Memory Boxes

I thought it would be interesting to do a post about my memory boxes this week, and show you some of the things I keep in them. I have two boxes which you can see above; the one on the left isn't a very interesting box, just an old shoe box. In it I keep paper memories. By that I mean letters, postcards, leaflets and so on. The box on the right looks more like a treasure box, and in it I keep object memories.  

First I'll show you the object memories box.

This is a little toy that my school buddy Ellen bought for me at a jumble sale. When you open the roof of the house, Daisy Duck jumps up!

This next memory was given to me around the same time. I was leaving for another school, and a girl called Millie gave me this little dog keyring as a goodbye present. I had it clipped to my bag at my next school for a very long time.

This one is probably one of the most interesting things in my memory box, as it is a piece of dried lava! I found it the first time we went to New Zealand whilst visiting a beach. At first I thought it was just a strange rock, but then my Mum told me that it was a piece of lava that had probably come form a old volcano which was nearby. I (being a young and stupid), decided to brighten it up a bit by drawing on coloured stripes with felt tips. In this photo you can see the side that I didn't colour in, and fortunately the colour that is still there is wearing off now.  

This is a slightly more recent object in my memory box. It's a Clarice Bean watch that I was given after I sent a letter to Lauren Child! (Lauren Child is the author of the book "Clarice Bean", and also many other books, including "Charlie and Lola")

Moving onto my "Paper Memories Box", I have some leaflets from places I've been, and here's a picture of some of them. From left to right they are from; "The Bronte Museum", "The Anne Frank House" and "Edinburgh Zoo"

This is a photo my Mum gave me recently, of me visiting Ruth's Nursery when I was little. My Mum said that one of the teachers let me dress up in a brides costume, which I imagine I must of loved!

These little pictures where given to me by a girl called Peta when I was younger.

The last thing I'm going to show you is this letter I got from Jk Rowling! I had sent her a letter, saying that I really enjoyed her books, and she replied, though not personally, as she has too much fan mail to do that. I was also sent a sheet answering some of her most commonly asked questions.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my memory boxes! If you did, it would be great if you could leave me a comment, as I'd love to read them!