True Family Heirlooms
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Anonymous
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My parents were very practical people. They didn’t buy expensive things. But we did have special items, like a “fancy “ serving bowl my mother only used on holidays. I have no clue why she thought it was fancy! It’s just a pressed glass bowl. When my mother died (ten years after my dad), the only thing I wanted from her house was that glass bowl.
Every time I look at it I smile! |
Anonymous
| My grandmother came from Scotland on a freighter with just one suitcase of possessions. One was her silver plated candelabra. It is worth nothing IRL but is my most loved heirloom. |
Anonymous
| Aw. I get it. I have a lot of nicer stuff, but the French pillowcase my great-grandfather brought back to my great-grandma from fighting WWI is framed and in our entryway. I am sure people wonder WTF, but it is special. |
Anonymous
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I have a metal mixing bowl that my grandma bought after her second husband moved her (and my 10 yr old mom) from Kansas to Oregon in the 1950s. I have a lot of memories of her mixing bread dough or cookie dough etc in that bowl and I love that I have it now. It’s one of my favorite possessions.
I also got her piggy bank. It’s old, mostly white with some pink and blue on it. I always liked looking at it as a kid, and learning about counting money with its contents. In her 80s she moved to a retirement community and they’d play bingo with dimes. I haven’t touched the contents of the bank and it still has her bingo dimes just as she left them when she died in December 2003. |
Anonymous
That is so lovely. I got tears reading “her bingo dimes”. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| I have a golden (not real gold!) pineapple trivet that my grandmother had on her kitchen wall my entire life. Every time I sat at her table the pineapple would be there, watching over us and wishing us all a happy visit. It's the only thing I took from her house when she died and I treasure it. |
Anonymous
| My mom was born and raised in Guatemala. When her mother passed away, she brought back a spoon from silverware set that her mother had. The spoon is just a spoon but my mom loves that spoon so much!!! I use it here and there but if I’m sure it’s the cheapest thing ever. |
Anonymous
| I have a child-size rocking chair (neo colonial style) that my great-grandfather made in the 20s. It's hideous but I feel very attached to it. |
Anonymous
| I feel this way about a pot my mom gave to me from back home. I will never part with it. |
Anonymous
This touched my heart! That silver-plated candleholder was so valuable to your grandmother! I am so touched to hear that you appreciate it too. This is a charming thread! |
Anonymous
My grandmother gave me her strand of pearls to give to my daughter when I thought the time was right. She received it for her 16th birthday. My grandmother and great grandfather were artists and my mom and dad have many different works of theirs. My siblings and I will fight over those 
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Anonymous
| My favorite thing is also a "fancy" glass bowl from my grandmother. All year it would sit on the display shelf, but on holidays it would be right in the middle of the coffee table, filled with nuts or chocolate cordials, straight from the bulk stores on the lower east side. It now lives on my dining room table and gets filled with treats on holidays. |
Anonymous
| Also have fond memories of my mom's giant mixing bowl and her "fancy" chip and dip serving duo. |
Anonymous
| My grandmothers garlic press. I will never part with it- works great and I think of her every time I use it! |