Almost Like a Book from the World Beyond
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (99617)
Daytona Beach, Florida
August 4, 2026 5:24pm CST
Going through some things, I discovered that I still have a small notepad my dad used to jot stuff down and addresses. As you can see, it is from 1944, so it means that he brought it and used it during his time in the DP Camps in Germany. Imagine this little notepad survived NYC traveled in my stuff to Latvia where I do not even remember having it and came with me to Florida, It's nothing short of a miracle. Perhaps it is a special way for my dad to remind me of him but I would never forget anyway,
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@Ineeddentures (41420)
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6h
Perhaps it is a special way for my dad to remind me of him but I would never forget anyway,
That's what I thought
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@RasmaSandra (99617)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6h
@Ineeddentures it is amazing how that little book has been with me all my life, something to treasure, as they say,
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@Ineeddentures (41420)
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6h
@RasmaSandra
Aye
I have my grandfather's copy of the Song of Hiawatha
He got it in 1922
I won't part with it
It's part of us both and he is nearby because i have the book
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@RasmaSandra (99617)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6h
@LooeyVille Yeah, with Dad's handwriting and notes and all, On the book it says Notebook in Latvian,
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@toniganzon (78570)
• Philippines
4h
Wow! It's amazing that you still have that.
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@wolfgirl569 (138465)
• Marion, Ohio
4h
That is sweet that you still have it after all of that
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@JudyEv (385509)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
How lovely is that. All those adventures and the little book survived them all.
@AliCanary (4791)
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5h
Oh, how precious that is! I have some books that my mom read and wrote notes in the page margins. I would NEVER, but I'm glad she did, because it let me share her world a little more even after she was gone.
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