A friend recently told me about her loved one’s funeral where there was a table in the church full of objects that represented his life.

I thought what a lovely way to remember someone, he organised how he wanted the table to look and specified every object which had a symbolic meaning.

I liked this idea and wondered if Moodscopers can think of objects that represent who you are. The objects can have meaning and represent parts of your life that you want to share with others.

You choose what you want to share here so if you feel uncomfortable about something you may want to use another object.

I see this as a getting to know each other, a chance for someone who has never replied to a blog to have a go, to be light or serious but  at all times feel comfortable.

Things I feel explain about me:

· A hand knitted dress my mother made my daughter with words of a famous Australian poem - I love a Sunburnt country - my daughter cherishes the dress.

· Diaries my mum wrote during the war. I want to type them out as they are extremely hard to read in tiny handwriting. My mum was nearly forty when I was born so I do not know who she was before she married. We had a chaotic relationship at times so I hope to understand who she was when young.

· Handwritten letters my dad wrote a few days before he died in capital letters. He always ended up with writing  love you muchly!!

· Photos of my children and grandchildren a few years ago.

This has been hard because I lost so many objects. Books mean a lot to me but most of the meaningful ones have been destroyed. I might add a few more later. Maybe we need memories that mean a lot to us and not always have an object. A scrawled copy of my first speech to a community group talking about my lived experience. I don’t have the messy index cards but I recall how proud I felt.

Over to you Moodscopers, just write one thing if that is what you want.

Leah 

A Moodscope member