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I have a pet hate, actually I have plenty of them. But one of the things that really gets to me at times is when I lose something. When I say lose something I am referring to an earring that makes up a set, a watch that I treasured, a toy that I've just purchased for my child.
I think it started way back when I was 10 years old. My parents had given me a watch for my birthday, it was my first real watch. And it was special to me, it had a white face with "fancy" black numbers and a gold trim around it.
I still remember the day vividly, we went on a school excursion to a place called Schwerkolt Cottage with my school. I don't know at what point I lost the watch, but I recall going there on the bus from school, and coming home without it. I was shattered about losing that watch, and to this day I still have "issues" about it.
To the point where when I was old enough to drive I visited Schwerkolt Cottage and strolled around it's gardens hoping magically I'd find my treasured watch. . . I did that a few times but never found it.
And now when I drive past it, which is often on my way home, I always look at that place and still wonder if my watch would appear if I went for a walk through.
Maybe that's why I now have no less than 30 watches!!!!
By the way only 5 have working batteries at the moment! |
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Posted by EasyToSay on 2008-04-11 09:05:15 | Rating: | Views: 115
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haha - that's so funny....... somethings are better lost though!!
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Posted by EasyToSay
on 2008-04-11 09:12:53
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Why does it always have to be the nice set of earrings missing its mate? I hate that...I am happy to hear I am not the only one with a different watch for everyday...I think you have more working than I do at the moment..darn batteries!
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Posted by pitapie50
on 2008-04-11 09:18:27
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I lost a gold and Jade ring that was given to me by my dad over the side of a boat on the ocean, when ever I go out on the water anymore I always seem to remember that day I watched it go down in the water..
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Posted by Wayne
on 2008-04-11 09:20:01
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Pitapie - YES!!! darn batteries - sometimes a new watch is cheaper than new batteries!! HAHA (I'll justify it however I can!)
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Posted by EasyToSay
on 2008-04-11 09:21:21
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Wayne - the ocean that's a real "Loss", Miss 8 lost her favorite purple sunnies in the surf when she was 4 ... she looks for them each time... although we told her a crab uses them now on the bottom of the ocean!!
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Posted by EasyToSay
on 2008-04-11 09:22:14
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Sitting in my drawing room is an old, black and white photograph of me and my mother on holiday in Donegal when I was 9 years old. We are both kneeling on the ground, my mum behind and above me. We are both smiling which is one of the reasons I love it so much. My mum didn't smile that much on camera. The reason we are so happy is that I am wearing my very first watch which has just been bought for me. It was a 'Smith' watch, very basic with large numerals and a brown leather strap. I don't know where it went to but that watch was so special to me then that I have never forgotten the feeling. I hope someday, very soon, that someone special will buy you a watch which will mean they have all the time in the world for you. With love, E
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Posted by overthehillandfar...
on 2008-04-12 06:02:39
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What a lovely comment just above! You have such a beautiful way with words, overthehillandfaraway and I've just forgotten what I was going to say!
Peace to you and Easy.
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Posted by Ellie2008
on 2008-04-12 13:57:14
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Thanks Ellie - that's encouraging of you. Hope you and Easy both have a great weekend.
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Posted by overthehillandfar...
on 2008-04-12 18:24:07
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