This week seemed to go by so quickly! Miss Ann and I had several projects we took on around the house (i.e. chores) and we accomplished them in good order. Today was supposed to be a day of rest but all that changed when the knick-knack shelf in Miss Ann's water closet decided it didn't want to hang there anymore.
I did my best to smile through it and to cheer Miss Ann up, but she was obviously sad and disheartened that some cherished trinkets were unrepairable and could only be thrown out- especially a glass apothecary jar that was her mum's and a little tea light given as a gift by her son. It's hard to lose the trinket but thankfully you never lose the memories.
There was broken glass and ceramic pieces everywhere. The floor had to be carefully swept and the rug washed. All the shells collected from travels abroad and here in the States which were in the apothecary jar had to be picked up and sorted- broken ones in the trash and those which could be kept washed as they picked up dust from the floor. The day of rest turned into a major project that seemed to make Miss Ann even sadder! What could I do? I just smiled and hoped it would cheer her up. Sometimes that's all you can do.
@nanalisarocks Thank you Lisa! No, Harold is quite civilized for a stuffed hedgehog. @dibzgreasley Thanks Debs! Certainly not what I had originally planned for the day, but it helped get through the sadness. @prttblues Thanks Bev! The hugs helped! @joansmor Thank you Joan- very true. Sometimes it seems the good and bad go in cycles. @kerristephens Thank you Kerri! @thistle Thanks Joyce- took the shot through my tears! @digitalrn Thank you Rick! Well, the consolation (somewhat) is that I took a shot of this knick-knack shelf last month with Piggy on it, so at least I have pictures and good memories. @fullcircle Thank you Cindy! No, no superglue could rescue anything that broke. Otherwise I would have used it! @corne Thank you Corne! No, Harold was only there after the fact. The shelf just came right down all on its own!
Some things are breakable and it's unfortunate. memories will stay in your heart forever. Harold told it in such a nice way, that it should cheer you up a bit. so sorry for losing these treasures.
You are both right- better the memory than nothing at all. I'm feeling better today too, although, I was most upset about the gift from my son. This too shall pass.
@daisymiller Thank you Daisy! It didn't seem like it when I took this shot- I still had tears in my eyes I was so upset! But today it does feel more like you said.
aww, sorry about that, ann. it is sad, but when something like this happens, i've learned to think that something worse was in the cards but the one who watches over us chose instead to take the material stuff away in exchange. it's what we keep in our hearts that's more valuable. cheers!
Thank you Vesna! Thank you Vikki! Feeling a little better now, but will miss that sweet gift from my son more than anything else that broke. But I'd rather have the son than the trinket and he's fine!
November 20th, 2014
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Ann, so sorry that you lost some treasured trinkets. Great photo opp for Harold.
@dibzgreasley Thanks Debs! Certainly not what I had originally planned for the day, but it helped get through the sadness.
@prttblues Thanks Bev! The hugs helped!
@joansmor Thank you Joan- very true. Sometimes it seems the good and bad go in cycles.
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@thistle Thanks Joyce- took the shot through my tears!
@digitalrn Thank you Rick! Well, the consolation (somewhat) is that I took a shot of this knick-knack shelf last month with Piggy on it, so at least I have pictures and good memories.
@fullcircle Thank you Cindy! No, no superglue could rescue anything that broke. Otherwise I would have used it!
@corne Thank you Corne! No, Harold was only there after the fact. The shelf just came right down all on its own!
Thank you Janice!
Thank you Bruni!
You are both right- better the memory than nothing at all. I'm feeling better today too, although, I was most upset about the gift from my son. This too shall pass.
Thank you Nicole!
Thank you Alta!
Thank you Vesna! Thank you Vikki! Feeling a little better now, but will miss that sweet gift from my son more than anything else that broke. But I'd rather have the son than the trinket and he's fine!