{"id":2754,"date":"2008-09-30T13:32:59","date_gmt":"2008-09-30T20:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2026-01-31T21:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T05:53:50","slug":"treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2008\/09\/30\/treasures\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a child I liked to collect small items and keep them stored in a little box. Periodically I would open it and look at each item, one by one, remembering where I had found it, or from whom it came. These things often were little souvenirs (mostly found, not purchased) from our many camping trips. Other times, they were small items given to me from someone special.<\/p>\n

Bean has received a few similar items from her grandmothers, and until recently I was wondering where and how to store them until she is old enough to appreciate them. I decided it had been too long since I’d been crafty, so I transformed a shoe box into a treasure box. This is how I spent all my free time from Saturday until today, and it brought hours of pleasure that I hope will be paralleled by Bean’s. The image on the top of the box is a drawing I made when I was pregnant for her, called Mama Moon<\/em>. She has a copy of the print hanging on her bedroom wall, and she says goodnight to Mama Moon every night. Here’s the box:<\/p>\n

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