My father’s:<\/b> a lion-headed meerschaum pipe, tinged a warm golden brown, nestled in the velvet lining of a worn black leather pipe-shaped case.<\/p>\n
His father’s:<\/b> a photo of himself as a small child in a white smock sitting astride a tall black ostrich, reins in hand, one small foot dangling.<\/p>\n
His mother’s:<\/b> a snub-footed footstool, rounded in beige plush, a needlepoint bouquet in muted colors centered for resting feet.<\/p>\n
Her<\/i> mother’s:<\/b> a large tarnished silver brooch, its circled edge framing a standing waterbird with one wing raised, a smaller bird crouching beneath.<\/p>\n
My mother’s:<\/b> a doll-sized china teapot, teacup and saucer, sky blue with a flowing gray and white smiling oriental dragon embossed on each piece, sent to her as a teenager by a Japanese penpal.<\/p>\n
Her father’s:<\/b> a memory of waltzing around the living room with him to Lawrence Welk, my small feet pressed against the tops of his shoes.<\/p>\n
Her mother’s:<\/b> a small round cut-glass bowl filled with stone-bashed water-smoothed sherbet-ice-colored sea glass, gentle gems found winking in the sand along her beachfront.<\/p>\n
Anders’:<\/b> a child’s flared-lip silver mug engraved with his name, embellished with the little flying figure of Nils Holgersson on his goose and a short matching spoon with a flock of flying geese on the handle.<\/p>\n
Mine:<\/b> a cherry-wood framed watercolor painting of my cat Tish, curled and sleeping, dated the year I turned 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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