The top shelf, my diaries from 1993 to 2015 plus a few travel diaries. I have others up to 2020 but not the same size - each one here is a 5 year diary. Couldn't buy them lately.
On the underneath, my Mother's diaries from 1971 to 1988. I have read parts of them and its like being with her again. Not all light and laughter - she had many stages in her life. Married twice, so many families.
My goodness. How lovely to have your mother's diaries. I kept a diary as a teenager, but fortunately I threw those out along the way. I do keep a diary these days, but only for important dates along the way, and appointments, to-do lists, etc. No thoughts or feelings! I noticed the other day that my dad has kept all his old diaries too, all the same size, going back years, but even without looking, I know that the only information in them will be administrative!
It does look very good on black. Nice that you have your mother’s to refer to and I’m sure someday your children will enjoy reading yours. I have several from my grandmother that have been very interesting to read.
A lovely keepsake, must admit I don’t write but I used to so I do have a 1974-75 diary which is so interesting as it’s an account of my first pregnancy. It’s amazing things you think so mundane at the time but are so interesting years later. I never did find the time to keep any more than that with 2 more children that kept me busy.. I took photos instead!
You are obviously a diary writing family! Such a great collection. I wrote a diary for a couple of years...I still have them but cringe when I read them now....no one else has ever read them...they will one day unless I burn them first! 🤣🤣🤣
@happypat Only I and my mother wrote diaries - no one else in our family of seven! Odd that!
And.. i never knew that my mother wrote diaries until she had passed and I got a box of them! But I have one written in 1956 by me aged 14!
I have tried journaling numerous times and just can't stick with it so I admire anyone who keeps a diary or journal for more than a year! I like how colorful this collection is- good shot.
Wow, impressive. How wonderful to have these to look back on! I've started many, but never got in the habit. Mostly I never feel like I've much to say ;-P
How lovely to have these treasures. Years after my gran died an aunt gave me all the letters I had written to my grandmother aged from about 8 to 23. It was amazing to read them and recall something of who I was then.
Do you often reread your own diaries?
And.. i never knew that my mother wrote diaries until she had passed and I got a box of them! But I have one written in 1956 by me aged 14!