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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Whether it's due to expense or sentimental reasons.
Mine are my new 120 set of Faber-Castell pencils my mum got me for Christmas, they're worth just over £100.
My journals as they've recorded my life over five years.
My Stitch teddy someone close to me gave me for Christmas in 2001, and the Patronus canvas he made me for Christmas 2012.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My cousins favourite Tshirt which my aunt gave me after he was killed in a car accident two years ago. It's wrapped around my pillow, under the pillowcase. Knowing it's there makes me happy and sad. A proper treasure! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Probably my Gavin Henson signed jersey he wore whilst playing for the ospreys, had it a good few years now, no idea what its worth "
Super Gavin Henson? Priceless surely? |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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My Italian violin from my great uncle who played in the Royal Philharmonic. My signed HPatPS book gifted to me by my grandma. My first editions by a few very well known authors given to me by my great grandparents who are no longer around. A couple of journals featuring my pieces. And my most treasured will be a little key ring from my friend who passed away a couple of years ago with a tacky Aberdeen Uni sign on it that she knew I would scoff at. I miss her. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Apart from my wedding and engagement rings I can't really think of anything. I'm not big on "stuff", so there aren't really many physical objects that mean much to me. |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum |
"Having the sentimentality of a robot, I have no prized possessions. I'd be miffed if I lots my Kindle but that's replaceable."
Maybe my pentacle ring. I've had it since I was 18 and it will be passed onto my daughter, but it's easily replaceable. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A battered old sports watch that was my late brothers.
Our wedding album.
A 6in high, threadbare teddy that's over 60 years old.
Everything else can be replaced or won't be missed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I keep things my children give to me. My youngest gives me leaves that he picks, my eldest gives me small pebbles and seashells. I also have a twig/stick collection they collect on our walks.
Little things but given with love. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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One of my most prized possessions was a Liverpool FC teddy I'd had since I was 10 . But I put it on the Hillsborough memorial on the 25th anniversary as it seemed fitting X
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It's gotta be my great nans mbe..
She got it for being a spitfire lady during in Ww2, but more so she spent her entire life looking after the underprivileged,taking groups of kids from Plaistow on holidays after the war and later setting up a children's home, all from her own money or charitable contributions.. She overcame adversity and cancer, losing part of her face to skin cancer and having years of skin grafts and also being pronounced dead during one operation only to wake in the morgue hours later..
And through all of this, she still managed to make the ripe old age of 100..
She inspired me to be the person I am today, to want to help others and give back a little of what I get.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My 63 consul capri hotrod. Its seen me through a controling marrage and owes me half a finger but god the engine sound can stir the soul better than a womans lips round your cock |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Probably my Gavin Henson signed jersey he wore whilst playing for the ospreys, had it a good few years now, no idea what its worth
Super Gavin Henson? Priceless surely?"
Well he was back then, probably decreased in value with his career  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Probably my Gavin Henson signed jersey he wore whilst playing for the ospreys, had it a good few years now, no idea what its worth
Super Gavin Henson? Priceless surely?
Well he was back then, probably decreased in value with his career "
Could have been a legend but never got there. A great parody account on Twitter too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Probably my Gavin Henson signed jersey he wore whilst playing for the ospreys, had it a good few years now, no idea what its worth
Super Gavin Henson? Priceless surely?
Well he was back then, probably decreased in value with his career
Could have been a legend but never got there. A great parody account on Twitter too."
Yeah shame really, is there? I'll have to find that |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The book I wrote
Really?!
Yeah, in the event of a fire I'd reach for that. "
It wasn't a 'really you'd chose that' but a 'really he wrote a book.' Subject matter? |
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By *milingfoxMan
over a year ago
Blackpool, Manchester, London |
I am in awe at many of the things you guys have that are held dear to you. I can only say I have my grandfathers watch and his WW1 medals as mementos. My father's memory in always in mind - "be yourself, for yourself" |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The book I wrote
Really?!
Yeah, in the event of a fire I'd reach for that.
It wasn't a 'really you'd chose that' but a 'really he wrote a book.' Subject matter?
The Burning Man festival"
Ahhh. Yeah, you've talked to me about it before  |
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
A world all of his own |
A tiny glass bottle with "I love you" written on the note inside, sent to me from a dear friend.
