tuesday treasures

As this is my last Tuesday Treasures ,

as hostess anyway , I thought I'd 

 show you a couple of things that are

very , very important to me .

The poetry book is inscribed inside

by my parents for my 4th birthday .

My dictionary was given to me by my mum

for my 18th birthday .

The most important thing I was given was

a love of reading .

I am a huge reader and although I rarely

read much of great literary value

I don't really care as long as I get to read .

I read to my children a lot and they have

seen me with my head in a book forever

and thank goodness it has rubbed off on them

and they too have become great readers .

Although funnily enough I can't seem

to get them very interested in Henry Lawson

my favourite bush poet/storyteller .

Surprise !

Tuesday Treasures is not finished !

Melody from The house on the side of the hill

has generously offered to take over for me

as of next Tuesday , thanks so much Melody .

We'd love to see your link to your treasures

here this week and next week at Melodys .

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Recycling twice .

I know some of you may have seen this before

but it is still a treasure .

My box began as this daggy , dull piece .

A coat of white paint really freshened it up .

I then lined the lid inside and fitted my

 embroidery cottons in.

Why is it a treasure ?

Because my husband bought the box for me

from a garage sale many years ago

and because every time I'm looking for

threads I smile at my pretty new box .

Join in we'd love to see your treasure .

just so you know about Tuesdays on a Monday

As the silly season is racing towards us

I thought now might be a good time to wind up

Tuesday Treasures .

You have all made it so much fun and interesting

but I think what spare moments I have would

be better spent creating new treasures

instead of dusting off the old ones .

My last Tuesday as hostess will be

November 16th .

There are still two Tuesdays until then

so I'd love for you to play .

I couldn't do a post without a photo

and I thought I'd show off some of

my pretty crockery .

Gosh I love that word , crockery ....

I do use my pretty crockery all the time

it doesn't live in the cupboard .

I hope you join in tomorrow .

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Another odd little treasure today .

I found this one day when my dad and I

were sorting some old coins .

I'll just bet I was a great help at 11years old !

Anyway my dad said I could have this gold brooch ,

I was very excited and felt very special

for all of about 10 minutes until I remembered

that my dad's birthday was coming up .

So what was I to do but sell it back to him ,

really I had some nerve even then !

With the princely sum of 40c I took myself off

and bought my dad a bottle of ink for his birthday .

I even remember I wrote so proudly in my diary

"I brought dad a bottle of Quink Ink for his birthday "

On the day of his birthday, after the excitement

of his new ink had worn off of course,

he handed me back this brooch and asked me

to mind it for him forever .

The ink was the last present I gave my dad

as he died 2 months later .

I am still minding his brooch forever .

Join in and show us your treasure .

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I don't know that this is really a treasure

so much as a coincidence .

Many years ago we were given this tin of biscuits

by my husbands auntie who has since passed away

this year at the age of 93.

 Almost 15 years ago I was co-ordinator of

the local playgroup and took this tin , empty of course ,

to have as a collection tin for funds etc .

My kids are in highschool now and

I had never given this tin another thought until

my son arrived home from a youth council meeting

where he was elected treasurer .

While he was at the meeting local council

members asked him to make a point of showing

his treasurers tin to his mum .

Yes , same tin !

Join in and show us your treasures !

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As some of you may know my dear mum has

just moved into a nursing home .

With her blessing her possesions were sorted

and lots of stuff was distributed amoungst the family .

I went to see my mum in her new place recently

and when I arrived home there was a parcel

waiting for me from my eldest sister .

In the parcel was the one and only wedding photo

of my parents , not a copy , the original .

There were also very old family photos and photos

of my dad when he joined the Army at 18 .

There were lots of documents and memorabilia .

I feel very honoured to be trusted

with all these special things .

All welcome to join in and show your treasures .

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I hear you saying that pretty , sparkly butterfly

is a treasure indeed but sorry

that's not my treasure this week.

It's The Lump that's holding the butterfly that is my treasure .

My daughter made this for me her first term of highschool

and didn't she have fun with it !

Apparently there was so much laughter

in the class at my girl saying her mum would

love her work no matter

how ugly it was .

It was refered to during the classes when

they were being made as The Lump .

Now when my daughter is looking for

hairties or pins she is told to look in The Lump .

It is just a silly family joke

but I really do love The Lump !

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Another family treasure .

This weight was the doorstopper in the family

home when I was a kid .

It is now the doorstopper in my home .

I see my kids and husband casually slide it aside

with their foot and it takes me back

as I remember myself and my brothers and sisters

sliding it away years ago in exactly the same way .

Such a simple action brings back lovely memories .

I'd love to see your treasures but I

 am away at the moment

so I might be able to visit but not leave a comment .

I have very cleverly scheduled this post to

pop up on Tuesday .

I hope I have anyway , am I here ?

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I consider my scrapbooks treasures .

I have only done a few and really must do some more .

If ever there was a fire I would be grabbing these .

The kids school photos need to be done as

the plan was to do a page for each year so

when they are older their whole school life is in one album .

I have done pre school and play group pages but no school ones .

