Yesterday, tucked away in a dark dusty place, I found a set of books I could have sworn perished in a house fire six years ago.
I almost cried.
Set of Louisa May Alcott novels gifted to me by my Nana in 1974My favoriteI found a couple of other books as well. Grimm’s Fairy Tales was also a gift from my Nana. The bottom book, Carmen of the Golden Coast, was passed down from my Nana to my mother to me.Inscription in Carmen of the Golden Coast
They were your Nana’s favorites too! I remember them. She loved to read and her writing were exceptional! I so missed her when she moved to Maine. That was another world away for me.
Irma Prattle, who has a high rise condo behind my ear, pokes me to write, and when I’m finished she says, “Now, doesn’t that feel better?” My answer: “Yes and no.” I think she wants to be me.
Of Bears and Boating 
Oh, wonderful! It makes you appreciate the “lost” things even more, but these were apparently really special in the first place anyway. 🙂
Yes it does! And yes, they are very special and I now have a new appreciation for them.
What a great feeling that must have been! No more lost “Rosebud” for you. 🙂
They were your Nana’s favorites too! I remember them. She loved to read and her writing were exceptional! I so missed her when she moved to Maine. That was another world away for me.
Carmen and the Golden Coast sustained a lot of water damage from the fire. Nana loved books. She gave me a lot over the years.
Awesome! I love when that happens!