A photo of my late father on the London eye with a rose from his funeral and his signet ring inside the frame.
My home because I've worked long and hard to achieve my dream. |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
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A set of 4 Framed Slides depicting scenes from the earliest Disney cartoon film of Winnie the Pooh.
Much sought after, these slides were bought for a dear friend of mine who battled 4 kinds of cancer for 6 years before she finally passed on 14 years ago. She was a huge Winnie the Pooh fan, with a collection of over 3000 items of memorabilia.
Her mother callously gave most items away or threw some out in the bin, but these slides I salvaged and have turned down several lucrative financial offers for them but can't part with them.
In better circumstances, she'd have been my wife! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's gotta be my great nans mbe..
She got it for being a spitfire lady during in Ww2, but more so she spent her entire life looking after the underprivileged,taking groups of kids from Plaistow on holidays after the war and later setting up a children's home, all from her own money or charitable contributions.. She overcame adversity and cancer, losing part of her face to skin cancer and having years of skin grafts and also being pronounced dead during one operation only to wake in the morgue hours later..
And through all of this, she still managed to make the ripe old age of 100..
She inspired me to be the person I am today, to want to help others and give back a little of what I get.."
That's so cool! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It may seem weird but from every aunt or uncle who have passed I have kept one item of theirs ... a chair, an umbrella and handheld fan. Those things I won't let go of and care about more than anything else I have.
Only regret is I never kept anything of my grandmas |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I keep things my children give to me. My youngest gives me leaves that he picks, my eldest gives me small pebbles and seashells. I also have a twig/stick collection they collect on our walks.
Little things but given with love. "
Perfectly put X |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My daughter hands down the best part of my world.
Other then that my house, alot of long hours and hard work has gone into that.
As for the sentimental stuff i'm not really an emotional person. I've lost people I thought the world of and i'm still surviving |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm not really that precious about my stuff.
I'm quite good of getting rid of things that I don't need and guess I'm more careful with expensive things.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's gotta be my great nans mbe..
She got it for being a spitfire lady during in Ww2, but more so she spent her entire life looking after the underprivileged,taking groups of kids from Plaistow on holidays after the war and later setting up a children's home, all from her own money or charitable contributions.. She overcame adversity and cancer, losing part of her face to skin cancer and having years of skin grafts and also being pronounced dead during one operation only to wake in the morgue hours later..
And through all of this, she still managed to make the ripe old age of 100..
She inspired me to be the person I am today, to want to help others and give back a little of what I get.."
Wow! That is one amazing woman you had in your life.
Sadly I grew up an orphan so didn't have a family or anything special in my life. But do have this ring with a black stone I've had since the dinosaurs were around.
Happy New Year everyone. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's gotta be my great nans mbe..
She got it for being a spitfire lady during in Ww2, but more so she spent her entire life looking after the underprivileged,taking groups of kids from Plaistow on holidays after the war and later setting up a children's home, all from her own money or charitable contributions.. She overcame adversity and cancer, losing part of her face to skin cancer and having years of skin grafts and also being pronounced dead during one operation only to wake in the morgue hours later..
And through all of this, she still managed to make the ripe old age of 100..
She inspired me to be the person I am today, to want to help others and give back a little of what I get..
Wow! That is one amazing woman you had in your life.
Sadly I grew up an orphan so didn't have a family or anything special in my life. But do have this ring with a black stone I've had since the dinosaurs were around.
Happy New Year everyone."
Happy New Year, and may it be a good one |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A box of family history items (photos, news paper clippings, autograph books, theatre programmes and various other bits) that go back until the late 1800's right up to the present day.
Other than that pretty much everything else is replaceable |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My "Dad" memorabilia, I have his trumpet, two old jazz albums he played on, a pic of him and my uncle drinking whisky chatting to Miles Davis, and a remastered track from my dad and my uncles band, that I played bass on, we recorded it on the 5th anniversary of his passing, and the first time me and my uncle listened to it back, he sobbed uncontrollably for about half an hour, before saying how my dad would have loved to have a bass player like me in the band, and that my facial expressions when I'm playing are just like my dads, "its in the eyes Mon".
