tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post5797596255225578217..comments2024-03-19T09:29:21.609+00:00Comments on Doll Mum's blog: Collecting treasureDollMumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-89475299937763803092015-05-23T04:21:21.398+01:002015-05-23T04:21:21.398+01:00You said everything so beautifully in this post th...You said everything so beautifully in this post that I have nothing I can add except that I wanted to let you know how touched I was reading it.Kiki's Kornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394557383733323438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-7073263068456983522015-05-22T01:00:05.234+01:002015-05-22T01:00:05.234+01:00Dear Dollmum,
I have been reading your blog for...Dear Dollmum, <br /><br />I have been reading your blog for a while, and I am so grateful to you for the wonderful thoughts and sentiments that you share along with your delightful photos and stories. <br /><br />This post was a particularly moving one and I admire your courage to share something so personal and painful with all of us. I am so sorry about your box, the carving is absolutely beautiful, by the way; and even though it may seem cliched, the person who selfishly stole your precious box, cannot steal the wonderful memories and the joy it gave you. <br /><br />I know the lure of collecting, and I often have to stop myself, just so I can give up collecting for the sake of possessing, and just enjoy what I already have. That way if I ever lose them, I will remember the joy I took in sharing and treasuring them and not the sorrow of losing them. <br /><br />I do pray that by some wondrous miracle that one day you will find your box again, but even if you never do, sharing your story about its creation and the joy it gave you, has now been immortalized with your beautiful words. All of us who have enjoyed this lovely post can share in that joy and the wonder of that box, so it lives on in not just yours, but all of our hearts. <br /><br />That's already miraculous in my opinion, and thank you for sharing it with all of us. <br /><br />Sincerely, <br /><br />Elisabeth (Doll Mommy in Pennsylvania)Elisabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-23206473150644508622015-05-22T00:46:59.990+01:002015-05-22T00:46:59.990+01:00Hello Dollmum.
I have been reading your blog fo...Hello Dollmum. <br /><br />I have been reading your blog for a while and I am so moved that you have chosen to share so much of your life and treasures with us in words and memories. There is really nothing that I can add to your wonderful post. <br /><br />I know about collecting. I have a collection addiction myself, and sometimes I have to be very strict with myself and both enjoy what I have and restrain myself from meaningless purchases "just because." <br /><br />Your box story is so moving and sad. Such a treasure, collected not for collector's sake, but to hold memories and precious sentiments. The carving is absolutely beautiful, by the way. I really pray that somehow it is returned to you, but even when our precious things are stolen, our memories can't be, and even when the distance between what we have and what we lost seems heartrendingly far, our memories will still make the bridge. <br /><br />I take a lot of pictures of beautiful scenes, precious people (and pets), and exciting trips, but sometimes I just have to remind myself to put down the camera and just soak up the moment. The memories will always be there, and even though the pictures can help bring them back, it is the memories that are the true treasures. <br /><br />I am sorry about your box, but whoever selfishly stole it for their own gain, without regard for its true value in your heart can never take away the joy it brought you, or your beautiful words that express a loss familiar to all of us, so poignantly. <br /><br />Thank you for the insights and beautiful perspective. God Bless. <br /><br />Sincerely, <br /><br />ElisabethElisabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-48477851209227936542015-05-03T07:58:29.126+01:002015-05-03T07:58:29.126+01:00I often read your lovely blog DollMum but rarely h...I often read your lovely blog DollMum but rarely have the time to stop and leave a comment. However this morning, after having read your posting from beginning to end, I felt compelled to stop and tell you that I have found your words very moving indeed. I can relate to a lot of what you have so beautifully written here too. Am so glad you got your locket back...Celia<br /><br /> KT Miniatureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866871887340073270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-53923771749194671322015-05-02T14:52:20.748+01:002015-05-02T14:52:20.748+01:00So wonderfully and truly written.
