I must have been a bad girl....
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
April 16, 2017 7:22am CST
...my Easter basket is empty.....
The basket in the photo is old, I guess you could say antique. My grandfather had it made for me for my first Easter. That was 1948 and I have kept it all those years. It has kept its looks better than I have LOL!
The white bed belonged to my mother when she was a little girl. It was her dolly bed. One year she asked my husband to fix the rubber wheels on it, which he did. He also gave it a nice new coat of paint and we had a little red mattress made for it. She was quite surprised and happy.
The white blanket is the last one my mother made for me, it's is large enough for a Queen size bed. She put a lot of work into it and only made that one.
The bed is far older than my Easter basket, and the blanket is new at only about 25 years old....all three are treasures and they keep my mother's memory, and my grandfather's, alive.
Photo belongs to me.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill i hope they don't. they are very useful items.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
16 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill This is what I think when I look around and I see all the stuff we have in the house. One day everything will wind up in the trash.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
I have my grandmother's hope chest and it is filled with things she made and my mother made. They will all wind up in the trash after I'm gone I'm sure.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
16 Apr 17
Awww, maybe you could put some eggs with colors on it some day.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 Apr 17
Wow those are incredible! I teared up reading this, it's so incredible to have these things after so many years. =)
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Thank you - I have quite a few things that are worth nothing to others, but a fortune to me.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
16 Apr 17
What a charming antique you have and lovely memories of your mom too. Very pretty and the Easter Bunny skipped oven my house this year too...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Thanks....I fooled the bunny - I bought my own candy and hid it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
16 Apr 17
Wow what a treasure to have those after so many years. They are all beautiful but the doll's bed is amazing.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
I have a photo somewhere of her playing with it. I don't know what will happen to all theses 'treasures' when I die.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
16 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill the picture would be great. Perhaps you could leave it to a museum or a close family member.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
17 Apr 17
How beautiful is that photo?
All those lovely memories in one image how lucky to have something like that.
I must have been very wicked as a little girl as I did not even have an Easter Basket.
I did get the odd Easter Egg though better than nothing.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
17 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill
Nah, will just buy myself an Easter Egg or two and that will nicely do.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
17 Apr 17
Sorry you didn't get an Easter basket - maybe next year buy one for yourself LOL!!!
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They still look new though they have been used long time ago already. @AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
17 Apr 17
I keep things safe and they are well taken care of.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Apr 17
i thought it was a crib for babies.
this says a lot about the quality of the materials and the craftsmanship, but also how good you are at keeping them in good condition.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Yes, it is made well and well taken care of!
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@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
17 Apr 17
How nice that you have these items to remember both your mom and grandfather. That doll bed is so cute and I'm sure your mom had many good times playing with her dolls. The white blanket looks like she put a lot of work into it. Your basket certainly has held up nicely and they certainly don't make Easter baskets like that anymore.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
17 Apr 17
The doll bed is extremely well made. The basket probably could use a dusting LOL
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Apr 17
They are all awesome, it's good to have wonderful memories of our loved ones.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
@fishtiger58 My sister has absolutely no concern for memories. She cleaned my father's place out and sold things that were supposed to have been given to me. We have not spoken since 2009.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Yes it is and my sister is totally opposite, she kept nothing - sold a bunch of stuff.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill when my mom passed it took us 6 months to clear her house to put it up for sale. We kept lots of stuff and threw out lots of stuff. I would never throw out things that remind me of my parents, certainly wouldn't sell them.
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@supercalifredge (606)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Sounds like the basket holds memories that are better than any candy or gifts anyone could put in it.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Apr 17
That's beautiful. I love that little mattress!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Thanks. I think my mother is looking down and happy to see this stuff
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@workathomefan (8957)
• Prairieville, Louisiana
17 Apr 17
I don't think you were a bad girl because your easter basket is empty.Your parents might have passed on and can't put any candy in your basket.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
17 Apr 17
That's true, and my husband knows I can buy my own candy!
@BarBaraPrz (45487)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Apr 17
Thank you for sharing your lovely memories.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Thanks....I have more but those are my favs.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill it sounds like the blanket was done very creatively. i hope we can see it someday.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
each square is different....some have a little house .... I should open it up one day and take a better photo.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Thanks...yes, for me lots of memories.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Apr 17
@AbbyGreenhill i guess your father was thinking long-term. i've also kept the watches my father gave me.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
16 Apr 17
Yes it is....I still have the watch my grandfather gave me. I asked for Mickey Mouse and he got me gold watch - I wasn't thrilled LOL!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
17 Apr 17
I have a hope chest full of all kinds of crochet items - I have enough doilies to give one to everyone in this state LOL!
