There were so many things I wanted to use as a Stream of Consciousness Sunday prompt this week. But then I started thinking about keepsakes and well, I thought that sounded fun.
So set your timers for 5 minutes.
This week’s (optional) prompt:
Tell me about a keepsake that you treasure and will hold on to until death do you part.
Baby Elizabeth.
She was my best friend.
I got Baby Elizabeth, a porcelain doll (well, her head and hands were), for my first birthday. My great grandmother gave her to me.
I carried her everywhere in a padded basket. I slept with her. I fed her. I changed her. I loved her.
When I was three, I was allowed to carry her in my hands.
One day, I was carrying her from the grocery store and I dropped her. And I broke her porcelain face.
Shattered it into a million pieces. Obviously, I cried.
She was made by a local lady and my mom was able to get a new head made for her.
Baby Elizabeth sits in a doll case in my parents’ house, in her original dress, her “new” face, and holds a million memories of my childhood.
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This was my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…
- Set a timer and write for 5 minutes.
- Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw. (Disclaimer: I usually take a minute to add a picture, because I try to have one with all my posts)
- Publish it somewhere. Anywhere. The back door to your blog if you want. But make it accessible.
- Add the Stream of Consciousness Sunday badge to your post.
- Link up your post below.
- Visit your fellow bloggers and show some love.
I was never much into dolls but more into teddy bears. The original teddy bear which I had has long been retired and replaced by a bigger one which I still have with me that was bought in my teenage years.
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I loved teddy bears, too. <3
I can relate to your post, Jana. I have a Chatty Cathy doll that I’ve had since I was very young…maybe five or so. I used to take that doll everywhere. Today, it sits in the hallway, outside my bedroom, on a small hand-made doll chair that my grandfather built for me to keep her safe. Amazing the things we hold dear and thus hold on to for years and years.
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Ooh, Chatty Cathy!! I had one of those, too!
Girl, that totally freaked me out. Her head shattered into a thousand pieces? Omg. You poor little thing. I’m glad she’s fixed!
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Her head SHATTERED!!!! I think I have ptsd from it
I was so scared that the beautiful face would be lost forever. Thank goodness your mom could have it replaced. Memories like that are gorgeous!
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Moms fix everything, don’t they?
Such a beautiful keepsake, and although your doll has a “new” face, it seems it still holds such family love. Wonderful.
I’m so glad I found SOC again – and I’m glad I got to link up! Thanks for letting me have a place to share.
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So glad you found SOCSunday!!