a few of my favorite things

What would you take with you with if your house was burning down? 

This website, http://theburninghouse.com/, challenges people to answer that question.  What can't you live without? What is irreplaceable? 

It got me thinking about what is most important to me. What would I be devastated to lose?  Of course people and animals come first, but what else? Photos, especially old family photos. Setting aside those practical items that you'd grab like a wallet or phone -  what are those items with real significance that are truly irreplaceable?

So I decided to start taking photos of those "burning house" items  as sort of my own mini-challenge. I had to start with my Jamie Doll (yes, her name is spelt differently than mine. It's hard to find stuff with the name Jaime on it...). I believe that my Grandma got Jamie for me when she went to visit my aunt and uncle when my cousin was born. Basically, I've had Jamie as long as I can remember.  I love her string hair, the freckles across her nose and her sweet little smile  :-)

Jamie has a crew - Felix (no no, not Felix the Cat. Felix the frog. He's way cooler than Felix the Cat and even has a wife, Felicia, who belongs to my sister) and Dribble, the sea turtle. The three of them hang out on my 'Jaime' chair, another relic of my childhood that I love. (Again, its hard to find things with the name Jaime on them, I think that's probably why I made sure to keep them all of these years!)


previous weekly challenge: toys



I'm going to be adding to this mini-challenge going forward and I'm extending the challenge to all of you!  Take some time to think about the things that are most important to you.  Email pictures of your favorite things to jfoto518@gmail.com and I'll share them here (anonymously if you prefer).