I also have one of his diaries, it makes me sad that none of us knew his pain and despair in his final years, but he was so good at hiding that from us |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My Land Rover. It's nothing special to anyone else but I'm attached to it. If not that then it's my ticket stub from the 2005 champions league final in Istanbul. Or my mountain bike |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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hard one - memories cos you cant take them away from me - but an actual thing i will take to my grave is my teddy eddy that was given to my mother before i was born - the kids have both cared for him at some point but neither wants him when im gone (he is awfully worn and tatty) so into the ashes with me he will go |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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What's your most prized possession?
Mine has to be my Michell Orbe SE record deck and the SME V arm on it. I had been wanting that setup for the last 10 years and finally treated myself to both last year. Vinyl utopia |
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By (user no longer on site)
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A box containing scraps of paper each one penned with a whimsical message scribed by my soul-mate with such bewildering generosity simply too show her thoughts were with me, while we were apart ..... |
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My baby blanket which I had since year 0 and still going only just, I had to preserve it and try to keep it a plastic bag but it is not working as I love the feel of it specially when I am feel sad  |
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A lock of my son's hair, taken just before he died, the cot name tags from all four of my children along with their ankle name tags: three pink one blue.
When my home was burgled I was away on holiday. After confirming my daughters were ok I asked them to check on my little box.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A teddy China money box....
My father bought for me.
It smashed into pieces when I was younger he took a long time to repair it for me.
To me it's priceless  |
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a hard drive with all my photos on...it includes all the pictures of my children growing up
a watercolour by my youngest....it's of a boat and she did it because "you love them and the sea..and that is where you are happiest"
two bears...one i have had since 5 and the other given to me at a low point in my life and he is very treasured...he's also a steiff!
a certificate in a frame of my grandfather's for his inclusion in the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes and also the chunk of Mary Rose that was his- he donated money to help raise it...and was the most unlikely person to have been interested in that type of thing but would wax lyrical about it to a very young me.
after that if i had time i would grab my Pratchett signed collection, my framed signed albums & set lists.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My deep rooted sarcasm.
Can I have your M3 then?!"
I may not cherish my material possessions as much as I love myself and my amazing qualities but I'm not giving them away |
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My mum has just given me her wedding album from when she married my dad in 1974. They divorced less than 10 yrs later & have been married to other people for over 30 yrs.
My external hard drive with all my photos on.
My Pandora bracelet from my children built up over many years & each charm has a meaning. Frank has starting adding to it now too
JG x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My St Christopher pendant. It was something given to me by an aunt. As a fresh faced 18 year old, I embarked on a new chapter of my life and she gave me the pendant as a guide on my travels.
There's also my car, not quite so sentimental a reason. I use it very often and I'd be lost if I couldn't drive. It's also a joy to drive. |
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"It's gotta be my great nans mbe..
She got it for being a spitfire lady during in Ww2, but more so she spent her entire life looking after the underprivileged,taking groups of kids from Plaistow on holidays after the war and later setting up a children's home, all from her own money or charitable contributions.. She overcame adversity and cancer, losing part of her face to skin cancer and having years of skin grafts and also being pronounced dead during one operation only to wake in the morgue hours later..
And through all of this, she still managed to make the ripe old age of 100..
She inspired me to be the person I am today, to want to help others and give back a little of what I get..
Wow! That is one amazing woman you had in your life.
Sadly I grew up an orphan so didn't have a family or anything special in my life. But do have this ring with a black stone I've had since the dinosaurs were around.
Happy New Year everyone."
Thank you,
She was certainly amazing, but it wasn't just my life she touched, there were many children over a 35 period that she helped and helped improve their lives.
Right up to the point she went into hospital where she spent her final six years, when she would spend most of every day making Christmas crackers or other items to earn money for the charities she run and supported.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It's gotta be my great nans mbe..
She got it for being a spitfire lady during in Ww2, but more so she spent her entire life looking after the underprivileged,taking groups of kids from Plaistow on holidays after the war and later setting up a children's home, all from her own money or charitable contributions.. She overcame adversity and cancer, losing part of her face to skin cancer and having years of skin grafts and also being pronounced dead during one operation only to wake in the morgue hours later..
And through all of this, she still managed to make the ripe old age of 100..
She inspired me to be the person I am today, to want to help others and give back a little of what I get.."
Amazing X
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