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Robyn E MacDonald-Riley's avatar

what about you friend Chloe

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Chloe Riley's avatar

I still have that chalkboard we used to write to each other on...I haven't written on it in a long time, but it still feels like it has something to say..

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Robyn E MacDonald-Riley's avatar

I dont recall that I wrote on a chalkboard … that is a magic board

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Robyn E MacDonald-Riley's avatar

I have a special B-rabbit that has been with me almost 50 years, he looks pretty good for a old hare.......2nd I have my mom's old irish cardigan, it long, its heavy. When I need to wear it I can feel her arms around me and it smells of her perfume.

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Chloe Riley's avatar

Also, I love that rabbit...he feels very much like the velveteen rabbit to me. <3

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Chloe Riley's avatar

Wow, I didn't know that long Irish cardigan was your mom's...

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Cory Lynn Paglialong's avatar

I have a teacup and saucer that belonged to my late great grandmother. When I sip tea from it it’s like having tea with a family member I never met.

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Chloe Riley's avatar

What an idea...having tea with someone you're related to but have never known. I love this.

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Chloe Riley's avatar

Well jeez I can't love that enough Cory Lynn! <3 <3 <3

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Shannon Colón's avatar

I wear my dad's winter hat every day <3

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Chloe Riley's avatar

Ah Shenae <3

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Lyn Christian's avatar

I have a wind-up toy set from my Grandparents era as well as toys from my own childhood that I hold onto. Now I better understand why ...something I've never actually verbalized. They do represent a part of me.

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Chloe Riley's avatar

Lyn, YES. What do all the toys look like?

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Lyn Christian's avatar

Will send you some pics.

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Rita Jane Gabbett's avatar

My mom's taupe kid leather gloves. They are long -- nearly to the elbow -- and elegant. I keep them in a ziplock bag to preserve their fragrance -- the leather and the oh-so faint hint of Chanel #5.

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Lyn Christian's avatar

I too can smell and sense the touch of those gloves.

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Chloe Riley's avatar

Janie, I feel like I can touch and see and smell those gloves so clearly the way you describe them. The smell especially. What is it like to still have an item that smells like your mom?

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