Inside her house was very different to ours......stuffed full of ornaments and little bits and pieces....and wooden boxes.
I loved the boxes.....all beautifully carved and painted....and full of little treasures.
When I was a teenager the lady died....she had no known relatives......and left all her worldly possessions to charities....but she had made my dad her executor.....and said we could choose one item each to remember her by....that was easy for me.
I chose a beautiful carved box.......and kept my own precious little items in it
I love this box......I have no idea of its history......or even the history of the lady who fled the Russian Revolution nearly one hundred years ago......but I do know it came from Russia with love.
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23 comments:
what a gorgeous box and a lovely gift to remember her by
An amazing story, Jackie. What a beautiful box. I wonder what her background was?
Oh my what a wonderful treasure box - it's beautiful and a fantastic story. Jen x
Oh that is a gorgeous box Jackie - so nice that you got to keep your own treasurers in it.
Ooh Jacky, I love this! With Anastasia on my mind already this week, this is a perfect mystery object to get the imagination going. It's a beautiful box..truly a treasure for keeping treasure in. Thanks for letting us have a look.
Fab story, gr8 box - quite see why you picked it.
Happy Sunday
Kathyk
That's beautiful and more so that although she had no family, she still lives in your memory, how lovely
How wonderful and what stories it might be able to tell.
A great choice Jacky & a lovely way to remember her xxx
A fascinating story, and such a lovely box. How nice that you had this gift to remember her by.
Helen x
Oh I love this jacky how fantastic to have such a lovely item x
What a beautiful carved box! It's been so fun to read the stories this month and see a variety of boxes among the precious items.
Such a lovely story and that box is gorgeous x
What a pretty box ....I wonder how your neighbour came to be your neighbour?!
Alison xx
What an interesting neighbour and what a beautiful box.
A beautiful story and a beautiful box! What a special keepsake.
What a beautiful looking box. Boy if only it could talk what stories it might tell.
Beautiful! And a perfect story for today.
Rinda
Oh gosh, I'm a big fan of pretty boxes too, Jacky, and I love this one you shared today. I work with a Russian woman with a very strong accent and she is so lovely. :o)
Its a beautiful accent but do you know that I have had just had to look up what a white Russian is, so thank you for that! Its a beautiful box and I love the story that goes with it.
what a cool box! Have to tried to google for similar images to see if you could find out a history?
What a precious item to have in your possession!
I am sure your lovely neighbour would be thrilled that you had kept this lovely box all this time, and that it has been so meaningful for you. Not to mention that people around the world have seen it now too! A heart warming story ...
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