...as we go forward we pick up the scars of life and each helps define who we were, are and will be, bring character and personality.
I didn't want to sob on here today but here we go 😠This line really got me. I also come from a small town with a rich history. My great grandma however sold the house she used to live in with my great grandpa long before I was born. I'm happy I grew up around my nana though as I cherish all the stories she told me and photos she shared with me. Every now and then, we'd just sit down after dinner and go over the hundreds of B&W photos she had. I never met my great grandpa (he passed away a little after World War II, and she never remarried) but her stories helped paint a picture in my head of the kind of person he was. When I went back to Bulgaria in 2012 (a couple of years after she passed), I took a scarf she used to put on regularly as a way to have a little piece of her with me.
Looking through old photos can be such a rewarding experience and helps us connect to those people. I get a sense of sadness at times and also frustration because I have so many questions I'll never get answers to when I look through the old photos.
It sounds like you have some really nice memories and I think they're worth holding on to and passing on to your daughter so that they may live on through her and her own children. I think knowing who came before us and their stories is important.
I hear you about the questions. On the bright side, with the internet and all that jazz nowadays, I don't think future generations will have that problem 😅
Oh yes, absolutely. Sophia already knows so much about my nana - we talk about her regularly. Really wish they had met :)
I guess you'll just have to tell the stories and build her connection to her ancestors that way. I have faith in you. If you feel yourself losing energy...chocolate!
Thank you for saying that!
lol chocolate is the answer to everything!