Something old!

Whilst clearing out my mum's home a couple of weeks ago, I came across lots of childhood memories. The bread knife that she used to cut freshly baked bread from the baker was inparticular a huge memory.
I must get the nostalgic gene from her as she had kept soo many beautiful things from her childhood. Photos and personal effects will remain with her whilst she is still alive but other items that she will have no need of in her new nursing home was shared between 2 of my sisters and myself.

Luggage tags....oooo... they were an item with TH on QVC, so I bagged them!Buttons....BUTTONS! .....a huge collection. Some very pretty and old. I remember my younger sister and I playing with them as children. They kept us quiet for hours - better than toys. Lace and ribbon. Who would have thought....well, I guess she did! Bless her.

A bottle of Iodine. Does anyone remember that? OUCH! Whenever we grazed ourselves, out came the Iodine and she dabbed some on the open wound!!!!! WOWEEE! No wonder we all avoided the kitchen when we hurt ourselves!

I also have this cute little pill box...

... and a sardine server!! How handy is that?!

A cute little owl came home with me too but he's not old....wise but not old!

The medicine cupboard in my childhood days contained a collection of weird and wonderful potions. Liqufruita cough medicine being one of them. Worked wonders for a cough. My eldest sister still uses it but it can't be bought in the shops now. It contained garlic but it wasn't an ingredient mentioned on the label. I wondered why it tasted so good! A jar of malt - used for my brother when he returned home from convalesencing after a car accident. I tasted all of these as a child - even when I wasn't in need of them!

Ahhh...memories.

"The most treasured heirlooms are the sweet memories of family." ~Unknown~

Have a Thuper Thursday and take a trip down Memory Lane....it's soo nostalgic.