Good morning & welcome to the June edition of Storytelling Sunday - my precious. A wonderful story sharing day created by Sian Fair.
Today I wanted to show you a gift I received during the Christmas of 2009. As a family we tend to put together present bags for each other full of little bits we are sure the recipient will love & this was in mine.
I knew from the start it was from my Mum as we both have a thing for tins (!) & will often buy biscuits just for the tin... but thats another story!
The real treasure was it's contents...
...all her Guide badges off her camp blanket including her Queens Guide badge. I too am a Queens Guide & I was honoured & speechless by this thoughtful gift. The plan was to put her badges on my camp blanket with mine.
But in the turmoil that occurred 2 weeks later with our house fire, this little tin & contents were totally forgotten about & to be honest I thought like a lot of our possessions that they were gone for good but by some miracle they survived & resurfaced nearly a year later when we were still sorting through boxes, in almost pristine condition.
This photo shows my Mum in uniform being presented with her Queens Guide Award.
Many thanks for reading my story & next month I plan to continue on a similar theme ;)
Hop on over to Sian's blog to read lots more wonderful stories x
What a great story and such a thoughtful gift, I'm so pleased they survived the fire x
ReplyDeletea lovely photo and I love that your mum gave you her precious to keep x
ReplyDeleteI am so glad they survived the fire. That was a very thoughtful gift from your mom and they are the best Christmas gifts ever!
ReplyDeleteSheena, I just love this! what a fabulous collection of badges. You know, the more I come here, the more I think: Sheena and I would have plenty to talk about in real life :) Wasn't that uniform really something? I know today's sweatshirts are handy, but they don't really look the same at all!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad they survived what a lovely gift from your mum.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness they survived as they are precious indeed. Love that photo.
ReplyDeleteOh what a thoughtful gift - look forward to seeing them on the camp blanket along with yours.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that they didn't get lost in the fire. Hope they soon get sewn onto your blanket :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Sheena,
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful story, and I am so glad you still have them despite the fire. The photo is a great treasure too, have you scrapped it yet? I am also a Queen's Guide, but I don't have a photo from my presentation, do you have one of your own ceremony?
Lynn x
I'm so glad to read that these survived the fire - what a wonderful treasure (or treasures!) to have! (My hubby and I laugh that we have a "box addiction" because we'll often pick up items in tins or boxes because we like the container!)
ReplyDeleteHow amazing that this little tin made it through the fire. Lovely collection of badges too.
ReplyDeleteOh I am so glad they survived the fire - a true precious indeed. I am so glad I am not the only one who buys something because I want the tin! Thank you for sharing. J x
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that they survived.....and what a great array she had.
ReplyDeleteSomeone was watching over you that this lovely tin and it's goodies survived.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness they were in a tin, and not a wooden box!! I too like to buy tins, especially old ones, but I don't always have a use for them...I just like to 'have' them!! Love the photo of you Mum receiving her award! :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow, how wonderful they survived the fire - but then should we have expected any less from the Guides.
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