I'm so plea...So wonderfully and truly written. <br />I'm so pleased that your locket was finally found and returned to you but so sorry that your beautifully and painstaking carved wooden treasure/jewellery box is still missing.<br /><br />Some many years ago now a few pieces of my jewellery (a gorgeous gold link bracelet given to me by my parents on my wedding day {this giving of a gold bracelet on this day has now become a family tradition!} an antique gold, pearl and garnet brooch in the shape of a little tied bow given to me by my husband on the same day, a beautiful gold watch set in a gold bracelet given to me again by my parents on my sister's 21st birthday {there’s a story attached to this!} and two most useful gold link neck chains given on two very special occasions by my mother} that I wore on a regular basis went missing from the house and have never been found..... even though I searched the place from top to bottom. <br />I can only presume that they must have got caught up in some clothing that I was donating to charity.<br />(The rest of my jewellery was being stored in a bank safe deposit box with not wearing quite them as much.)<br />It isn't the momentary value but the treasured memories associated with them that I miss.<br />Like you I can only hope one day that they may re-appear.Kendalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055482039650447240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-24168030359669831492015-05-01T19:12:48.697+01:002015-05-01T19:12:48.697+01:00A very moving post.Life can deal us some blows fro...A very moving post.Life can deal us some blows from which we feel we cannot recover but the human spirit is not easily broken and so we get up and carry on.That does not mean that those grief's or bad times are forgotten, just stored away until we can deal with them without the pain.<br />Your box is precious because of the memories from it's making and the treasures it held, most peoples treasure is not of value to other's but only them due to the memories.<br />It was lovely that after all this time your locket was returned and such a shame that your box which is beautiful is still missing but the one thing you can keep are those memories and the photo's and fate can be a funny thing and who knows one day you or a member of your family may yet come across that box.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-57400661501272178542015-05-01T09:31:06.480+01:002015-05-01T09:31:06.480+01:00Thank you for this post and I share so much of wha...Thank you for this post and I share so much of what you wrote. I am so happy your locket was found! A restoration of faith in the goodness of most people. Your box is so very special and I am glad you have the photos at least. I have found our family photos are more and more important to me as I get older and have had losses of my those who are so dear to me. I miss them now more than ever so time may heal some wounds but time does not heal the deep voids inside. Your dear little carved family is very precious. I am greatly admiring your talented hands once again. :) xxxGingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448401674397732366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-7244356064711658592015-05-01T01:39:23.428+01:002015-05-01T01:39:23.428+01:00A very moving blog - so pleased about your locket....A very moving blog - so pleased about your locket.<br />Triciamjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00004527643028483871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-53841721383857349482015-04-30T21:50:53.854+01:002015-04-30T21:50:53.854+01:00I can relate to everything you've said, so jus...I can relate to everything you've said, so just had to comment. I shall also keep a look out for your beautifully carved box .Vivienne. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-68766630411048171012015-04-30T19:49:35.125+01:002015-04-30T19:49:35.125+01:00The post has been brewing for months, if not years...The post has been brewing for months, if not years, a long gestation. Your recent posts and the recovery of my locket was the spur I needed to get it written. <br /><br />The situation in Nepal is so awful. An SA friend has learned with relief that his daughter and her boyfriend who are in the mountains there are safe, though they were out of contact for a few days which must have been a terrible strain for their family and friends. I can't think of any silver linings for Nepal, except that this disaster might finally result in that country getting a better deal from the rest of the world. Let us hope so anyway.DollMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07655612985882320920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980962366285294991.post-37391339462569553012015-04-30T19:38:15.795+01:002015-04-30T19:38:15.795+01:00A very beautifully written post and put so much mo...A very beautifully written post and put so much more succinctly than I have managed. I can feel the anguish of the loss of your carved box - such a theft is hard to accept. <br /><br />My son's girlfriend lives in Nepal and the devastation and loss caused by the earthquake is just awful, no other words. Her family are safe, but they are currently living outside, cold and often wet and too scared to go in. <br /><br />I think of us living here warm, safe with all our 'belongings' and it really does seem crazy. But perhaps you are right, it is a way of sometimes controlling our environment and emotions when we need them. The bonus is of course the creativity that has often been discovered and unleashed, and that surely is a good thing?<br /><br />Not really sure what I am trying to say here - you said it so much better.<br /><br />Thank you for a great heartfelt post.Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.com