Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

homestead - Re: [Homestead] An emotional day...totally OT

homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Homestead mailing list

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: sanrico AT highdesert.com
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] An emotional day...totally OT
  • Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:23:17 +0000 (America/Los_Angeles)

Bev,
What a lovely and heartfelt piece. I feel honored that you shared it with us.
Sandy

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:36:52 -0400, Viking wrote:

>
> Today caught me by surprise. I'm blogging it here because you guys are
> my friends and I know many of you will relate.
> My father died last January, and since I haven't been able to get out to
> Oregon, my cousin sent me several boxes of his belongings. It arrived
> this afternoon. Going through the stuff was more difficult than I had
> imagined it would be. There were quite a few surprises, one of which
> was the 'find' of a gold nugget (actually melded wedding rings with a
> diamond) that we thought had been stolen last year. After my stepmother
> died, my Dad had their rings melted down into one and I know it was his
> prized possession. He tried to give it to me in 2002, but I didn't want
> him to take it off-he wore it as a necklace. Anyway, I have it and will
> treasure it. Another thing that is really meaningful to me is a cuckoo
> clock. It's the typical Black Forest antique. It belonged to my
> grandfather. Ron helped me hang the clock and it is working fine.
> There are a couple of other things of moderate value, but the thing that
> means the most to me is a poster that was made by someone unknown to me
> for a memorial at the American Legion. The poster contains several pics
> of me and Dad, including one I had never seen before. I have no idea
> who put that poster together, but it brought me to tears. I also lost
> it while reading the guest book from the memorial where people wrote
> little messages to him. Finally, I have his war medals from WWII.
> Those are irreplaceable, like my Dad. He never talked much about his
> time in the South Pacific, but I had looked up his division history and
> knew things that he never told me. Seeing his medals and ribbons and
> pins really made me proud. Finally, there is a silver coaster that has
> the Finnish coat of arms as well as the city of Oulu flag on it. My
> family name is engraved on the back. It's priceless to me. Of course,
> there were dishes, clothing, his magnifying glass, lapel pins and
> photos, as well as a history of the dairy where he worked for over 50
> years. Yup, my daddy really was the milkman, and I am glad he
> befriended my mother. :)
> So, today was bittersweet. I am so proud to be Finnish. SISU!
>
> Bev
> --
> erthnsky AT bellsouth.net BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia
> USDA Zone 7
> 34.498N 85.076W
>
> _______________________________________________
> Homestead list and subscription:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/homestead
> Change your homestead list member options:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/homestead/sanrico%40highdesert.com
> View the archives at:
> https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/homestead
>

___________________________________________
Get free email at http://www.highdesert.com




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page