’s our world.
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I’ve heard/seen this one before. Very timely and very true!
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Well I would have been very surprised if you didn’t agree with it! 🙂
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What a great holiday smile! Bless you for organizing the family photos/letters into albums. What a joy for the family to go through past memories and know exactly what they’re seeing.
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Mums are always right.
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Funny card. This happened to us, going through my late father-in-law’s things. We found many a picture where we scratched our heads and wondered who the heck that person is. And he was a machinist, and I found lots of tools that also left me scratching my head.
I think you’re really doing your heirs a favor and kindness with all this work.
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Well I have to believe that they will really appreciate so much family history. If they don’t? Well I will never know will I! 🙂
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Well, you never know.
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That is, of course, very true. 🙂
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Haha, I remember this one. Thank you for sharing, Colin. Love it 😂
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Yup, I agree with what the card says!
Nice that you still had this to bring you a smile as a reminder of your Mom. Thanks for sharing it. It gave me an extra good laugh because … well, you will see.
Yes, keep smiling! 🙂
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I have collected many pictures and mementos over the years too. I am a sentimental person and treasure the little things. Perhaps I should get a headstart on trying to organize them now , while I still remember who it’s a picture of or why I saved a particular memento.
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Well none of us have a guaranteed future, and what may be a pretty big task now could well be a huge undertaking in another 20 years! Go for it!
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That is true, the task is just going to keep getting bigger as I add more to the collection!
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So thanks for giving me something to add to my “To Do” list. LOL!
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My pleasure … but a “To Do” list serves no purpose unless you start doing what’s on it! 🙂
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Haha! Sure, make it harder now! 🙂 I can see it being fun actually BUT I can understand the time involved! Especially when something takes you back in time, and then you start daydreaming.
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haha Yes, I knew the answer! 😀
I’m also going through old papers and sorting ‘stuff’ out. It takes a while, as I keep finding things that make me stop, think and remember – like your lovely card from your Mum. 🙂
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It’s a big job isn’t it … but so much loses its sentimental value if it is not understood. The last thing I would want is for pics/papers to be thrown out simply because there are no notes and/or context for them.
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Exactly. 🙂
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