Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Zoom in on Gratitude: 30 day challenge

SOMETHING OLD


This is the music box/jewelry box that my maternal grandfather gave Grandma Stevens around the time they first got married.  It's in terrible condition.  Three years ago I paid a guy to get it playing again.  When I was a kid this sat on a stand beside Grandma's bed, and I loved to wind it up and listen to it play.  Grandma never told me to leave it alone, no matter how many times I listened to it. I made a video of it when I first brought it home from the clock-repair shop.  You may recognize "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home".  I think the other song is "Anniversary Waltz".   This thing is around a hundred years old.


6 comments:

  1. Vicki8:16 AM

    Very beautiful and very fragile. You're so fortunate to have this treasure. Vicki

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  2. You do definitely have something old to be thankful for. What a wonderful blessing it would be to have such sweet memories too.

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  3. I absolutely, positively ADORE old music boxes. This GEM of yours is PRICELESS. All those memories of your grandmother and being a child. No matter what shape it is in, hand it down to the daughters or granddaughters in your family. make them vow to TREASURE it always. It's BEAUTIFUL and sounds GREAT.

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  4. Something nice to remember your Grandmother.

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  5. That's very old! And treasured. I have my grandmother's uncle's pocket watch. It's very nice and probably quite valuable. But the most valuable thing is that she entrusted me with it.

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