Memories of a Lifetime


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Remember the house you grew up in? The dollhouse you left behind? The diner where you and your friends spent many nights dreaming of the future? Memories of a Lifetime is the perfect gift for anyone longing to revisit cherished memories. It is a journal that will help women discover, create, and chronicle their family histories, reawaken memories long dormant, and remember important family stories to be shared for generations. Filled with questions, scrapbook techniques, and suggestions, it will help readers remember the poignant family moments and important rites of passage that can turn a life into a story. How many great stories are lost because they are never told? How many memories are forgotten because they are never shared? Memories of a Lifetime will inspire women to look back and record the moments and experiences that make them who they are. The sharing of histories and memories will give women a new way to create and build bonds with their families.




A Lifetime of Memories: A Guided Journal for Your Grandma, Grandpa Or Parent to Record Their Memories and Life Experiences


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A Lifetime of Memories: A guided journal for your Grandma, Grandpa or parent to record their memories and life experiences Have you ever wondered about the early lives of an older generation? Your parents or grandparents, maybe. Would you like to know what they got up to in their younger days? A Lifetime of Memories is a great journal to give to your grandparents and parents as a gift, be it for Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthday or Christmas. It's a notebook that will help them record their memories and life experiences. When the recipient has filled it in, he/she can return it to you - and it will become a family heirloom for you to keep or pass on to later generations. This keepsake journal includes plenty of questions and prompts about different aspects of life, starting from birth and ending with later life. It's divided into five sections. They are titled: - You and your relatives - Your childhood - Your teenage years and student life - Adulthood and working life - Your life today Each section will help the recipient look back and reflect on a lifetime of experiences - which, without question, deserve to be recorded and remembered. This paperback notebook has 114 pages and measures 8.5 x 11 inches / 21.6 x 27.9 cm. The pages have ornate question boxes where the recipient can write his/her answers. A page at the beginning of the journal has space where you can write a dedication, including the recipient's name, a short message and your own name. This page is followed by an introduction which explains how to make the most out of the book. Please note that this is a LARGE PRINT book. A clear font (Calibri) in size 18pt has been used throughout. This journal is also available as a standard edition (ISBN: 9781794591738).




Memories of a Lifetime


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Isn't it romantic? Whether for a Valentine's Day card, a wedding or anniversary page in a scrapbook, or a d�coupaged box, these charming Victorian-style illustrations are sure to warm the heart. The breathtaking pictures include a pretty postcard adorned with sprays of flowers; a lovely image of a bride surrounded by her attendants, all dressed in their finest bustled gowns; an old-fashioned marriage certificate, just waiting to be filled in; and a variety of ornate letters and frames. Some of the art have the original captions, including one of a couple sweetly dancing, with her cheek resting on his shoulder, which says: "Let us glide through life together." Or use the quotes by such writers as Robert Browning and Shakespeare.




Reminiscence


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Remember Me When...


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“How do you talk to a child about death? Start here. This beautiful book helps contextualize loss, and provides a beautiful memory to share with the family member who will be left behind.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Book of Two Ways Do you know how you want to be remembered? Through this special children’s memory book, share the many ways we can remember each other, from eating strawberries in the spring to playing dress up with friends or watching fireflies light up the summer skies. Then add your own family memories to create a life-long keepsake. Author Todd Williams remembers the day one of his hospice patients asked him if he knew of a book to help her talk about death and dying with children. She wanted to let them know how she would like them to remember her. This patient’s question provoked Todd into thinking about how he wanted to be remembered. This book is the result. Remember Me When… will help you to talk to children about how you would like to be remembered and to create your own memories. This legacy book also includes a blank page for writing in your own remembrance.




Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff


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America’s top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, written in collaboration with AARP, helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present. For over 20 years, Matt Paxton has helped people from all walks of life who want to live more simply declutter and downsize. As a featured cleaner on Hoarders and host of the Emmy-nominated Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS, he has identified the psychological roadblocks that most organizational experts routinely miss but that prevent so many of us from lightening our material load. Using poignant stories from the thousands of individuals and families he has worked with, Paxton brings his signature insight to a necessary task. Whether you’re tired of living with clutter, making space for a loved one, or moving to a smaller home or retirement community, this book is for you. Paxton’s unique, step-by-step process gives you the tools you need to get the job done.




The Lifetime Soundtrack


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investigates musically motivated autobiographical memories as they relate to the lifetime soundtrack to provide understanding of their occurrence, nuance, emotionality, and function for individuals. Drawing on in-depth discussions, each chapter reflects on a common theme or aspect of musically motivated memory.




Weddings


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These pages recall an old-fashioned wedding, with their vintage brides and grooms, fanciful flower girls, angels and doves, and other delightful images.




Alphabets & Ornaments


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"It's as easy as ABC to create beautiful scrapbooks, cards, and other decorated projects with these vintage alphabets and classic ornamentations. From ornate Victorian lettering to antique word tile images, from baroque initials to cherub letters, the range of charming designs offers something for everyone, and really turns an ordinary page into something memorable and unique. Use them to make monograms or labels for a journal, to write an irresistibly lovely message, or to embellish a memory box. Some of the alphabets are pretty as a picture just shown off as is"--Publisher's description.




Old Time Hockey


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Read this hilarious and touching biography about legendary coach and announcer Glen Sonmor. He dishes about everything from his playing days to coaching. Sonmor talks candidly about his career-ending eye injury, how he overcame alcoholism and more.