That reminds me of a similar gift in our family. Our Mother was in her final months battling cancer, and one of my sisters decided to take a big box of family pictures (everybody has one of THOSE!) whenever she spent time with Mom. They would go through the pictures, and Mom would say, "Oh, that's...." and my sister would make notes, ask questions, etc. It became a very pleasant time for my Mom, and she was able to remember her life, her family, and the happy times gone by. She died the week before Thanksgiving, and by Christmas, my sister had organized all the pictures, had atttached Mom's comments, and had had the whole lot put together in the form of a pictoral history. She had this reproduced, and gave each of her sisters two copies for Christmas. This insures that each of our children (we each have two...) would eventually have a copy of this wonderful record.
It was time consuming, but the time was so good for our Mother, and for my sister. And the result is something I'll always treasure. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA ----- Original Message ----- > My cousin has come up with a cheap but I hope, desirable gift idea. I > mentioned to him at one point that I had been reading my mother's diary that she kept > in 1936 when she was in high school. It is quite a delightful account of > movies and parties attended, and teenage concerns during the 30's. It also > describes the activities of her sisters and parents. Now that generation is all gone, > except for one member whose memory is ureliable. He decided he would like to > have a photocopy of the diary and give copies to his sisters for Christmas. > Devon To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
