The sampler I’ve used as the image to represent my Substack is exactly that, a powerful emotional link to the long-gone small child who stitched it. There are many more elaborate and beautiful samplers out there, but this one is at the heart of my understanding of my Cornish family.
It’s about making those connections to the past with those emotional keepsakes that have been handed down to us. Such an important part of what we do 😊
“Heirlooms are more than artifacts—they’re emotional touchstones”
This statement really struck me; it is exactly what they are. There are times when I am trying to tell a relative why something is an “heirloom”, particularly when it has little to no monetary value, that this phrase would more clearly express the specialness of a particular object. And, in the chaos of boxes of inherited items, why some are not heirlooms, just someone’s old belongings. I think I will post this on the wall!
That’s the beauty of heirlooms it’s all about the hidden stories held within. Without the stories there is a risk that they become someone else’s junk!
The sampler I’ve used as the image to represent my Substack is exactly that, a powerful emotional link to the long-gone small child who stitched it. There are many more elaborate and beautiful samplers out there, but this one is at the heart of my understanding of my Cornish family.
It’s about making those connections to the past with those emotional keepsakes that have been handed down to us. Such an important part of what we do 😊
“Heirlooms are more than artifacts—they’re emotional touchstones”
This statement really struck me; it is exactly what they are. There are times when I am trying to tell a relative why something is an “heirloom”, particularly when it has little to no monetary value, that this phrase would more clearly express the specialness of a particular object. And, in the chaos of boxes of inherited items, why some are not heirlooms, just someone’s old belongings. I think I will post this on the wall!
That’s the beauty of heirlooms it’s all about the hidden stories held within. Without the stories there is a risk that they become someone else’s junk!