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We have been on lockdown for 56 days here in South Africa, to keep ourselves busy we have cleaned out the cubboards, washed the windows, did some sewing (masks) and sorted out a lot of stuff that had been in containers for a while! I started to go through a box of old photos!
Big mistake!! I really had the blues, because I realised how much I missed my family and friends!!
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Ai dis n ding. My eerste poging om uit te pak het ook ou geskrifte van my ouers opgelewer. Selfs goed wat ek van my seun stilletjies ingepak het en waardeur ek gegaan het het blues gebring. Veral sy liefdesbriewe.(nog nie gelees nie want ek wil nie inbreuk op sy privaatheid maak nie.) Sy vrou het Al Vir my gese ek moenie sekere fotos Vir hom wys nie.(eintlik sy vrou wat die struwelinge veroorsaak het met sy laaste liefde, so ek hou my daaruit.)
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Ineke, ek moet seker ook deur die proses gaan en al die herhinneringe koester. Is soms ook nodig
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Is nodig maar dit vat aan n mens. Dit neem meestal n paar dae voordat ek bv weer meer normaal kan reageer. Eks nie n sentimentele mens gewees nie maar hoe ouer ek word hoe meer raak dinge swaar.
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ek kan dit goed verstaan!
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That is a great thing to do Aletta 🙂 Sometimes a photo will bring tears but often laughter as the hair and clothes. Thanks for joining in 🙂
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Thank you Brian. Yes it is good that I am doing this now.
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Yes. I can understand that. Was supposed to be home visiting my parents this week. Canceled. I did like you, went through old photos. This time I sent some to my mom. Made her day. Donna
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Donna, that is what I have decided to do too. Will send the photos to mine sisters😉
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one of my first projects during the lockdown and yes, it brought me both giggles and the blues 🙂 🙂
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There was a lot of giggles too! 😀
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Janee, mens het geestelike weerbaarheid nodig vir die nostalgie wat sulke ou foto’s veroorsaak!
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Dis waar Frannie!
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Hard not to miss family and friends – I find it comes in waves.
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You are right VJ!
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Ah so sorry to hear you feel blue. Another way to look at it for me is happy memories of past times together and times to come to re unite and make new memories. My Mum died in 1989 and I thought I would never get over losing her, but slowly over time I could look at our happy times together and laugh at the occasions we spent at different events. Sometimes I feel sad that she will never know her Great Grand children and see my Son and Daughter as grown up wonderful people. But mostly I am glad of the good times we spent as a family and this serves as a reminder that time with friends and family are so important. We will all get to see the people that matter again soon, and will always have those memories now and in the future. That’s how I feel anyway. I’m impressed at all the clearing out you have done too..I’ve only managed two wardrobes so far! haha
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Thank you for your message Caryl. Yes it is hard to go through some of the memories, but as you say there are also the very good ones and lots of giggles too! I am glad I’ve done the wardrobes too!
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