I’ve been reading Kelli’s blog and decided to play along. She mentioned some little ceramic salt and pepper shakers with flowers on top, and I have the same ones. Mine are yellow and I think hers are white.
Here is the bank my Grandfather Alan gave to my mom when I was born:
Teddy bank
I think he’s a panda and about 10″ tall or so and has real gold paint for trim. I guess they didn’t have pink bear banks. My grandfather died only a few months after I was born, so this holds special meaning to me. It’s getting ‘really old’ and the paint is wearing off in a few spots. I don’t handle it that often and he was on a shelf in my bedroom buried behind eye drops and hand lotion. He is empty at the present time-rats!
It’s really a scorcher today. I did go out early to the post office and mail off birthday gifts. Thank goodness I did that as it went from 84 to 89 in 45 minutes. Stopped to get something for my gum to numb it if needed, but the Sensodyne is working well-so far. It was throbbing a bit last night. I don’t want to use the gum stimulator and rinse anymore, but a gentle mouth wash. And I’m waiting on a call from the eye doctor. I’ve been using these drops for a week and don’t know when to stop using them.
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That’s so special, that you have something from your grandfather. Mine (on my father’s side) also died very soon after I was born but I only have some photos of him.
What a wonderful keepsake! My Grandmother passed away one month after I was born. What a real treasure! Thank you for sharing today Dianne!
Have a wonderful Friday!
Kathi 🙂
What a special heirloom. Perhaps the bank was your grandfather’s when he was a baby, so that’s why it is blue???
Wow, Dianne….
What a treasure you have there! Thank you for sharing!
What a sweet little panda. At first glance I would not have thought he was so tall! I like him. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
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