Stories Collected While Living in France
My Grandmother Frances came to America from the Azores. Her trunk was filled with simple necessities: A linen towel, a few chemises, a hairbrush, a dress in cotton for Spring, and another in wool, probably an apron, certainly a rosary, and a porcelain angel holy water font.
My, how times of changed! I’d bring my computer, with all my translating work and thousands of photos stored on the hard-drive. And old family photos that aren’t scanned yet — because nowadays nearly all mere “things” are replaceable.
My partner, curiosity and an openness to all things new.
Cherished books, my bible, my camera, family photos, my favorite mug and my travel journal (with favorite pens .. I’m a pen snob!)
I love all of your postings.
I would bring all the contents of my heart and all of my memories collected, and
the sentiments of my loved ones, as many as I could.
Love Jeanne
What a beautiful memory of your grandmother.
Lovely story…the question I have Corey, is what would you bring NOW? Hard to imagine one picture of my family would be enough!
Love this post but my question to you Corey would be – WHAT would you bring NOW? Things/people change in value as we age – its hard to imagine narrowing my family pictures down to 1!
Photos of my loved ones, my dog, my pillow, my journal, my memories, my imagination of a new beautiful life wherever I landed. P.S. and Corey Amaro’s blog
Diogenes. Thank you.
What a lovely story, Corey. I thought about walking away from my marriage early on and I went to London without telling anyone, and just with the clothes on my back. I had planned on going back only to get my young daughter, nothing else. I decided that my rash decision was not a wise one, so I returned home and have been living a long and happy life with my husband and daughter and another son along the way. I would never have known my son if I hadn’t gone back. My family is all I have ever needed.
That would be hard, but like you a picture or two. Your angel is precious. Thinking of treasures such as that would go in my suitcase with very few clothes. Maybe a teacup from my grandfather’s china.
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