10 and 8 years of school means a lot of photos .

Maybe I should get a move on doing them

before they finish school .

Can't wait to see your treasures !

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My treasure for this happy Tuesday is this drawing my

son did for me almost 9 years ago .

He was so proud when I loved it so much that I framed it .

In fact I loved it so much I turned it into a stitchery

and he watched and sometimes helped .

My little artist is now almost 15 and is a healthy , responsible young man .

He is leaving this weekend for a school trip for 15 days

and although the house is going

to be so much quieter

I am going to miss him very, very much .

Add your link , leave a comment and play along !

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In honour of Father's Day on Sunday my

treasure this week is one of my dads shirts .

My dad was a hardworking man but when we

saw him in this shirt we knew he was all ours for a bit .

All of my family remember the lovely hikes to the local

beach with dad who was often wearing this shirt .

We would spend hours looking in rockpools and just

hanging out together .

When my dad died I was obviously very upset

and slept with this shirt for many years .

It now lives in my linen cupboard and

is the only nice part of having having to change

sheets as every time I go to the cupboard

I see this shirt and smile .

All welcome to join in and show your treasures !

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My treasure this week are these gorgeous plates .

My husband found these at a garage sale many years ago .

There are also a couple of dinner plates although

 nowhere near a complete set .

My dear husband knows me so well that I

wouldn't care if it wasn't a complete set .

I can't wear matching socks so why would I worry

about matching plates .

My whole house is a hotch potch why should mealtime be any different !

Come and show your treasures , all welcome !

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I wear this treasure of mine every day .

My beautiful watch originally was given

 to my great Auntie Olive

in 1915 by her then fiance , before he left for war .

Sadly he never came home .

Short and sweet from me today .

Come along and play .

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Another treasure that I have no idea how I came by

all I know is I have had for such a long time .

If you are thinking , Clare's place must have a lot of junk , you'd be right !

This ceramic house must have been used as a cover for maybe butter at one stage .

Now it sits in my cabinet with all my other junk treasures .

I have never been interested in travelling overseas

 and these days a night out is a rarity .

I am a real homebody and am very happy

to be at home with my crazy little family .

My house is not fancy in any way but it is full of love .

This little piece represents what I love most , my home .

Come and play .

While I ate my lunch .

I was eating my sandwich at work today and I was thinking I must get myself a treasure organised for Tuesday Treasures and maybe remind people it's coming up , most of the time I don't know what day of the week it is and thought maybe others are a bit like me .
Then I thought I don't like to do a post without a photo .
Then I thought what a good blogger I am to have my camera at work .
Then I thought I would show you my lunchroom .

Then I thought I'd show you the walls of my lunchroom.

Then I thought I really don't want to go back to work ,

 but I did .

Don't forget Tuesday Treasures , I think you'll be surprised !

Too much thinking ......

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I love marbles !

They are just so , you know , so shiny !

I've been collecting mine for a long time now

and found the sugar jar perfect to display them in .

When I started collecting them I made myself a rule

that if I wanted to gather them I must find them or be given them .

I cannot buy them .

It always makes my day when I find a marble as 

most days I feel like I'm losing mine.

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You may be wondering how these beautiful flowers can be

part of Tuesday Treasures but these particular

 blooms are very special to me .

When I was a little one I became very ill

with glandular fever .

On one of my worst days my dear old dad came

 home from work with a bunch of daffodils just for me .

Not such a big deal some may think

but as I was one of eight

children I thought it was pretty amazing that one

 little person among so many could be made

to feel so special and loved .

My dad at the time was very ill himself

and he died a few years later .

I can never see daffodils without

 smiling and thinking of my wonderful dad .

Can't wait to see your treasures this week !

Yes I know it is still Monday but maybe it is

Tuesday somewhere !

The other reason I am doing this early as

I am flat out tomorrow and won't be

near a computer to do this post .

It also gives some new players a chance to

organise their treasure and add their link here .

I hope I have lots of blogs to visit tomorrow night

as I'll need some pleasant distractions after

the day I know I'm going to have tomorrow .

Have a Terrific Tuesday !

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Thanks so much to all who came to play last week .
Some of you made me laugh and some made me cry but I really enjoyed visiting and seeing your treasures , it was also  nice to see that the others players were stopping over for a visit too .
I have a funny feeling that this game is going to grow and if it does and there are lots and lots more treasures to see I will try my darnedest to visit all but I may not always be able to stop for a chat .
I do hope you understand and please don't think I am being rude .

My treasure for this Tuesday is this gorgeous sugar bowl .
This belonged to my grandmother Daisy who died when my mother was very young
and it seems to that this is all that remains of her stuff .
My mum had it out for "special occasions" and all of us kids loved it .
I especially loved it when I discovered I could climb on the bench
and get into the cupboard and stick my wet finger into the sugar bowl , gross child !
Now here's the good bit (well I think so ) this is not my grandmothers sugar bowl !
A few years ago I came across this one in a second hand shop and it is identical to the one my mother still has .
I have to tell you I was so excited to find one that I almost had a little accident in the shop!

Don't be shy add your link and show us your treasures .