One of the few things I have left of my dad's is his hat. This is so "him." I have it perched on a nail on my wall to see. This and a dream catcher he made. I started keeping a journal just before he passed away. I was reading it recently. I wrote down as I thought of them, my best memories of my daddy.
He would test my "boy-crazyness" by tickling just above my knee. If I giggled, I was boy crazy. I held in those giggles as hard as I could. It was hard.
Snuggling up watching our best shows together. Inspector Gadget and Golden Girls.....
Waking up on Christmas morning to my brand new Strawberry Shortcake bike - pink of course! He later saved me from the monster of a rose bush that I tipped over into on that bike!
His scratchy face tickling mine when he tucked me into bed.
Hearing him play the drums and his harmonica. He was a musician and loved the blues.
His feet. We have the very same feet.
I have endless happy memories of my dad. I write them down as to never forget.
Oh Christian~what a blessing this post was for me. I lost my Dad 13 years ago to brain cancer, he was 53. I, too, don't have much of his, but I do have his 2 cowboy hats, which I cherish. I photographed my boys in his hats when they were little. He also loved music and played guitar. We have these memories in common.
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Shay
I have a pair of my grandpa's socks that are mixed in with mine. I'm not really sure how I ended up with his socks but whenever I root through my drawer and I happen upon them, it brings back memories. And the memories are the best ones when it comes to him. Love your idea of photographing the hat.
ReplyDeleteOh Christian - I love this. I love the memories, love the hat. I feel almost as if I've met your dad, reading this post...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post this is Christian, and what wonderful memories you have! I still have my Dad's hats also, as well as many other things that belonged to him. One of them looks just like this!
ReplyDeleteI came here from Kelly's blog. Just wanted to say I love the clean look of your blog and the title of it.
ReplyDeleteHi Christian...I've wandered over here from Kelly's. What a sweet and poignant post. How wonderful are your memories. That is a gift.
ReplyDeleteA lovely, thoughtful post and such wonderful memories. Blessings!
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